Homeless person sleeping in my front door vestibule

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would have put food and drink and a blanket out for him, but that’s just me.

What if he grabbed you and beat you as you were providing these supplies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He’s not in our house, but on our private property and has been there all night. DH doesn’t want to call the cops because he’s afraid the man will get hurt. I’m freaked out. What should I do?

Give him a makeover and give him a room. He will do all the shit jobs like take out the garbage, put up the holiday decorations, pick up dog poop, shovel away leaves, pick the weeds, clean the toilets, etc. Congrats on your new family member!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You should have asked him yourself. Homeless people are not gang bangers out kill you. They are just homeless. Have some compassion.

What made them homeless?

[Anonymous]

We had this for a while. Never called the police but after a while he seemed to be spending more time in our vestibule (and even when he wasn’t there the smell lingered) so ultimately we put a lock on the door.

Felt a little bad about it, but also felt if it was just a bad weather thing or something we might have let it go longer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should have asked him yourself. Homeless people are not gang bangers out kill you. They are just homeless. Have some compassion.

What made them homeless?

OP should have invited the gentleman inside for coffee and asked him some questions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I would have put food and drink and a blanket out for him, but that’s just me.

What if he grabbed you and beat you as you were providing these supplies?

What the heck? I hope this is the same poster over and over. You know most people experiencing homelessness are not violent, right? And that most people with mental illness are not violent?

[Anonymous]

Fascinating how many “call the police” comments there are considering how many people want them defunded. The first thing to go are these non-emergency calls. Start practicing waking up homeless people now.

[Anonymous]

Be grateful you can offer him a safe space

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember the homeless man who stabbed the jogger near 14th and P?

Also recently a homeless man killed someone and stabbed another near foggy bottom.

I have been robbed by them.


All are not violent, but many are and most have mental health issues.

I guess everyone here is too young to remember the Laura Houghteling case. Not all homeless are sweet And harmless vagrants. The Houghtelings went out of their way to help the guy but he was mentally ill and their thanks was to bury their 23 year old daughter. The narrative that cops are more dangerous than random homeless people is insane.

And when he lived with his brother who was trying to help him, he killed Michelle Dorr.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone remember the homeless man who stabbed the jogger near 14th and P?

Also recently a homeless man killed someone and stabbed another near foggy bottom.

I have been robbed by them.


All are not violent, but many are and most have mental health issues.

I guess everyone here is too young to remember the Laura Houghteling case. Not all homeless are sweet And harmless vagrants. The Houghtelings went out of their way to help the guy but he was mentally ill and their thanks was to bury their 23 year old daughter. The narrative that cops are more dangerous than random homeless people is insane.

This the first thing that crossed my mind when I read OP's post. As the PP says the family went way out of their way to help the man who later killed their daughter. Her killer was a homeless paranoid schizophrenic who now also is/was suspected in the death of another child. It was truly a story of good people trying to do the right thing and they paid the ultimate price in the horrific murder of their daughter. Very sad.

OP, you did the right thing by calling the nonemergency line and eliciting their help in getting the homeless man to leave their property. Perhaps you also want to get one of those camera doorbells so that you can always see who is in front of your door? Your family's safety comes first.

I was 19 and living in MA near where another little girl disappeared. His father lived in a neighboring town and it seemed he killed her too. He might also be responsible for a death in Provincetown, MA as well, as they had a family home in Wellfleet/Truro area

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating how many “call the police” comments there are considering how many people want them defunded. The first thing to go are these non-emergency calls. Start practicing waking up homeless people now.

Given how the police often treat the homeless and mentally ill, good. Calling the police on a homeless person is rolling the dice on being an accessory to their murder.

[Anonymous]

Op, you did the right thing. When I was in my 20s, I smiled at a man who was homeless and he chased me down the road, screaming. I ran as fast as I could home and I was terrified. This was in a different city and to this day I remembered how scared I was. He was probably harmless with mental issues but I was young. It is 25 years later and I still show compassion to people and smile and say hello if we make eye contact. I would not let someone sleep on my door step with my children inside. Calling the police and explaining the way you did was perfect.

[Anonymous]

After tonight, get a barky dog.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You should have asked him yourself. Homeless people are not gang bangers out kill you. They are just homeless. Have some compassion.

What made them homeless?

seriously? Have you seen the rents in our area? Do you know how many homeless people there are in and around DC through no fault of their own?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Fascinating how many “call the police” comments there are considering how many people want them defunded. The first thing to go are these non-emergency calls. Start practicing waking up homeless people now.

+1 If you actually knew a homeless person, you would understand why the police get involved. Someone I love has mental health issues that have caused her to get confused and leave home for days. She is totally harmless to others, but I go looking for her and I call the non-emergency police line (!) because they have an enormous network of officers everywhere that can identify her and HELP. Social workers can’t do this because they literally don’t have the manpower or presence.