Homeless sleeping on benches in shopping centers in fairfax county

[Anonymous]

Is this allowed? Can you report this?

[Anonymous]

It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

I agree, homeless people should not inconvenience others with their presence

[Anonymous]

Most have mental issues so reasoning with them, trying to steer them to helpful resources, their overall unfriendly demeanor/lack of social skills, etc will make your good intended efforts a waste.

I'm guessing you noticed the homeless in Fairfax City Op?


A lot of "shelters" only serve homeless during the day - food , clothing, job help/training, basic medical needs, etc - but no overnight sleeping quarters unless they qualify for subsidized housing (at the local sketchy motel) which a lot don't or don't bother to try.

[Anonymous]

I am more concerned with the (housed) scammers who pretend to be homeless and harass people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am more concerned with the (housed) scammers who pretend to be homeless and harass people.

Yes! There is a guy who stands on a street corner daily near Trader Joes who has a sign with his Venmo and Cashapp handles on them. He also puts out a wheelchair and never sits in it but chooses to sit in the back of his pick up truck. I've also seen some of these people "tag" in and out with others on the corner like they are a group who owns it. Then there are the people who choose to use babies and their young kids to illicit sympathy by having them sit on the sidewalk with signs saying they are hungry then get into a newer mini van and drive off. Gross.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am more concerned with the (housed) scammers who pretend to be homeless and harass people.

Gypsies.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

Where do you think they should go?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

Where do you think they should go?

People act like there are zero resources for them. There are if they want to use them. Many of them don't want to but that doesn't mean they can just loiter about.
https://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/homeless/emergency-shelters

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

I agree, homeless people should not inconvenience others with their presence

Wasn't there just a thread on here asking why young people need a f**king home? I believe the OP was advocating that they use private condo/apartments public lobby restrooms and wash-up in local gyms.

How is this any different? It is what you're advocating close to 30 million to do?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's private property so you can report it but most here will attack you for it. They'll tell you to leave them alone or give them your phone number, bake them a casserole and hand them a gift card.

I pay enough taxes for social services. I’m not giving them another f g dime. Get off the bench and go get the help I and others have already paid for.

[Anonymous]

How is a sleeping person harassing someone? How is it different than middle class grandpas snoozing at the mall between cups of senior coffee at McDonald’s?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is a sleeping person harassing someone? How is it different than middle class grandpas snoozing at the mall between cups of senior coffee at McDonald’s?

Homeless people make the BMW look less shiny, less important, and the neighborhood not as upscale and spiffy as it ought to be.

[Anonymous]

Some panhandlers aggressively approach cars at intersections. Someone's going to get shot.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How is a sleeping person harassing someone? How is it different than middle class grandpas snoozing at the mall between cups of senior coffee at McDonald’s?

Yeah these 2 situations are not the same. Like at all. Let me know when Gramps screams and harasses at you at the mall for $1 and then takes a piss in public while dropping a few heroin needles along the way.