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That's a bad example. The unoccupied hotel was vandalized before the homeless were moved in. Yes, it a boondoggle, but nothing to do with homeless.
by Vvector 4y ago
That's a bad example. The unoccupied hotel was vandalized before the homeless were moved in. Yes, it a boondoggle, but nothing to do with homeless.
- vorpalhex 4y agoI don't think it was the local homeowners stealing live copper from the walls.
- threatofrain 4y agoSounds like it could be a ring of criminals who are connected to those who can buy copper.
- HWR_14 4y agoBut it also wasn't homeless people being legally housed there. If your point is "people who live there take better care of the space", then that's what Austin is trying to do. Convert squatters stealing copper to the kind of people who live there.
- Ardon 4y agoWe also don't know it was the homeless, that kind of thing is often actual gang activity
- heavyset_go 4y agoWhere do you suspect that homeless are storing their caches of copper? Do you think they're carrying them around with them at all times?
- vorpalhex 4y agoOh they sell it as soon as they can (copper is easy to recycle and carries direct value) and then use the money for whatever. The risk of course is that you are ripping potentially live circuits out of a building. It usually requires you to already be impaired and desperate to do it. It's that fun combo of illegal and dangerous.