St. Petersburg Police cutting up homeless tents

[smok3y]

This shit aint right..
YouTube - St. Petersburg Police cutting up homeless tents (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrPdZmPB36U&feature=related)

[FakeBoobsRule]

That's from a year ago and near my city. The city did everything they could for these people and the homeless really refused to be reasonable. I can't remember all the details but the city wanted them to move a few blocks away. They slashed the tents because they kept setting up their tents in really a dangerous area, right under the off ramp to one of the interstate exits. I also believe it is in a high crime rate area and the homeless were smoking and lighting fires near these very flamable tents. I think they ended up giving them new flame resistant tents if they moved to the alternate location. Also, when I say the homeless people were unreasonable, they were dead set on being homeless and didn't care. They literally called it tent city and had a mayor and other elected officials for their tent city. Many programs were put into place to help thouse who were serious if they wanted to get off the streets and return to society but hardly any took advantage of the programs. Basically, they could be moved into low rent housing with the first 3-4 months rent and bill free and they would get job assistance. These programs were not just being run by the city but through churches and charity. So although I'm not sure I would slash a homeless person's tent, it's not accurate to judge what all had gone on leading up to that video and what followed.

[StickyfingahZ]

We have homeless Diehards here too.
I worked in a psych.Hospital and saw TONS of homeless come in to our Hosipital.I was noticing alot of Homeless people were from Alabama,Tennessee,Denver or other parts of the mainland,come to find out,the homless people were telling the doctors that the state sent them to Hawaii.Gave them a one way ticket to Hawaii,The doctors would tell me that they are sent here because the weather is better for homeless people.

[angry nomad]

We have homeless Diehards here too.
I worked in a psych.Hospital and saw TONS of homeless come in to our Hosipital.I was noticing alot of Homeless people were from Alabama,Tennessee,Denver or other parts of the mainland,come to find out,the homless people were telling the doctors that the state sent them to Hawaii.Gave them a one way ticket to Hawaii,The doctors would tell me that they are sent here because the weather is better for homeless people.

Man, I saw this homeless couple sitting at the bus stop in front of Koko Marina about ten years ago, and these fuckwads had cockney British accents!!!

He was the first guy in Hawai'i to stand on the side of the road with a sign that said, "WILL WORK FOR FOOD." After he did, all the other homeless dudes copied him. You ever smell a real stinky guy on a plane to Hawai'i? Now you will know why...

[fasterspider]

I was a homeless person here in California for 7 years.
It was my choice to stay homeless, I had opportunity after opportunity to get a job and a place to live but, I chose to stay on the streets because I was a drug addict.
No-one and nothing could make me change my mind on the whole thing but me.
In 2000 I got tired of that life and cleaned up my act.
Now I live in Studio City where my rent is $1100.00 a month that I pay with a check every month.
My job is easy, I build motorcycles and take care of my wife.
Life is good off the streets!!!

[Acouwaila]

fasterspider you remind a lot of my brother. Hes been in a lot of trouble with the law and drugs and shit and would never keep a job just because he wanted to do what he wanted to do...he is in needles california right now, shit i dont know what hes doin but i think hes makin it

the thing with him though, he knows how to talk to people and get them to like em...so i think most of the time hes had a place to stay....i know he was homeless for a little bit here and there

[smok3y]

I was a homeless person here in California for 7 years.
It was my choice to stay homeless, I had opportunity after opportunity to get a job and a place to live but, I chose to stay on the streets because I was a drug addict.
No-one and nothing could make me change my mind on the whole thing but me.
In 2000 I got tired of that life and cleaned up my act.
Now I live in Studio City where my rent is $1100.00 a month that I pay with a check every month.
My job is easy, I build motorcycles and take care of my wife.
Life is good off the streets!!!

Well done man:thumbsup:

[dragonrider]

It seems really screwed up at first sight, but as FBR and others mentioned, you can't judge it unless you know what went on before. We've had homeless people insist on living under overpasses and other areas near where I live too. They will not take advantage of alternatives that are offered to them. While they stay there, they create a number of different hazards --- fires, human waste, crime and litter. I do not like to see it happen, but if they won't clear out on their own when given the opportunity, I think they do need to be forcibly removed. It sucks.

It seems like there are three classes of homeless.

There are the people who want a normal life and hate being on the streets, but some kind of financial or personal disaster has knocked them out of their homes, and they find it difficult to get back on their feet. Those kind take advantage of opportunities and eventually find their way off the streets.

Then there are those that have severe drug or alcohol problems or have mental health problems. They need treatment and often are resistant to recieving it. It's nearly impossible to force someone into rehab or into a mental institution, so they live on the streets until they die or get treatment.

And there also seem to be some who just like the life on the streets. They seem like they could get jobs and get homes, but they just opt out. They are often the ones who seem to militantly agitate for their "right" to live wherever and however they want, even if it creates a hazard for others and for themselves.

[fUNKYcDOG]

that is f$$ked up...

[smok3y]

They way i see it is if there enough money for wars then there must be enough money to build homeless shelters or even apertments .. There should be some help for the ones who want to be helped..

[Purple Banana]

Hahahahah, I'm a cockney! I bet that was a site eh? Were they speaking rhyming slang? Or just normal english like how im typing now?

I only speak in full english on the net coz no one would really understand me, in real life people take about 10 minutes per sentence to figure out what im saying - apart from me fellow cockneys :D

I'm not really a people person coz of that - everyone should be able to speak rhyming slang.

Ever since I was 7, I've always wanted to learn Cockney slang... I think it'd be kind of difficult to try and pick it up now, seeing as how I'm older, I've never been to England, and I couldn't begin to fathom all of the different phrases :stoned:

[thecreator]

I'd love to learn cockney as well but alas the time has come and gone for me as well.I kinda wanna learn Patwa (or Patios to you linguistics majors out there) which is Jamaican slang with a bit of Indonesian and American influences lol Idk how those three cultures meshed but I'm glad they did. Oh and I talk about the homeless tent slashing all the time here for I live in Tampa the majority of the year and the only good thing about that is it sprouted more hobo-hostels at a more than generous price($a day and total separation from the opposite sex unless your married).The only two downright devious things about it's location is its downtown location which is so far away from the majority of Hillsborough county and the over abundant amount of officers who transfer the unlucky many back to there respective areas.....No joke.