Portland tried to offer limited shelter to unhoused people and only a handful accepted. Nonprofits and organizers say city shelters have too many barriers. Read the full story here: www.newscentermaine.com/artic...
The interview said it all! They would rather be in a position to feed and continue their addiction rather than "just try" to get clean with a bed, roof over your head and regular meals. Our society is rotting from the inside!
The shithead liberals running Portland are ruining the area just like they have destroyed San Francisco for decades. There is nothing to be proud of when the city government permits the city to deteriorate to the point that there are hypodermic syringes strewn about the city and human feces on people's lawns. There is simply not enough purple and green hair dye, or tattoo ink, or nipple piercings, to solve these societal problems. Sorry, liberals. You have to use your liberal arts education to actually do something about the problem instead of talking about it month after month.
I worked in health care for decades. Treating people with the illnesses of substance abuse and mental illness is incredibly expensive and that's why no one wants to put in the time and money to spend on the homeless. Society views them as disposable and expendable.
There are interviews with these people and they are offered jobs, and most say no, they can just sit around. Look it up. Don't feel bad for these people, it is a choice.
Every single one of them gets SSDI payments. You won't find a single drug zombie in these tent cities not collecting a SS disability direct deposit every month. NGOs have staff lawyers that do all the paperwork for them to get them on disability and these NGO lawyers get their cut too. They can afford low-income housing, they choose to use their SSDI on drugs rather than rent. Not a bit of sympathy.
For what? You want to lock people up for being homeless? Just because a few do drugs you want to lock them all up. God damn, I hope your family knows to let you rot if your ever on hard times. They probably already hate you 😂
Our church helps with food and cloths. Lots of working families, kids. Just not enough for rent. Landlords gouge. Its not a government problem. Some are drug users. Most without a job don't want one.
Every city is fine with camping, just not the trash that these people bring with them. Patrol camp sites, pick up trash, keep things clean. If you can't fit it into your tent, you don't get to have it.
Put the trash where They don't have right to trash disposal, nor are there trash facilities provided to them. A shelter bed is just temporary shelter for one night. It provides no place to be during the 12 hrs of the day from 7am 7 pm.
Just make street camping illegal. the mayor freaking said they could camp in public parks...what happened? The Springwater trail was detsroyed, every park became unsafe, the homeless population tripled in the five years following. People flocke dto homeless to be "free" on the streets and do meth. Get tough on vagrancy and drugs and make it unattractive for them to be here...they'll leave.
They’re offered places to go, but they don’t want to go because they can’t pursue their drug habit in shelters. It’s so odd that nobody wants to address the drug problem they just want to say unhoused. For most of these people in the beginning it was a choice to do drugs. I’ve worked with the doctors and have had several say that certain synthetic drugs in certain combination of drugs, cause permanent psychosis along with years of abuse will cause permanent psychosis. Until people stop, pretending this isn’t the issue the root cause nothing will change it will only get worse….
Growing up in Maine in the 60's and 70's you would not see this ever!!! If someone was on hard times or unwell the neighbors pitched in. I lived in Ogunquit. It's the drugs and the outrageous apartment prices. I was actually thinking of moving home but I will stay in California since the same thing is going on there.
It's heartbreaking that people are living this way. Some could make changes to live differently if they wish, some cannot. The latter are the folks who truly need help. My heart goes out to them. God bless those who are trying!
@@sjnmhn Its everywhere because our leaders no longer arrest vagrants or drug addicts they no longer lock up the insane and no longer enforce immigration We face mobs in the streets and vigilantes and CW unless leaders act
@sjnmhn Sadly its what happens when 60 percent of factories are shut down, sent abroad and then awaiting products from a container ship. Good ile 42nd for that NAFTA agreement
3 Choices: 1. Go to shelter/rehab. (Please tell me there’s psychological help there, not just a bed. The people need classes to rebuild themselves, learning a trade, life guidance/spiritual advisor of their choice…) 2. Go to jail 3. Or Go Home ~ Bus ticket back to their last known address. Or back to parents/Stamped Return To Sender.
@@user-jr5mh9td8c Grow up you are not born on the street Drugs mental illness or laziness gets you there This problem grew because people like you opposed arresting addicts or arresting vagrants and stopped us from locking up the insane for life All you are doing is making it easy to be useless You probably had lots of practice I grew up poor SOGFY
Seems the cities can find placement for the asylum seekers, the citizens, not so much. Maine is 98 percent woods, set up mini house developments for off-the-grid self-sufficiency living.
These people are not capable of being good people if you gave them shelter they would have it torched and looking like a dumb put them all in jail its cheaper than cleaning up after them
Ok, the end of "offering". They do not have a choice or the capability to make these decisions - the compassionate thing is to move them into regulated encampments and provide services whether they like it our not. But no one has the balls to do it.
These losers just want to be able to get drugs to feed their addictions at any price. Moving to a shelter would mean they would have to kick their drug habits. They need to be forced into shelters, and given no choice in the matter.
There needs to be a real solution. The Shelters are not great. Go undercover go see what it is to be homeless. Go try for help & spend a few nights at a shelter. Shelters were bad when I was homeless. It looks like it is ten thousand times worse. Than it was 40 years ago. Help these people with real long-term solutions. Not temporary housing at a shelter. Drug addiction is not always the reason to turn down the shelter. I knew a lady who got hurt trying to sleep at a shelter. Some have mental health issues & cannot deal with the environment of the shelters. This goes for the entire western seaboard, every State, city & town. They come from the eastern states to escape winter, they all come west. It happens, it happened during the Dust Bowl & the Free Love Years, and all the youth. Now, it is everyone from old folks to young families, it is not getting better yet. Affordable housing is needed now, more than ever real-world solutions. IMHO
I don't understand why they do this to people. Not everyone who is homeless are on drugs. Some are really down on their luck. My husband and I lost everything after covid shut everything down... This is sad to me.. is it hurting anybody it's a basic human right to need a shelter and place to live and everybody can afford these higher prices at everybody's charging nowadays.
@@sgtsims512 take care of myself without government aid. I was taught the only person you can depend on is yourself! That doesn't mean I want my tax dollars to go towards wars or paying to house and feed people who shouldn't be here. It would be nice to use our tax dollars on people who are America citizens!
@@sgtsims512 and it was the government who shut us down with covid.. I didn't chose to lose my job, home my whole life with no way to get back up. They shut the world down not me.
Unsheltered? Unhoused? How about "really special people who have no place to live through NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN?" Every one of these people are moving tents stolen from Portland stores, wagons that are $180 at Harbor freight and equipment stolen from stores. Or stolen from YOU!And Portland wonders why retail and working citizens are moving out.
Sadly, the larger majority of these people, in tents etc. are just too damn lazy to make a living for themselves. It’s just so much easier to put their hands out for help when they should do it like the rest of us on our own. I truly believe that mental asylums need to be re-introduced into, our towns and cities in order to care for those that truly do need care at all times.
@@user-jr5mh9td8c Yes, I thought Portland Oregon had chronic homlessness, but far east city with same name in Maine also has same problem!! coincidence!!
Thats not true. Our church hands out meals and cloths to homeless. Many are working with families. Few drugs. Just not enough money for rent. Its not a political or government problem. Landlords gouge. Food is expensive. True though some we offer jobs or community help and few takers. They have nothing but time.
Would it not be better to offer them a un used field or un used warehouse if they would rather live like this? It's so much better than have them living on the streets/ in shop doorways as we do in the UK
Yeah you cant do drugs and get shelter. Shocker!! Choose life and shelter, not drugs. They made their choice. They got the same support and they chose drugs, cant help those who don't want it.
In other cities, what has been most effective is *housing* people *first.* That is the most basic and crucial need. Once people have a roof over their heads the other issues can be addressed. It's backwards to tell people to deal with their addiction mental health issues when they're in survival mode. I know, my life began at age 15 when my sadistic father threw me out into the street. I didn't drink or use drugs, I was just getting big enough to fight him off. I was on my own at fifteen. I had never had a boyfriend, I was both innocent and naive. People assume that everyone who is homeless is a pos and you get treated that way. Until we begin to see homeless folks as human beings, and treat them...not based on who or what they are, but as who *we* are; compassionate, knowledgeable, capable, understanding...the homeless population is a *reflection* of who we are. And we are failing. As a society, as human beings, as a nation. We look so lame and so ignorant in the eyes of the world. I once had a conversation with a man from Cuba. He said "Americans talk bad about communism, but we don't let our people sleep in the dirt." There are many countries who make us look bad, as they care for their people. In the eyes of the world, we don't. We don't even do right by our veterans. Also, it's painfully obvious that our *government* has flooded the streets with drugs and guns and are watching us destroy ourselves and each other. But because they're so good at playing us against each other, even as they betray us, we are ineffective and ignorant. TPTB are winning...we the people are losing...every day. 😔🌹
@@awesomesmasher999ftw4 no response, because you made it up and cannot name your fictional city. Again I say, it's worked in every city they've implemented...have a nice day.
I have been to Cuba and the man told you a lie, I have seen people sleeping in the streets and in cars and near government buildings. So don't believe everything you hear. And if communism was so good? Why was he here, or did you go there?
They offered these people housing in shelters. Many of these people get general assistance and food stamps. Addicts have access to state financed rehab. What are you talking about?
Amazing, everyone at the encampment was offered shelter and help. This does not happen in other states and cities (not in CA where I live). This is an intractable problem when the majority of this homeless population have serious addiction problems and/or mental illness. No one wants to hear it, but this population either cannot or will not take care of themselves. You cannot have a dysfunctional minority dictating terms to the entire community. It seems like Portland, ME is offering some solutions - not perfect but a start.
There are to many people that just want to be on the street, yet they want to say that it is the governments fault that they are in the position they are in. Only 18 to up the offer of staying somewhere.
Just About the stupidest comment in this thread. When your life has been reduced to living in a tent and eating out of garbage cans. An ottoman is just a “thing”. Something that is tangible and is theirs. Why they “need” it asked in a doltish manner is the real issue. People are suffering. Suffering by liberal policies and CIA fueled drug trade. This wonderful country you live in has its citizens well conditioned. I hope one day you form a conscience and offer a solution instead of a condemnation.
They don’t want help so why bother trying? Just keep moving them or ship them to Utah or somewhere in the middle of nowhere so they can live like the animals that they apparently want to live like.
This is America and people should be allowed to destroy themselves with their addictions. The state should withdrawal all financial and medical assistance to these people. They cost society too much money and society has no obligation to support useless eaters. Ignore them completely, let them fend for themselves, and if they commit any crimes against the sober public, they should be beaten to teach them a lesson.
Have you ever heard of duel diagnosis. Mentally ill and drug use often go together. Many people who are using drugs are just trying to medicate themselves.
@@awesomesmasher999ftw4this is true! So many turn to drugs to ease their pain...However I know some personally who are paranoid schizophrenics...who don't use drugs, let alone take their prescribed anti psych meds as they believe it's all poison. They won't even accept food offered to them because of the same reason. They are on the street and yes they chose to be homeless (cause paranoia) * one I know almost died of infection a month ago 💔Mental illness is a serious issue everywhere and it's definitely not being addressed how it should be.
homeless is no limited with or without side habits, take care just 1 is easy but add 2 or 3 more with daily population plus with side habits is not under your control, it is self-control. side habits do nothing benefit to all.
I don't understand what is so complicated. The guy with the microphone is asking the city government of Portland where these people in the encampment can go, yet ALL of these individuals were offered city shelters and did not have to live in tents. Then in the video, it comes out that the real reason for why all of these people turned down city-run shelters is because it meant them having to get help for their drug addiction, and having to give up their drug-addicted "lifestyle". Well, that's too damn bad. The city is obviously doing what it can to help these individuals, but what they really need is to be physically forced into a residential drug rehabilitation center whether they like it or not. These drug-addicted idiots should not be permitted to ruin Portland for everyone else. This is all San Francisco repeated, and the liberals have a very bad track record for running cities.
Addiction is a sickness. Councils throwing people away like they are rubbish. Time to help not condemn. Very sad. Some areas have built little shed homes. Very sad and inhumane. A global challenge, also as people cant afford rent, like the elderly. One so called hostel for the homeless, was terrifying, dont look people in the eye they said. Things stolen, people beaten up. Councils must ensure safety.