Is this a Fox News talking point? (Defecating in the streets of NYC)

[Anonymous]

People in the street = crap in the streets.

She's right to be worried. I used to work in some rather forbidding places overseas, and people crapped outside due to a lack of modern plumbing and irregular service for the port-a-johns. The feces becomes airborne and leads to illnesses. You can get an eye infection, esp if you wear contacts.

It's not something we, as a society, should take squatting down. This is a public health issue, not a partisan talking point.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:People in the street = crap in the streets.

She's right to be worried. I used to work in some rather forbidding places overseas, and people crapped outside due to a lack of modern plumbing and irregular service for the port-a-johns. The feces becomes airborne and leads to illnesses. You can get an eye infection, esp if you wear contacts.

It's not something we, as a society, should take squatting down. This is a public health issue, not a partisan talking point.

+1 most definitely

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

I'd argue that our cities were not built with a large homeless population in mind. We either need to tackle homelessness or start putting out port-a-johns throughout cities. At least one per every 10 homeless person. Its basic infrastructure at this point. But we are just frozen, in denial, trying to pretend the poop away.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

Increase taxes or do whatever is needed to provide toilets. If they're too mentally unstable to use a toilet, then provide institutional care.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

I'd argue that our cities were not built with a large homeless population in mind. We either need to tackle homelessness or start putting out port-a-johns throughout cities. At least one per every 10 homeless person. Its basic infrastructure at this point. But we are just frozen, in denial, trying to pretend the poop away.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

Increase taxes or do whatever is needed to provide toilets. If they're too mentally unstable to use a toilet, then provide institutional care.

It's illegal to put mentally ill homeless people in institutions. This is the reason we now have a large, mentally ill homeless population.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just got off the phone with my republican mom who lives in a red, rural area and watches Fox News. We avoid any political talk but sometimes these things sneak in. She was saying how much she misses travel because of the pandemic (my parents thankfully have taken it seriously and have been fully vaxed/double boosted, wear masks, etc.) and that one day she wants to get back to NYC for a weekend but.....

Mom: "I guess now would be an awful time to do it - you know the stench is horrible - with all the defecating in the streets and all."

Me: "What? Who is defecating in the streets?"

Mom: "Oh you know, they have so many more homeless people just on the streets, taking over."

Me: offering a little counter argument...to which she responds: "I've seen pictures!"

What is this fox news talking point? Same one they've always used about blue cities being horrible? Or something new?

She must be smelling the stench from San Francisco where she lives and confusing it with that of NYC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Homeless defecate in bus shelters in DC. Lots of threads about it.

Love the Wash DC tent cities too. You guys donate the nice stuff!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I was in NYC 2 weeks ago. Trash in tons of places and yes there was poop in some areas. Gross.
Not as bad a San Fran though. You foot look at their poop map site. The whole city is covered in poop.




https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2019/04/15/mapping-san-franciscos-human-waste-challenge-132562-case-reports-since-2008/amp/

Oh man. America has human poop everywhere

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I moved to NYC in the fall of 2001. When I got off the train, the very first thing I saw, was a homeless guy peeing against the wall of the subway.
Thanks Biden!

2001 or 2021?

I blame the Mayors who run these cities for the issue. The worst is San Fran where is there poop everywhere, also needles and other drug paraphernalia all over the streets. It’s disgusting and dangerous.

The private security at every store front is insane No too. Why bother even operating there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

Increase taxes or do whatever is needed to provide toilets. If they're too mentally unstable to use a toilet, then provide institutional care.

Spoken like a true Christian

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

Increase taxes or do whatever is needed to provide toilets. If they're too mentally unstable to use a toilet, then provide institutional care.

It's illegal to put mentally ill homeless people in institutions. This is the reason we now have a large, mentally ill homeless population.

I'm saying that needs to change. I don't think letting them wander around homeless without food and medical care is good or helpful to them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where are the homeless supposed to poop? They’re homeless.

False, according to the OP, they don't exist.

Increase taxes or do whatever is needed to provide toilets. If they're too mentally unstable to use a toilet, then provide institutional care.

Spoken like a true Christian

PP here. I am a Christian, and I work with children and teenagers with special needs. I'm not suggesting that they be locked away somewhere. I do think appropriate institutional or group home care would be far better for those who are unable to take care of themselves.

[Anonymous]

Last year it was San Francisco. According to Fox, everyone was pooping on the street.

Yeah, it’s the Fox go-to put down. So tiresome.