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re: What is your solution to the homeless problem?
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:49 am to AU4real35
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:49 am to AU4real35
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I understand some have mental issues but most are perfectly healthy people who have just accepted that lifestyle.
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Just because the person isn't talking to themselves or walking around in circles doesn't mean they're mentally right. Obviously there's something there because they're living on side of a street, defecating a bush and eating out of a garbage can.
Like a guy who would rub his own feces on his chest and face? Psychologist said there was nothing wrong with the guy, perfectly mentally healthy... not if he's rubbing feces on his face! A person has some mental deficiency to, at the least, crave attention so much that they would be willing to do that to their self.
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Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:54 am to PortHudsonPlaya
My city has a dozen programs for homeless and they still keep coming. Villages send their indigent here on the ferry.
If you have programs for the homeless, you'll always have more homeless coming.
If you have programs for the homeless, you'll always have more homeless coming.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:56 am to RogerTheShrubber
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If you have programs for the homeless, you'll always have more homeless coming.
Just ask Portland, Oregon about that.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 8:58 am to LSUBoo
Portland has free yoga in the park for the homeless it's ridiculous there. hate that town.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:00 am to Azranod
Give them a job.
Case in point: In Baton Rouge, we have a huge trash/litter problem. There are areas that constantly need to be mowed and trimmed because the department of public works is mostly incompetent or blames lack of maintenance on the weather.
Hire anyone who wants to do the work and pay them with a place to stay and free food. (I'd imagine there has to be some unused government housing or trailers around here somewhere). Maybe give them a small per diem or credit on their EBT account for qualifying purchases. Maybe sign people up for 2-4 week periods at a time.
We could easily clean up the city, give people the chance to learn a task that might result in a future job, move people off the streets and under a roof and clean house at DPW.
Case in point: In Baton Rouge, we have a huge trash/litter problem. There are areas that constantly need to be mowed and trimmed because the department of public works is mostly incompetent or blames lack of maintenance on the weather.
Hire anyone who wants to do the work and pay them with a place to stay and free food. (I'd imagine there has to be some unused government housing or trailers around here somewhere). Maybe give them a small per diem or credit on their EBT account for qualifying purchases. Maybe sign people up for 2-4 week periods at a time.
We could easily clean up the city, give people the chance to learn a task that might result in a future job, move people off the streets and under a roof and clean house at DPW.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:00 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Stop giving them anything
Shame people that give them anything
these 2 steps will go a long way to fixing any problems
many of them are homeless because we allow their behaviors to persist
Shame people that give them anything
these 2 steps will go a long way to fixing any problems
many of them are homeless because we allow their behaviors to persist
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:00 am to RogerTheShrubber
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If you have programs for the homeless, you'll always have more homeless coming.
True, but there will always be homeless people and families and they have to live somewhere. What solutions are out there that really work rather than just mask the problem? I live in Seattle, which probably has as big a homeless problem as any US city and there don't seem to be any good options.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:00 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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I understand you can't throw them in jail, most are harmless, but their laziness and filth ruin areas of the city that would normally be attractive specifically around Minute Maid Park. Why can't the city buy some land on the outskirts, fence it in, and let them just camp there?
Wtf? Yea let’s reward them for being lazy. Seems like a great idea
If they spend any money or resources on these types of people, it should be for REHIBILITAION, not for comfort... frick that, I work my arse off to provide and they do absolutely fricking nothing and should be entitled to a free place to stay?
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Stop giving them anything Shame people that give them anything these 2 steps will go a long way to fixing any problems many of them are homeless because we allow their behaviors to persist
Yep!
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 9:03 am
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:00 am to Zappas Stache
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Massive increase in mental health funding and creation of mental health facilities where homeless can be placed for treatment.
Unless you're locking them away, they will not stay. We have inpatient and outpatient programs here, they'll stay for the hot cot and meal and leave. If they can't drink or use, they will be in and out.
The only way you'll solve the problem is build housing and allow the occupants to drink or use.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:02 am to PortHudsonPlaya
I had a lady approach me at the gas station and I already knew what she wanted. She said she needed gas money to go to blah blah b/c of blah blah. I said to her I need to fill up my 38 gallon gas tank on my truck. I need gas money too. Can you pay for my gas? She had a blank stare on her face and she walked back to her car.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:02 am to islandtiger
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and there don't seem to be any good options.
You can build several thousand housing units and several thousand more will show up.
You'll never eliminate the problem.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:04 am to TigerRob20
A lot have no desire to work. Even more would only work for just enough cash to get drunk and high. And most have access to a play to stay and food at shelters, but they decline that option.
Maybe your idea would be part of the solution but like someone else said earlier, there is no one easy or simple fix to this problem.
Maybe your idea would be part of the solution but like someone else said earlier, there is no one easy or simple fix to this problem.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:07 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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I live in downtown Houston and it's absolutely disgusting.
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specifically around Minute Maid Park
yep, When we were downtown this summer, we were shocked at the number of homeless and manner in which they exist down there. I can't believe Houston puts up with them.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:09 am to PortHudsonPlaya
Maybe the government could pay them to perform tests on them?
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:11 am to PortHudsonPlaya
quote:I agree. Yall's bums are assholes too.I think I even made a thread about it. At least the ones here chill.
I live in downtown Houston and it's absolutely disgusting
Only solution is to move them somewhere else
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:15 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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My last straw was going for a run last night and a homeless had his pant around ankles taking a dump in the middle of the sidewalk
You should've invited him into your house to use your lavatory bro.
I'm off 10/Chimney Rock and there is a dude with a walker (yet he walks without the walker everytime I see him) that just sits in the middle of the feeder with a sign.
One of those f*ckers pulled a knife on me after he hit my car off 10/Bwy8. I think they should cagematch eachother.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:16 am to PortHudsonPlaya
We could crate a giant bum ranch out in the middle of kisatchie or Yellowstone.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:21 am to PortHudsonPlaya
figure out a way to monetize them.
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:24 am to PortHudsonPlaya
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Why can't the city buy some land on the outskirts, fence it in, and let them just camp there? I'm not sure what the answer is.
I actually kinda like that idea.
Or we could start trading them with Mexico for people who are willing to work.
This post was edited on 10/6/17 at 9:26 am
Posted on 10/6/17 at 9:25 am to whoisnickdoobs
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Why can't the city buy some land on the outskirts, fence it in, and let them just camp there? I'm not sure what the answer is.
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I actually kinda like that idea.
We've done that. The crime got out of control.
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