Oregon reacts to Supreme Court ruling on Grants Pass homelessness case | The Story | June 28, 2024 

We criminalized drug use and public drunkenness. Yet that never gets enforced.

Is it now illegal to not have a home? When these people can’t pay fines, they’re gonna wind up in jail. Here is some accountability for you. You’re gonna have to pay for their jail stay. Where are they supposed to go? To the suburbs. How about holding the corporations And hedge fund companies accountable for buying up so much of the housing supply in the United States and artificially inflating prices.

@@stevem2700 I believe the public isn't compassionate. They just want them to camp outside of the city, not outside there front door. I have no problem providing porta potties and portable showers and even a meal everyday, but I also want accountability. They need to work for what they're receiving. As long as we continue to provide them with tents and food and not require them to give back in any way this will never end.

If you move them out of the city limits, where are they going to clean up the parking lots? Who’s gonna take them back-and-forth to do that? No matter what the solution we’re all gonna wind up paying something, we can house them in jail, which is quite expensive. Much cheaper to provide them with some type of public housing. These people will never find jobs without an address. Not many employers will hire somebody without an address, or the ability to take a shower and clean yourself up for a job interview. And no matter what you do there are always gonna be Undesirable behavior in society.. Freedom is messy. I have been homeless myself. Not drug addicted, or unwilling to work. I do take some responsibility for that, I did not see that the business deal I made with somebody was going to go bad and they ripped me off. I was young and it was all the assets I had and could not pay my rent. Should I have been jailed or fined for that, I don’t think so. Or looked at by people passing by as some kind of scumbag, and their cruel judgments. Almost no one was willing to help me out of the situation. Not the churches, not the government. They just assume I should be in jail as well. No compassion or love. I was fortunate enough to find someone, an immigrant from the Middle East, who helped me out. I walked into his store and told him I was hungry and had no money. I said when I get on my feet, I would pay him back. He provided me with With some bread and some meat and the directed me to a friend of his that could put me up. It was a lifesaver. I was very fortunate that I happened to walk in the right store at the right time and asked the right person, not so many people are that lucky.

I totally agree, we need to be more like Florida. Oregon is probably the most corrupt state in the us. I think they should look up to states like florida and what they do. I hope they listen but I doubt it because the bureaucracy doesn’t care they are in it for the money unfortunately..

We also need to remove Portland’s stupid sanctuary city status.

public camping spaces in every town and city is good. Problem is some zoning and health ordinances and fussy local citizens and that creates red tape and creates obstacles to getting more of these provided. Some towns think they need to spend thousands of dollars just to build camp grounds,when all they need is some running water facilities,public bathrooms.

maybe some people are paying a lot of bills and high rent,and also why people are having less offspring now days,and postpartum depressed women increased and covid/post covid caused more depression,because economic factors make many people worried how they can afford this economy.

They should go to prison.

Great ideas. The only issue is our useless so called " leaders" and I use that term very loosely, seem to think your sediment of making them earn their keep is mean. The homeless zombies only need compassion and love and that will fix everything.

Agree. CA Insider just did a story on a guy in Oakland who did just what you said hiring homeless to clean up the city.

Wow you must have never experienced any hardship...yeah imagine homeless people all being able to make their way outside of city limits to sleep everynight, then having to get a way back to shower and eat and try to get resources or look for work. Or if they have a job trying to get back to town to be able to find a shower before their shift everyday. Seriously...

@@desireedegenar6110 I'll make sure they camp in your backyard. Better yet just open a room in your house!

free housing for some is like helping those who are mentally challenged after years of drug alcohol addictions,and they cant function well to take care of their own home,or pay rent,or work.They are the ones who need free housing if they are ill but many of the other mentally healthier homeless need temporary transitional housing.

Unless the pull a hammy stepn over the dead

​@@blackops844People don't "become" criminals because they're homeless. That's a matter of character, not money.

they might do slave labor then.

Yep, if that's what you choose

How will living in a tent prevent that?

I disagree I believe they need to go to prison, if you think otherwise stop complaining and let them take over.

How long before these taxpayer-funded "tiny homes" are trashed/fouled and need to be junked? Yet another chimera being chased by the Left. The problem is drug addiction, and is not addressed by providing free housing.

These people started off homed. Their drug use and alcoholism and subsequent poor behavior alienates friends and family from helping them. They homeless by choice of actions. Most are on some form of public support already. It goes to drugs and alcohol. See what these encampments look like. This is exactly what any housing will look like days after giving them feee housing. It’s ignorant to think otherwise. You cannot help those that do not want to help themselves. But one thing is for sure. Start giving things way you will make more of them! Dealing with them more directly and they won’t like it. They will either go away or want to fix themselves. Their choice. Being soft on them enables them. Accept that or give up your community.

@@johnthomson3248 what if a minority of some of them are just been unable to afford rent,or had to move because landlord wants to remodel or sell the place,or they lost a job,and having a time finding another one?

@@Aldarionz9 then buy a house

This is not an issue of a lack of compassion. There's been plenty of that. What is needed is accountability. Giving people everything they need while requiring nothing just makes poorly behaved dependent people. God helps those who help themselves. There's a lesson in that.

@@UNCIVILIZE I meant give them an income so they can pay for the afordable tiny homes or RV's or apartments but with a contract of cleaning/Inspections and classe's for job training for thoes who can work..and the one that cant work find them something simple to do to pitch in..The city leaders just don't want to spend money to build more (when they need to) in each city with this problem..also some may say the homeless want to be homeless but I dont think so- It's because they don't have an income enough to rent anything cause everything now days is so expensive to live and rent is way to high..Gas prices too and food. big problem

It is not compassionate to give people special status and require no laws be followed by them while at the same time they disrupt the freedom, safety and enjoyment of their lives. It is not compassionate to say homelessness is the problem while ignoring drug addiction and mental illness. It is not Capitalism's fault. How obtuse.

@@UNCIVILIZE Never argue with a Marxist. Their brains do not live on planet Earth.

These scriptures are not referring to homeless people..

Keep in mind the church in grants pass that wanted to help the homeless. The homeless refused because they could not abide by the churches rules. Homeless do not want help. We have a terrible return on investment with our tax dollars !!! As a tax paying citizen, I would say lock them up or bring back poor houses. Because it's obvious what is going on now is NOT working.

​@@user-zy3qj2hb2sThat's right. There is no requirement from the homeless themselves and that is a problem. That is Housing First (which is more Housing Only, which isn't working either).

@@user-zy3qj2hb2s poor houses and orphanages is what we do need since there is so many unparented adults and children. rehab facilites for the mentally ill and addicted is important. But you cant say all homeless are villains,since the housing is unaffordable in this country in cities mainly. People lose hope and get damaged and then if you give up on them,they become worse. Then so they have to have a good healing places to lodge and theylll want to ask for help and lodging if they are mentally normal but just economically disadvantaged and want to eventually get back on their feet,but the abnormal division of the homeless are the one who would not want the help,and so its those ones if they are not going to go to rehab and healing houses but have the opportunity they should be forced to go if its good for them to be healed mentally to escape from addictions.Also the homeless should be allowed to have therapy pets with them ,but some shelters dont allow pets,and so this is important to allow them to stay with them as part of the healing process.

Jail people who refuse shelter

It is the answer and removing portland’s status as a sanctuary city also is.

@@muskepticsometimes9133yes

They should be considered criminals ! These homeless zombies are turning towns into shit holes ! Yes, and that should be criminal.

No one is criminalizing being homeless. They are breaking laws and can't be treated as a special class of citizens who are allowed to break laws.

California submitted a amicus brief on this case to the Supreme Court. They wanted this ruling. They wanted the ability to enforce rules locally. Are you going to boycott all the businesses in California too?