Anonymous wrote:I live in Vaughan Place and a few of my neighbors who were in the Brooks moved up here from the south to take advantage of DC's programs. I thought that was interesting..

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Anonymous wrote:I supported the construction of the Brooks family shelter and have donated money and supplies, but I'm beginning to regret it. The shelter worked well for the first couple years, but it has been less well run this year. An increasing number of residents smoke weed and panhandle aggressively in front of the Giant. I also routinely witness them throwing trash, including used diapers, in the planters instead of nearby trash cans. If their basic needs are being met, why are they panhandling? And aren't drugs against the rules at the shelter? They are definitely illegal in public places. And I know it is people from the shelter because I've witnessed them returning there.

People who used to walk to the Giant are now driving to avoid the mess in front. What is the best approach to dealing with this?

The best approach is close the shelter, stop feeding, donating to and accommodating bums smoking weed, and call the police when they harass people for money and throw litter all over the place.


You’re trying to interact rationally with irrational people, expecting normal responses and interactions. Stop that.

Panhandling is legal in DC and therefore MPD does not do anything about it. At least that's what I've been told in the past by MPD..

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Anonymous wrote:I supported the construction of the Brooks family shelter and have donated money and supplies, but I'm beginning to regret it. The shelter worked well for the first couple years, but it has been less well run this year. An increasing number of residents smoke weed and panhandle aggressively in front of the Giant. I also routinely witness them throwing trash, including used diapers, in the planters instead of nearby trash cans. If their basic needs are being met, why are they panhandling? And aren't drugs against the rules at the shelter? They are definitely illegal in public places. And I know it is people from the shelter because I've witnessed them returning there.

People who used to walk to the Giant are now driving to avoid the mess in front. What is the best approach to dealing with this?

The best approach is close the shelter, stop feeding, donating to and accommodating bums smoking weed, and call the police when they harass people for money and throw litter all over the place.


You’re trying to interact rationally with irrational people, expecting normal responses and interactions. Stop that.

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Anonymous wrote:I supported the construction of the Brooks family shelter and have donated money and supplies, but I'm beginning to regret it. The shelter worked well for the first couple years, but it has been less well run this year. An increasing number of residents smoke weed and panhandle aggressively in front of the Giant. I also routinely witness them throwing trash, including used diapers, in the planters instead of nearby trash cans. If their basic needs are being met, why are they panhandling? And aren't drugs against the rules at the shelter? They are definitely illegal in public places. And I know it is people from the shelter because I've witnessed them returning there.

People who used to walk to the Giant are now driving to avoid the mess in front. What is the best approach to dealing with this?

The best approach is close the shelter, stop feeding, donating to and accommodating bums smoking weed, and call the police when they harass people for money and throw litter all over the place.


You’re trying to interact rationally with irrational people, expecting normal responses and interactions. Stop that.

DC spends more and more money each year on vouchers and on other transfer payments for “unhoused” people. Yet despite the huge sums spent to date the problem seems to be getting worse. There are people who are new arrivals in DC yet have pretty quickly found accommodation at the Brooks and in voucher units. Has it ever occurred to DC government “progressives” that by providing benefits that exceed what other cities and surrounding counties provide, they will incentivize people to vote with their feet and come here? No wonder the problem keeps growing and growing despite more and more resources thrown at it.

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Anonymous wrote:I think the electorate will have a very different perspective next election.

Doubt it. Most voters here are reflexively progressive and vote accordingly. I mean just look at who DC has been electing in recent years.

Even "progressives" are sick of crime, drugs, disorder and people taking dumps along public streets. If that's the Council's idea of welcoming inclusion, they can stuff it.

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Anonymous wrote:I supported the construction of the Brooks family shelter and have donated money and supplies, but I'm beginning to regret it. The shelter worked well for the first couple years, but it has been less well run this year. An increasing number of residents smoke weed and panhandle aggressively in front of the Giant. I also routinely witness them throwing trash, including used diapers, in the planters instead of nearby trash cans. If their basic needs are being met, why are they panhandling? And aren't drugs against the rules at the shelter? They are definitely illegal in public places. And I know it is people from the shelter because I've witnessed them returning there.

People who used to walk to the Giant are now driving to avoid the mess in front. What is the best approach to dealing with this?

The best approach is close the shelter, stop feeding, donating to and accommodating bums smoking weed, and call the police when they harass people for money and throw litter all over the place.


You’re trying to interact rationally with irrational people, expecting normal responses and interactions. Stop that.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I think the electorate will have a very different perspective next election.

Doubt it. Most voters here are reflexively progressive and vote accordingly. I mean just look at who DC has been electing in recent years.

Even "progressives" are sick of crime, drugs, disorder and people taking dumps along public streets. If that's the Council's idea of welcoming inclusion, they can stuff it.

Anonymous wrote:I supported the construction of the Brooks family shelter and have donated money and supplies, but I'm beginning to regret it. The shelter worked well for the first couple years, but it has been less well run this year. An increasing number of residents smoke weed and panhandle aggressively in front of the Giant. I also routinely witness them throwing trash, including used diapers, in the planters instead of nearby trash cans. If their basic needs are being met, why are they panhandling? And aren't drugs against the rules at the shelter? They are definitely illegal in public places. And I know it is people from the shelter because I've witnessed them returning there.

People who used to walk to the Giant are now driving to avoid the mess in front. What is the best approach to dealing with this?

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Anonymous wrote:I think the electorate will have a very different perspective next election.

Doubt it. Most voters here are reflexively progressive and vote accordingly. I mean just look at who DC has been electing in recent years.

Anonymous wrote:I think the electorate will have a very different perspective next election.

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Anonymous wrote:They've got to stop with the vouchers until they figure out a way to make it work.

If only there was a Ward 3 candidate running on this issue. Oh wait, there was.

Anonymous wrote:They've got to stop with the vouchers until they figure out a way to make it work.