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There was a constant homeless encampment here in Boise under the I-184 overpass over 16th street a while back. The city of Boise (to their credit) let those pe

by bb88 3y ago

There was a constant homeless encampment here in Boise under the I-184 overpass over 16th street a while back. The city of Boise (to their credit) let those people be there for maybe two years or so as they didn't really cause any issue. Then a murder happened there. And now it's a skate park. https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/homeless-camp-under-overpass-raises-safety-concerns/277-273515275 https://www.ktvb.com/article/news/local/homeless-camp-under-... The right answer is to house the homeless. The wrong answer is for Boise to be the homeless Mecca from Portland, Spokane, SF, and Seattle -- who seem to be actively working to get their homeless to move to other cities.

reaperducer 3y ago
who seem to be actively working to get their homeless to move to other cities. It's probably not "seem." A number of cities have been caught, sometimes repeatedly, buying one-way bus tickets to other cities for homeless people. It's immoral, but not illegal. When they get caught, there's a brouhaha in the local newspapers for a bit, and then everyone forgets and it starts up again.