r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 9d ago

Where are the homeless supposed to go?

Cities have been cracking down on homeless people so they can’t have encampments or stay on sidewalks. At the same time usually the shelters are full. So those who are unable to get into a shelter, where are they supposed to go?

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u/BeardedDisc 9d ago

Part of the answer here is that those “encampments” make it more “comfortable” (I get that’s it’s still a shit hole). Many people feel this removes much of the incentive to pull oneself out of this situation one way or another.

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u/Shilo788 9d ago

We had a tent area near town in a spot you couldn't see them well, they didn't really trash it and it was there for years, yet this year they cleared it out. Now you see tents here and there up and down the river , but now so spread out they can't keep and eye on them and make sure they are trashing the area. I say give them a flat spot with dumpster and porta potty and leave them be until they cause trouble then arrest the troublemakers.

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u/puppy-paw-print 9d ago

An actual gasp practical solution. I can’t imagine an elected official successfully advocating for This without losing their job.

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u/schrodingers_bra 9d ago

Well you wouldn't want to be the person who owns a house next to the place they build the tent city is why.