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Seattle's homeless camping problem has gotten really out of hand in the last 2 years. I moved away about a year and a half ago, when homeless tents were pretty
by RandallBrown 8y ago
Seattle's homeless camping problem has gotten really out of hand in the last 2 years.
I moved away about a year and a half ago, when homeless tents were pretty common. When I visited recently, it was stunning how much worse it is. Almost every green space in the city (except for popular parks) is filled with tents. It's really crazy.
- fjsolwmv 8y agoHomelessness is a problem. Camping is a (weak) solution.
- s0rce 8y agoIts an unsafe solution. There have been a number of fires in homeless camps in the East Bay and as larger camps continue to be built there will be more. Recreational camping tents are not safe for semi-permanent use. They are fire hazards.
- projektir 8y agoI'm not sure where you suggest they live, they're homeless...
- fixermark 8y agoIt's one of the side-effects of having a relatively nice climate. Quite frankly, given how many decades Seattle has had a significant homeless population, I'm surprised the city hasn't taken point on treatment and housing programs. They have a unique opportunity to really help a lot of people out if they'd step up and do it.