Anonymous wrote:We have five vacant homes for every homeless person in America. Those with more than one home should give the extra up to those who need it.

Anonymous wrote:Serious question - if it's legal under DC regs apparently to pitch a tent on any DC public property (sidewalk, little pocket parks, etc) .... can my teenage son and his friends put up a $ REI tent in little triangle park and camp there for weeks on end?

If not, why not?

Someone's going to reply to this and demand that I check my privilege and to them I say, eff off.

I envison my son, a junior at a private high school in Ward 3, getting a few friends to camp with him. Fires are a no-no, but they could put up some camp chairs (like the ones I see under Whitehurst Fwy?) and bring a quiet guitar and play songs.

Every single night, they can sleep in their REI tent with their Yeti cooler full of snacks. They can read using their REI solar lanterns and then go to sleep on their NorthFace cots. Maybe they could string solar party lights from tent to tent?

Would they be allowed to do this for months on end if their chosen location was smack dab in the center of Ward Circle Park?

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Anonymous wrote:Finland’s “housing first” approach to homelessness seems supportive. They are providing housing and services for all who are homeless. It is cheaper than criminalizing homelessness or providing “safe sleeping sites” aka parking lots like we have done. It is a policy choice. Too logical and compassionate to be taken seriously in the US, I fear.

Finland does not compare to the US. Despite the Sami, they are homogeneous.

Aww, you wanted to say the N word but wouldn't. How cute.

DP. Please tell me that you do not know that the Sami are indigenous people of Finland, similar to the indigenous people of the Americas.

But then the cute race card is never far from your weak hand

Yes, I'm familiar. I've been to northern Finland. The differences and similarities in how the Sami were/are treated is an interesting topic, but a complete tangent. The PP was implying that Finland can treat homelessness because they are homogenous (implication: racially) and that the US can't because we're not homogenous. It's racist BS and should be called out for it.

+1 what does a diverse population have to do with addressing the homeless crisis? Do some people think white people can't be homeless, living on the streets?

NP. So you have been to northern Finland, but are evidently not familiar with basic research around income and wealth inequality. Broadly speaking, countries that are more ethnically and racially homogeneous are more comfortable with the state seeking to mitigate inequality by transferring resources from the richer to poorer people. So yes, having a diverse population is in fact relevant when addressing homelessness policy (presumably) by using state resources.

Sounds like we need to boot racists out of the country so we can work on solving our problems.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. We had one pop up in a neighborhood park in the town of Vienna. I called the police and they told me they can't do anything about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Ugh. We had one pop up in a neighborhood park in the town of Vienna. I called the police and they told me they can't do anything about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Finland’s “housing first” approach to homelessness seems supportive. They are providing housing and services for all who are homeless. It is cheaper than criminalizing homelessness or providing “safe sleeping sites” aka parking lots like we have done. It is a policy choice. Too logical and compassionate to be taken seriously in the US, I fear.

Finland does not compare to the US. Despite the Sami, they are homogeneous.

Aww, you wanted to say the N word but wouldn't. How cute.

DP. Please tell me that you do not know that the Sami are indigenous people of Finland, similar to the indigenous people of the Americas.

But then the cute race card is never far from your weak hand

Yes, I'm familiar. I've been to northern Finland. The differences and similarities in how the Sami were/are treated is an interesting topic, but a complete tangent. The PP was implying that Finland can treat homelessness because they are homogenous (implication: racially) and that the US can't because we're not homogenous. It's racist BS and should be called out for it.

+1 what does a diverse population have to do with addressing the homeless crisis? Do some people think white people can't be homeless, living on the streets?

NP. So you have been to northern Finland, but are evidently not familiar with basic research around income and wealth inequality. Broadly speaking, countries that are more ethnically and racially homogeneous are more comfortable with the state seeking to mitigate inequality by transferring resources from the richer to poorer people. So yes, having a diverse population is in fact relevant when addressing homelessness policy (presumably) by using state resources.

Sounds like we need to boot racists out of the country so we can work on solving our problems.

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Anonymous wrote:Good.

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I want start seeing them popping up in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Arlington and McLean, too.

Let the people who created this problem see it everyday.

Great news! For years there has been a homeless camp in Falls Church/ Fairfax. It is located in the woods off of route 7 and Idylwood, behind St Paul’s church.

There is also a relatively new encampment under the WO&D overpass in Arlington.

Ballston/Clarendon/Courthouse/Roslyn corridor has plenty of homeless people.

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Anonymous wrote:Finland’s “housing first” approach to homelessness seems supportive. They are providing housing and services for all who are homeless. It is cheaper than criminalizing homelessness or providing “safe sleeping sites” aka parking lots like we have done. It is a policy choice. Too logical and compassionate to be taken seriously in the US, I fear.

Finland does not compare to the US. Despite the Sami, they are homogeneous.

Aww, you wanted to say the N word but wouldn't. How cute.

DP. Please tell me that you do not know that the Sami are indigenous people of Finland, similar to the indigenous people of the Americas.

But then the cute race card is never far from your weak hand

Yes, I'm familiar. I've been to northern Finland. The differences and similarities in how the Sami were/are treated is an interesting topic, but a complete tangent. The PP was implying that Finland can treat homelessness because they are homogenous (implication: racially) and that the US can't because we're not homogenous. It's racist BS and should be called out for it.

+1 what does a diverse population have to do with addressing the homeless crisis? Do some people think white people can't be homeless, living on the streets?

NP. So you have been to northern Finland, but are evidently not familiar with basic research around income and wealth inequality. Broadly speaking, countries that are more ethnically and racially homogeneous are more comfortable with the state seeking to mitigate inequality by transferring resources from the richer to poorer people. So yes, having a diverse population is in fact relevant when addressing homelessness policy (presumably) by using state resources.

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Anonymous wrote:Good.

+1

I want start seeing them popping up in Bethesda, Chevy Chase, North Arlington and McLean, too.

Let the people who created this problem see it everyday.

Great news! For years there has been a homeless camp in Falls Church/ Fairfax. It is located in the woods off of route 7 and Idylwood, behind St Paul’s church.

There is also a relatively new encampment under the WO&D overpass in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:Finland’s “housing first” approach to homelessness seems supportive. They are providing housing and services for all who are homeless. It is cheaper than criminalizing homelessness or providing “safe sleeping sites” aka parking lots like we have done. It is a policy choice. Too logical and compassionate to be taken seriously in the US, I fear.

Finland does not compare to the US. Despite the Sami, they are homogeneous.

+1 Finland just doesn’t have the violent crime rates that comes with a diverse population like the US has.

Our homeless don't want the rules that come with the services that Finland offers.

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Anonymous wrote:Finland’s “housing first” approach to homelessness seems supportive. They are providing housing and services for all who are homeless. It is cheaper than criminalizing homelessness or providing “safe sleeping sites” aka parking lots like we have done. It is a policy choice. Too logical and compassionate to be taken seriously in the US, I fear.

Finland does not compare to the US. Despite the Sami, they are homogeneous.

Aww, you wanted to say the N word but wouldn't. How cute.

DP. Please tell me that you do not know that the Sami are indigenous people of Finland, similar to the indigenous people of the Americas.

But then the cute race card is never far from your weak hand

Yes, I'm familiar. I've been to northern Finland. The differences and similarities in how the Sami were/are treated is an interesting topic, but a complete tangent. The PP was implying that Finland can treat homelessness because they are homogenous (implication: racially) and that the US can't because we're not homogenous. It's racist BS and should be called out for it.

+1 what does a diverse population have to do with addressing the homeless crisis? Do some people think white people can't be homeless, living on the streets?

NP. So you have been to northern Finland, but are evidently not familiar with basic research around income and wealth inequality. Broadly speaking, countries that are more ethnically and racially homogeneous are more comfortable with the state seeking to mitigate inequality by transferring resources from the richer to poorer people. So yes, having a diverse population is in fact relevant when addressing homelessness policy (presumably) by using state resources.