Homeless tents creeping into the nice/residential part of DC

[Anonymous]

Here's a thought... DC should interview each homeless person to find out where they came from and how they got here and sue the cities that sent them here for the cost of 25 years of housing, food, medical care and anything else they might incur. Or give them the option to take them back and take care of them, themselves. That might stop other communities from sending us their homeless.

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why there is no tent on the Mall? Does Park Service actively prevent it from happening or the homeless respect the National Mall?

That's kinda funny that you think wacked out weirdos have an ounce of respect for anything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Here's a thought... DC should interview each homeless person to find out where they came from and how they got here and sue the cities that sent them here for the cost of 25 years of housing, food, medical care and anything else they might incur. Or give them the option to take them back and take care of them, themselves. That might stop other communities from sending us their homeless.

Do you really think those wacked out weirdos would even remember where they came from? Many of them also just ended up in the places that sent them to Washington. I support a mission in Maryland near a B&O railroad line. Bums from all over jump trains and get off when they need some food or a place to sleep. Who knows where they came from

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here's a thought... DC should interview each homeless person to find out where they came from and how they got here and sue the cities that sent them here for the cost of 25 years of housing, food, medical care and anything else they might incur. Or give them the option to take them back and take care of them, themselves. That might stop other communities from sending us their homeless.

Do you really think those wacked out weirdos would even remember where they came from? Many of them also just ended up in the places that sent them to Washington. I support a mission in Maryland near a B&O railroad line. Bums from all over jump trains and get off when they need some food or a place to sleep. Who knows where they came from

Many of them do know where they came from. But those who are so lost and fried mentally that they don't should probably be institutionalized and put under supervised care.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Here's a thought... DC should interview each homeless person to find out where they came from and how they got here and sue the cities that sent them here for the cost of 25 years of housing, food, medical care and anything else they might incur. Or give them the option to take them back and take care of them, themselves. That might stop other communities from sending us their homeless.

Do you really think those wacked out weirdos would even remember where they came from? Many of them also just ended up in the places that sent them to Washington. I support a mission in Maryland near a B&O railroad line. Bums from all over jump trains and get off when they need some food or a place to sleep. Who knows where they came from

Whether the homeless person still considers the place they started out in to be home or not doesn't matter - that community still bears some responsibility for failing that homeless person. And if it's made into a financial responsibility then that should be an inducement for them to do better.

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Anonymous wrote:Where's all the wonderful church charity that red state christian conservatives like to tout as the reason why government shouldn't tax and spend for social programs? Maybe we should send the homeless to THEM.

Wow. I'm speechless. My parents are those people and I just got off the phone with them, stroking their annual checks to all kinds of charities. They don't say the government shouldn't spend for social programs - thats such a simplification. And they do contribute to charity, both checks and personally opening their home to their neighbor. Do you?

What oversimplification? Conservatives have steadfastly blocked social spending as "free stuff for moochers." That's completely undeniable. There have been innumerable times where I confronted self professed conservative Christians on taking care of the homeless and why they think government should not be doing social spending and they insisted that it's for the church to do it but not for government. What bills for social programs for the homeless have Republicans sponsored? I'm speechless that you're claiming to be 'speechless.' You seem either clueless or in deep denial.

And tell me, how many homeless has Joel Osteen housed? That's the kind of place so many "checks to charity" end up...

I'm speechless that you don't think conservatives give to charities or that churches provide services. They both do. You can ask for enhanced government services without slamming one of the most giving groups on the planet. American conservatives personally donate more $ to other people than any other group on the planet. And churches also do a lot. Are there awful charities and awful churches sure - but also good ones. No need to swipe at those doing good work.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone know why there is no tent on the Mall? Does Park Service actively prevent it from happening or the homeless respect the National Mall?

HAHAHAHA no. Pretty sure the Park Service rigorously enforces their "no camping" regulations on the Mall as in all other National Parks.

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Anonymous wrote:They moved these people into my building and they had a shoot out. Shot out two huge bullet holes on the ground floor, which could have killed an innocent tenant walking to the back entrance. Also shot through front door and bullet bounced off the hallway, could have killed someone in the hallway.

Another occasion, there was a police officer sitting outside the door of a neighbor overnight until the next morning when the crime scene unit arrived.

Homeless people don’t generally have guns. Guns are expensive, and if you were homeless, you’d sell the gun on the street and use the money for food/booze/drugs.

Do you know this? If I were homeless I'd keep the gun for protection. Food/booze are easy to come by. Plus you could use the gun to get money/drugs.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Where's all the wonderful church charity that red state christian conservatives like to tout as the reason why government shouldn't tax and spend for social programs? Maybe we should send the homeless to THEM.

Wow. I'm speechless. My parents are those people and I just got off the phone with them, stroking their annual checks to all kinds of charities. They don't say the government shouldn't spend for social programs - thats such a simplification. And they do contribute to charity, both checks and personally opening their home to their neighbor. Do you?

What oversimplification? Conservatives have steadfastly blocked social spending as "free stuff for moochers." That's completely undeniable. There have been innumerable times where I confronted self professed conservative Christians on taking care of the homeless and why they think government should not be doing social spending and they insisted that it's for the church to do it but not for government. What bills for social programs for the homeless have Republicans sponsored? I'm speechless that you're claiming to be 'speechless.' You seem either clueless or in deep denial.

And tell me, how many homeless has Joel Osteen housed? That's the kind of place so many "checks to charity" end up...

I'm speechless that you don't think conservatives give to charities or that churches provide services. They both do. You can ask for enhanced government services without slamming one of the most giving groups on the planet. American conservatives personally donate more $ to other people than any other group on the planet. And churches also do a lot. Are there awful charities and awful churches sure - but also good ones. No need to swipe at those doing good work.

Donating a few dollars to a church is much less than if you had to pay more in taxes to fund proper social services. That's why anti-tax conservatives love charities. It allows them to pretend they're generous when in fact they're getting away with pennies on the dollar.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Where's all the wonderful church charity that red state christian conservatives like to tout as the reason why government shouldn't tax and spend for social programs? Maybe we should send the homeless to THEM.

Wow. I'm speechless. My parents are those people and I just got off the phone with them, stroking their annual checks to all kinds of charities. They don't say the government shouldn't spend for social programs - thats such a simplification. And they do contribute to charity, both checks and personally opening their home to their neighbor. Do you?

What oversimplification? Conservatives have steadfastly blocked social spending as "free stuff for moochers." That's completely undeniable. There have been innumerable times where I confronted self professed conservative Christians on taking care of the homeless and why they think government should not be doing social spending and they insisted that it's for the church to do it but not for government. What bills for social programs for the homeless have Republicans sponsored? I'm speechless that you're claiming to be 'speechless.' You seem either clueless or in deep denial.

And tell me, how many homeless has Joel Osteen housed? That's the kind of place so many "checks to charity" end up...

I'm speechless that you don't think conservatives give to charities or that churches provide services. They both do. You can ask for enhanced government services without slamming one of the most giving groups on the planet. American conservatives personally donate more $ to other people than any other group on the planet. And churches also do a lot. Are there awful charities and awful churches sure - but also good ones. No need to swipe at those doing good work.

Of course conservatives give to charities. Nobody said they don't. But the problem is that charities typically have a limited reach and are often far less efficient at delivering services. And the bad charities are far more numerous than anyone should like.

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Anonymous wrote:The more money that goes to supporting the homeless, the worse the problem will get. All you have to do is follow the money. Certain cities are actively encouraging people to live on the streets and seem surprised that the problem continues to get worse.

We relocated to a city where homelessness isn’t accepted or encouraged.

I agree. Homelessness shouldn’t be accepted or encouraged.

That doesn't magically solve homelessness. It just takes your own homeless (many for example mentally ill) and ships them elsewhere. You're only creating a problem and a hardship for some other community.

If someone arrives in DC and doesn’t have a home and is sleeping on the streets, the compassionate thing to do is give them transportation back to where they came from or to their family.

[Anonymous]

I think we should buy them all a first class ticket to San Francisco.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think we should buy them all a first class ticket to San Francisco.

Lot's of wealthy Democrats who would welcome them ---- and be happy to treat them as well as the other homeless of San Francisco

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think we should buy them all a first class ticket to San Francisco.

Why so far? Just send them back to McLean, Potomac, etc.

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Anonymous wrote:Mayor just cut the ribbon in a shiny new 350 bed men's shelter with day services. This in addition to all the new family shelters of the past few years Why are we allowing encampments? Could not believe my eyes passing downtown and the Watergate today.

If you build it they will come. With its generous handouts DC has become a magnet for vagrants from all over the country. What's not to love?

I'm sure that's what sheriffs and police in rural conservative America think when they "solve" their own homeless problem by rounding them up and sending them to DC.

But I say no.

As a DC taxpayer, I think DC's programs and benefits should only be for DC residents and people with an actual DC connection. Send non-DC homeless back to the towns they came from. The rest of America needs to take care of its own homeless.