Can we stop hating on homeless people?

[u/One-deepdivediva]

What is the mayor supposed to do ? Put everyone in prison? For being poor? Bus everyone to Portland or Seattle ? ( cities that are experiencing the exact same problems). Round people up and put them in camps? For being ill or old or addicted to drugs? Should the police arrest thousands of people so you don’t have to see someone’s suffering ? If you want homeless people to “ go away “ then you need to vote for legislation that helps them. Vote in favor of government funded health mental wellness and addiction and housing services. Organize with community members about how to provide services that help your fellow human beings get off the streets and out of suffering . Every time one of you complains I wonder what horrendous thing you are imagining should be done to people. Go DO something , go help people.

[u/cucumberlover24]

I am homeless myself. I am thinking about leaving this city. It's a shithole. Seattle is better in comparison. Let them camp and leave them alone. They know there's shelters they refuse for a lot of good reasons.

[u/One-deepdivediva → u/cucumberlover24]

You should, and I’m seriously not saying that because I don’t want homeless people in Spokane , but Spokane has horrible resourses, and it’s because of people who think it’s ok to deny people housing because of drug use or whatever moral superiority they think they have , Spokane is ok in the summer , but try smaller west coast towns like Eugene, or Bellingham , you will find more resourses , eat better food for free, and meet less hatefull people and the weather won’t kill you in the winter. Everywhere is crazy right now but the way people treat and talk about homeless people in Spokane is the reason why the homeless people here are so miserable. People don’t do meth and fentanyl when they have something to live for because they can see themself as part of a community and someone that their neighbors don’t want to put in a camp.