Homeless tents creeping into the nice/residential part of DC

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the Days Inn on Conn Ave that had the shootout yesterday still being used as an overflow shelter? The one with 70 nuisance complaints since July? I hope the victims who are still alive quickly recover .

It was, but no longer is. The shooting victims were attending a party in one of the hotel rooms, according to the police.

Can only imagine who was throwing the party and what was being served

[Anonymous]

Starbucks in Union Station is closing 7/22 with safety of staff and customers cited as reason

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/vxkb88/union_station_starbucks_is_closing/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

[Anonymous]

NW DC We went on vacation and had the housekeeper check the backyard every day to not come back to an encampment. I think that will start happening

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

Why don’t they build a camp/compound with security in the RFK parking lot? FEMA and the Army know his to this. But one that’s done enforce the prohibition on living on the sidewalks or in the parks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Funny how liberals are all for affordable housing then turn around and say not in my backyard. Homelessness and affordable housing are dem created problems. Doesn’t happen where republicans control because they fix the issues for the blue collar working class.

Please explain how Republicans have fixed the blue collar working class issues anywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the Days Inn on Conn Ave that had the shootout yesterday still being used as an overflow shelter? The one with 70 nuisance complaints since July? I hope the victims who are still alive quickly recover .

It was, but no longer is. The shooting victims were attending a party in one of the hotel rooms, according to the police.

While the victims were attending a party thrown by paying guests, the city still has 2-4 floors of homeless at the Days Inn. Calls to the police have continued and it has been put on the nuisance property list with the AG, I believe, but no action has been taken yet. The property was sold but neighbors say there was a long ground lease so the Days Inn still operates. The drug dealing out front and in the alley is pretty blatant. The city advertises the property to tourists as a budget option so there are still families and others paying to stay there. Maybe the AG will take action eventually...many of the apartment buildings in the neighborhood have also made the nuisance property list, it's quite a change in the neighborhood. There was a serious incident at The Connecticut House too, with more dv incidents and frequent MPD presence since.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Starbucks in Union Station is closing 7/22 with safety of staff and customers cited as reason

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/vxkb88/union_station_starbucks_is_closing/

This should be a massive alarm bell for the city.

But apparently things were worse in the 90s, something, something, and have you looked at real estate prices?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

I think they should do the opposite. Designate an area where it's okay to live in tents. Bonus points if they build a simple bathhouse with running water and toilets. Put in some trash cans. Problem solved.

These people need a place to pitch their tents. They can't hack it in normal housed society. Give them someplace safe to live and then leave them alone for God's sake.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Starbucks in Union Station is closing 7/22 with safety of staff and customers cited as reason

https://www.reddit.com/r/washingtondc/comments/vxkb88/union_station_starbucks_is_closing/

This should be a massive alarm bell for the city.

But apparently things were worse in the 90s, something, something, and have you looked at real estate prices?

Starbucks is doing this in several cities, not just DC.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is the Days Inn on Conn Ave that had the shootout yesterday still being used as an overflow shelter? The one with 70 nuisance complaints since July? I hope the victims who are still alive quickly recover .

It was, but no longer is. The shooting victims were attending a party in one of the hotel rooms, according to the police.

While the victims were attending a party thrown by paying guests, the city still has 2-4 floors of homeless at the Days Inn. Calls to the police have continued and it has been put on the nuisance property list with the AG, I believe, but no action has been taken yet. The property was sold but neighbors say there was a long ground lease so the Days Inn still operates. The drug dealing out front and in the alley is pretty blatant. The city advertises the property to tourists as a budget option so there are still families and others paying to stay there. Maybe the AG will take action eventually...many of the apartment buildings in the neighborhood have also made the nuisance property list, it's quite a change in the neighborhood. There was a serious incident at The Connecticut House too, with more dv incidents and frequent MPD presence since.

I live on the Hill but have been going to Tenleytown recently, and I was surprised to see the situation around the metro/target/library. Screaming, aggressive drunk dudes, giant piles of belonging, etc. I am conditioned to think of "NW" as utopia with good schools and no crime or nuisances, but guess not!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

I think they should do the opposite. Designate an area where it's okay to live in tents. Bonus points if they build a simple bathhouse with running water and toilets. Put in some trash cans. Problem solved.

These people need a place to pitch their tents. They can't hack it in normal housed society. Give them someplace safe to live and then leave them alone for God's sake.

why not put them on a ship and send them to a deserted island?>

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

I think they should do the opposite. Designate an area where it's okay to live in tents. Bonus points if they build a simple bathhouse with running water and toilets. Put in some trash cans. Problem solved.

These people need a place to pitch their tents. They can't hack it in normal housed society. Give them someplace safe to live and then leave them alone for God's sake.

why not put them on a ship and send them to a deserted island?>

Because I'd rather you be on that ship. Maybe just some floating debris instead of a ship. Good riddance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It is legal not to be treated for mental health issues.

Maybe so but I believe there are also no legal requirements to be accomodating to those who refuse treatment for mental health issues.

Make camping illegal. Offer housing and shelter but conditioned on treatment for any mental health or substance abuse issues. If they aren't interested, send them south to someplace warm.

I think they should do the opposite. Designate an area where it's okay to live in tents. Bonus points if they build a simple bathhouse with running water and toilets. Put in some trash cans. Problem solved.

These people need a place to pitch their tents. They can't hack it in normal housed society. Give them someplace safe to live and then leave them alone for God's sake.

why not put them on a ship and send them to a deserted island?>

Because I'd rather you be on that ship. Maybe just some floating debris instead of a ship. Good riddance.

Point is, why stop at rounding them up and cornering them in an area, might as well send them off somewhere else? When does it end before you do something