Someone has started sleeping on the sidewalk next to our house

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

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Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

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Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

black?

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

Clearly your personal experiences are they only valid ones and there is no possibility of something beyond them. Great logic, boss.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

Clearly your personal experiences are they only valid ones and there is no possibility of something beyond them. Great logic, boss.

I don't see why someone keeps bringing up arrests. There are a couple of numbers in DC to call to check on the homeless that are not police swinging in with handcuffs. Please don't normalize sleeping on the street. DC should not allow it, and it sounds like people are fed up with the status quo of looking the other way . We need to press our politicians for involuntary commitment. And if a homeless person is newly arrived we should offer them a bus ticket home.

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

Clearly your personal experiences are they only valid ones and there is no possibility of something beyond them. Great logic, boss.

I don't see why someone keeps bringing up arrests. There are a couple of numbers in DC to call to check on the homeless that are not police swinging in with handcuffs. Please don't normalize sleeping on the street. DC should not allow it, and it sounds like people are fed up with the status quo of looking the other way . We need to press our politicians for involuntary commitment. And if a homeless person is newly arrived we should offer them a bus ticket home.

So your position is that people too poor to afford housing should be involuntarily committed?

[Anonymous]

For single people on the streets, the Federal government should start a program modeled on the CCC program of the Depression. Instead of sleeping on the pavement, wandering city streets by day, and breathing exhaust, move them to instead to camps out in the great American outdoors, rebuilding trails and infrastuture in our Nation’s parks and other protected lands. It would provide them with the opportunity to learn skills and a trade, wages, fellowship, three squares a day, medical care and medication. There would be Counselors and clergy to minister to their mental and spiritual needs. And those at the margins of society would become part of doing meaningful snd lasting something for our country. We are still the beneficiaries of the first CCC’s great works. There may be similar service opportunities It probably couldn’t be compulsory like the draft, but once created, it should be very strongly encouraged by local government authorities.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

Clearly your personal experiences are they only valid ones and there is no possibility of something beyond them. Great logic, boss.

I don't see why someone keeps bringing up arrests. There are a couple of numbers in DC to call to check on the homeless that are not police swinging in with handcuffs. Please don't normalize sleeping on the street. DC should not allow it, and it sounds like people are fed up with the status quo of looking the other way . We need to press our politicians for involuntary commitment. And if a homeless person is newly arrived we should offer them a bus ticket home.

So your position is that people too poor to afford housing should be involuntarily committed?

Your strained logic is ludicrous

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

and I'm Jeff Bezos. Good one.

I am sure the PP is not lying, they are also not telling the whole truth either. I am sure they were arrested doing those things, but what the PP does not mention is what else they were also doing at the time.

You’ve never had a run-in with a jerky and/or racist cop. For a white guy, what happens is the dumb cop charges out of the gate being all aggressive for no reason, and you respond with natural protest. boom, arrested. For a black guy, amp up the speed and threat 100% and boom arrested, or dead. Cops are masters at escalation.

This is such BS. And I've been arrested .

Clearly your personal experiences are they only valid ones and there is no possibility of something beyond them. Great logic, boss.

I don't see why someone keeps bringing up arrests. There are a couple of numbers in DC to call to check on the homeless that are not police swinging in with handcuffs. Please don't normalize sleeping on the street. DC should not allow it, and it sounds like people are fed up with the status quo of looking the other way . We need to press our politicians for involuntary commitment. And if a homeless person is newly arrived we should offer them a bus ticket home.

So your position is that people too poor to afford housing should be involuntarily committed?

NP. No, PP was saying that people who are mentally ill should be involuntarily committed. Many people who are living on the street are mentally ill and not receiving any treatment. Leaving these people to wander the streets looking for food, sleeping outside in unhealthy weather conditions, being vulnerable to crime is NOT compassionate.

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Anonymous wrote:I would watch and move their things when they are gone. And call the police/behavior health/shelter emergency line constantly. I’m all for supporting people but not allowing a homeless encampment to be established by my fence. Because it will never go away. They can camp beneath an underpass or on a median - not on a residential corner.

You are not a good person.

+100

Homelessness is not a crime.

Plus, it is an example of the vibrancy of city living.

In and of itself, no. But camping, loitering, trespassing etc on public property is a crime, and should be enforced as such.

Loitering is not a crime in DC, and how can you trespass on public property?? But people who want to sweep away the homeless DO create laws like that to justify jailing or pushing them around. That's what we mean by "criminalizing homelessness".

There’s nothing wrong with a loitering law. It’s am important tool for maintaining public order,

It's an important tool for cracking down on undesirables. Great way for police get Black people behind bars too. Just history, right?

+100

Sadly, the DC Jail is filled with men arrested for loitering

+1 mil A friend was arrested for loitering while working on his portfolio for a photography class. Another was arrested while waiting for a ride.

black?

Its DC so yes. Black perp/Black Cop/Black jailers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:For single people on the streets, the Federal government should start a program modeled on the CCC program of the Depression. Instead of sleeping on the pavement, wandering city streets by day, and breathing exhaust, move them to instead to camps out in the great American outdoors, rebuilding trails and infrastuture in our Nation’s parks and other protected lands. It would provide them with the opportunity to learn skills and a trade, wages, fellowship, three squares a day, medical care and medication. There would be Counselors and clergy to minister to their mental and spiritual needs. And those at the margins of society would become part of doing meaningful snd lasting something for our country. We are still the beneficiaries of the first CCC’s great works. There may be similar service opportunities It probably couldn’t be compulsory like the draft, but once created, it should be very strongly encouraged by local government authorities.

This is clearly some misguided and bizarre attempt at trolling to get someone to say “I agree”.

I am going to be honest with you, you are a pretty sh*tty person. People without homes in DC are in poor physical and mental health and need care and treatment. Leaving them on the streets without treatment is neglect. People who are mentally ill such that they are incapable of making decisions for themselves should not be allowed to decide to stay on the streets.