The homeless/zombie crisis.

[Alienwidow]

Again, this can be so much more effective on an individual basis. I just expressed that on @Bob Zmuda's thread. If each person just committed to investing a few hours a month it would have as much impact as all of our faceless programs do. $ is necessary yes, but actually helping a person is invaluable on so many levels. It can be as simple as sorting clothing at a shelter, ANYTHING. Folks at these shelters work so hard. It's thankless, demanding work. Imagine if we came alongside them and pitched in

Not just programs, but people themselves need to find it in their own hearts to just fucking help out. You will never be able to legislate that. It has to come from inside a person's conscience[/QUOTE]
Holy shit do you know how hard it is to volunteer around here? I tried for almost a month to get some volunteer gigs and then gave up. You have to pass a criminal background check first, then you have to get "hired" by a place to come help out. I emailed a pile of places and they were either all full, didn't return my emails, wanted more than a one day a week commitment, but seriously most of them didnt even return my emails. I finally gave up out of frustration.

 

[Alienwidow]

Well @Alienwidow good job. You hit the report button SO many times I got a warning. Lol.

Honestly after this thread I can't even fuck with you regardless. You're below human level and have fallen into mainy territory.

I honestly feel more sorry/sad for you than anything.

Karma is gonna have fun with you.

Good, now maybe youll find another hobby besides trolling. Its a grow site to make people better growers and have fun. Go help someone instead of shitting all over the site.

 

[Alienwidow]

My opinion is chronic mental health care needs to be legislated. Handing out socks/toothbrush in a bag won't make a dual diagnosis patient take their meds. Some people simply need to be in a sheltered environment for their entire life and most families are not capable of subsidizing that level of care.

Very true. This is a hard thing to deal with. If there were such facilities out there, they would be jail like in my opinion but maybe without the incarnation part. Places where people are fed, clothed, and taken care of with medical help as well. Places where people who want help can go to escape the cold, the drugs, and the problems associated with the lifestyle. Places that would let you detox and take care of you while you do it. Then there could be a program to get them back into the work force and ultimately taking care of themselves.

 

[Alienwidow]

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on the left, you see 'good taste restaurant', the best chinese food in the state of oregon. on the right, you see the homeless encampment in an empty adjacent lot.

i never had a problem with it. i was glad they had shelter and a community where they could be slightly more safe.

guess our buddy @Alienwidow will just ave to go without the best chinese food in portland. his loss.

NE corner of 4th and burnside for anyone who is interested.

golden horse on 4th and everett is pretty good too.

I could care less about where they are. My wife and her friends on the otherhand, well they do care. Theyre scared of the homeless people because theyre pushy and mean. And its consumer choices like that that are putting hard working people out of business. I just saw the other day another place closed their doors because of the problems theyve been having, customers complaing that theres people smoking meth and shooting up across the street. They wont be coming back next monday for lunch.

 

[Alienwidow]

You're a bit of a cunt ae alien?

Eh*

And i have been knowen to stir up a debate

 

[Alienwidow]

those disabled or mentally unstable vets are totally not hard working americans. and very mentally ill people could totally just go get a job holding a sign, they don't have issues like mental illness or anything.

people suffering from drug addiction just need to stop being addicted to drugs, duh. gay youth who have been shunned by their parents are totally sapping you out of your hard earned money. women who have been sex trafficked their entire lives or who have escaped their pimps and captors should get some fucking bootstraps.

your head is really in the right place on this one.

I understand theres people with real problems out there. Obviously they cant be tossed into a mall to wipe tables down. Its the ones that can be helped that the country isnt taking care of thats the problem. I don't know the stats on what percentage is actually crazy, youre better at finding numbers, but if there were more intensive facilities to help and treat these people who are saveable, i think thst would do more good than just handing someone a buck to go help them possibly od. Or declaring land offically property of the homeless and putting tiny houses on it.

 

[UncleBuck]

I could care less...My wife and her friend are scared of the homeless people...theyre pushy and mean...putting hard working people out of business...another place closed their doors because of the problems theyve been having...theres people smoking meth and shooting up...

there is so much here that does not align with my experiences in portland and knowledge of where you are.

you do not live anywhere near any homeless person. they live downtown, you do not live there. you don't give two shits about anything that is happening downtown.

if you do not like the residents around you supporting a tax to support the homeless, then you can move or vote harder next time.

portland is very compassionate to their homeless. this is a fact that you and clayton hate, and the very reason i am glad to have never met either of you.

this thread is the least portland thing that ever tried to portland in the history of portland.

 

[Alienwidow]

there is so much here that does not align with my experiences in portland and knowledge of where you are.

you do not live anywhere near any homeless person. they live downtown, you do not live there. you don't give two shits about anything that is happening downtown.

if you do not like the residents around you supporting a tax to support the homeless, then you can move or vote harder next time.

portland is very compassionate to their homeless. this is a fact that you and clayton hate, and the very reason i am glad to have never met either of you.

this thread is the least portland thing that ever tried to portland in the history of portland.

Lol, no i dont live near any homeless people. I dont hate the homeless, i just dont like whats being done to deal with the problem. I cant see tiny houses leaving camps up forever a solution to the problem. In my eyes thats just making the problem worse, and the whole Portland philosophy of giving them whatever they want is also perpetuating the problem.

 

[UncleBuck]

I dont hate the homeless

your own words show otherwise.

 

[Alienwidow]

your own words show otherwise.

Ah i was just trying to get a debate going. Ive never lit a homeless person on fire or thrown one in the wood chipper. But i do feel bad for the portland small busines shop owners that are going belly up. And the garbage. So much trash to be picked up on the streets. And its like, do ya pick up a bag you see and toss it in the trash? Or is that someones stuff in there that theyll be back for?

 

[UncleBuck]

i was just trying to get a debate going.

seems like you could do that without calling them dirty repulsive bums. @Bob Zmuda did and people were supportive of him.

Ive never lit a homeless person on fire or thrown one in the wood chipper.

you are a saint. profiles in courage, buddy.

i feel bad for the portland small busines shop owners that are going belly up. And the garbage. So much trash to be picked up on the streets. And its like, do ya pick up a bag you see and toss it in the trash? Or is that someones stuff in there that theyll be back for?

lame trolling.

dehumanizing the homeless is an easy thing to do i guess. i never saw the point in it.

 

[Alienwidow]

seems like you could do that without calling them dirty repulsive bums. @Bob Zmuda did and people were supportive of him.



you are a saint. profiles in courage, buddy.



lame trolling.

dehumanizing the homeless is an easy thing to do i guess. i never saw the point in it.

How is it trolling? I can just see the veiwpoint of the small businesses going out of business because of the problem. These people put their lives into these places and are being driven out by people that are desroying the area. People that have worked hard to build their dreams are suffering because portlands homless are chasing away customers. Whos rights should be protected? The guy shooting up across the street, or the guy who has $200,000 of hard earned money invested into his dream with a family to feed from non food stamp money?

 

[SunnyJim]

What about the snitch crisis in this thread?

 

[Unclebaldrick]

What about the snitch crisis in this thread?

 

[SunnyJim]

 

[Bob Zmuda]

Great thread!

 

[tangerinegreen555]

Great thread!

 

[Alienwidow]

I love this song. I remember hearing it when i was growing up and thinking how cool lionel richie was. I got this song cranked right now.

 

[Alienwidow]

Great thread!

Thanks bob. Hope youre having a great holiday season. Cheers.

 

[UncleBuck]

How is it trolling?

oh, so you actually believe in the retarded nonsense you are spewing?