Eviction day for Oakland's Wood Street homeless encampment

"They can't get rid of us. We're dug in like ticks." Spoken like a person who doesn't have any intentions of getting off the streets.

When we lived in Germany, the city literally hunted the homeless to provide them with the food and housing, especially in winter. Within a few days, they were back on the streets because, as they said to us, they didn't like the rules. You can bring the horse to the river but you can't force it to drink

"We're very deeply invested in our neighborhood" lmao, how she said that with a straight face knowing that placed could have been mistaken for a landfill is beyond me.

The woman who said, “Glorified prisons they’re inadequate to feed the basic human needs and rights of a person” might not understand what being homeless means! The transition homes are a step up from sleeping on the sidewalk or living in a tent.

even ticks leave the carcass when there's nothing left

It’s the city’s fault for letting it get this out of control to begin with, disgusting

Wow. They are dug in like ticks and so invested in their neighborhood that they have completely trashed. What a joke.

That woman is a prime example of a homeless person whom no matter how much money or oppurtunity you give her, she has no intention of leaving the street. Stop giving them free food and d.ope and they will leave.

As a person in recovery, you can’t help someone, who doesn’t want to participate in their own recovery or improving their life.

I served 19 consecutive years in the Alabama Department of Corrections (2002-2021). Around ten days after release, I took a Greyhound from Montgomery, Alabama to Spokane, Washington, where I have been living here since release. When I first arrived in Spokane on 09/01/21, I sought shelter at House of Charity. They took me straight in, not once was I forced to sleep in the streets. There were (and always will be) places across Spokane to get a free meal, not just a bag of snacks. The VA, Goodwill, plus other agencies got me stable shelter, and I have not been homeless since. The point is, to get blessed with what I got, the person wanting to escape the streets MUST go all out to make the f***ing difference. No more excuse-making, smoking that fentapoison, casinos, and other BS. Keep all of your appointments with the VA, Goodwill, the Salvation Army——whomever!! You can’t give up on yourself!! Your victory off the streets encourages others to go for it.

The problem is that shelters don't allow the crime and filth they want to live in. It is not about housing or basic human needs; it comes down to antisocial behavior.

There are more than enough resources available for the homeless. Many of them simply don’t want to take advantage of them. They would rather be homeless and live however they want than be exposed to any amount of accountability.

Why don't the advocates house them at their own homes?

That Homeless lady saying that we are very deeply invested in our neighborhood was hilarious

What a disgrace that the city let it get this bad, insanity.

Deeply invested means you're actually paying for something,

The city isn't supposed to find you a home. You find you a home.

it has nothing to do with affordable housing AND EVERYTHING TO DO WITH DRUGS

Nobody owes them. They destroy communities. They need to take responsibility and quit acting like anyone owes them😊

There is no answer. This condition is permanent. It all started when they made renting an apartment so outrageous. We need people in every walk of life . Gas station workers, grocery stores, janitors etc they all need a place to live.