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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]cation and more than doubling it in size.

The homeless shelter should not be in Reston Fown Center at all. There are plenty of undeveloped parcels of land less than 2 miles away. [/quote]

Privately owned I gather - if commercially zoned, probably very expensive land.   And I doubt if it moved to a new parcel in or even near a residential area that there would not be massive opposition.   Its much easier to add capacity on the site where it already exists.

[b]But I mean, who really cares about the homeless and/or mentally ill?  [/b]They aren't as good as we are, and their needs can be cavalierly dismissed.  [/quote]
OP here, and you're one of the "extreme liberals" by virtue of the fact that you are taking the argument to the extreme. Whoever said we don't care about the homeless? Has anyone here objecting to the location of a shelter adjacent to a library serving children suggested we abolish homeless shelters and let the people fend for themselves? NO. We are saying that we should not be giving priority to them over our children, and this PC nonsense has to stop.

And your (sarcastic) bit about them not being "as good as we are" is the problem in a nutshell. The progressives are so eager to prove that since everyone is equal, it would be just wonderful to put homeless men next to schoolchildren, like one big happy family. And what makes it even worse is that the liberal officials know full well of all the problems this has caused, but instead of acknowledging reality and relocating the shelter, they want to double down on their wonderful liberal utopia where catcalling, filthy, homeless men mingle with young teen girls.

I'm getting more disgusted -  perhaps some readers note a change in tone - because my research is uncovering no groups going up against this. Apparently, there was a hearing a couple of years ago, where objections about library safety were made, but the county officials decided to proceed.
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OP, if you are so afraid of homeless people then you can't let your kid go to Harvard. Lots of homeless are in the square and there is a homeless shelter near the university. I am sure they will fit in with the tiki torch wielding crowd at UVA.

People like you make wish we were staying in Reston so I can help defend the right of a homeless person to use public facilities. There are social workers who operate out of libraries as it is a place where homeless individuals can study for a GED or a certificate and/or job hunt. Everyone deserves dignity. [/quote]
^^^ OP here, and this is what I'm talking about - the extreme liberal above who wants to defend the right of a homeless person to "use" the library even if it means the children are placed in an unsafe environment not conducive to study and adults can no longer enjoy the library, either. What about defending them?

The homeless can study for their GED in the shelter, if they choose, but NONE of the homeless at Reston are doing so. Mostly they are sleeping at the desks or begging for money out front. The whole library smells bad when you walk in there.

Finally, I'm not so afraid of the homeless. (There's that extreme position liberals take when arguing a point.) Did you read that I donate to the shelter, which requires me to enter the building? Not a problem. It IS a problem when they meander over to where young teens are study and ogle them.
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