Feed: Comments on: UP #301 Seattle’s Tent City - AggScore: 18.3

By: Diablo Champion

Nick, you’ve been on council since the late 90s and surely we should be seeing some positive moves by now to at least turn these homelessness problems in the other direction. This is seriously a concern that we look after our own people and not just turn the problem into a professional activity for those who actually have somewhere to live.

By: Emo Style

We need to take care of our kids. Body piercing and dark attitudes is surely a flag of concern that’s waving in our faces. If we ignore the signs, it’s no wonder we lose hope and pretty soon we need a replacement for our lost family ties and then we are homeless

By: Peter

Cam e across this pretty late but I’m wondering what eventuated. Bradford was right but that doesn’t stop our responsibility to provide adequate shelter and human conditions for those who have fallen on hard times. It could happen to any of us and society needs to do unto others.

By: Terry

People should understand that others need help.
Homless will exist for ever, unfortunetly, but we could do some actions, like tent city but not also,to make their life better.

Regards
Terry

By: Ron Henry

Why can’t we see more city in this situation, the politic of Seatle is the best in the US

By: Steve Gaskell

Hope to see more tent city in the country

By: Weiter Lesen

Kinda agree with Bradford. Good effort though.

By: Randka

Yes this is great

By: Bradford

The key to ending homelessness is in getting a better handle on dealing with (or preventing) the large amounts of drug abuse and mental health issues that are prevalent in the homeless population. I do not think it is impossible but that we are focusing on the wrong things…in essence we are shutting the barn doors after the horses have escaped.

By: David W Johnson

It’s a noble gesture to end homelessness, but it will never happen. What will happen is you’ll expand the system over time. Tent city 1 was started in 1993 with mention of tent city 3. In 2027, we’ll be talking about tent city 6.