Miami to create homeless camp on Virginia Key?

[elchevere]

He was probably referencing this article:

https://amp.miamiherald.com/news/loc...264649299.html

Originally Posted by Corrie22

ok, while you're doing your fan dance.....

percentages mean nothing...nada...zippo......did Miami have 100 homeless and go up to 123?

..and the link where you got that ditty

[Corrie22]

Originally Posted by elchevere

And, yet, even with an estimated unsheltered homeless population of 1,140

thanks got it now....

so basically what they are....not....saying, is the weather is perfect for sleeping outside
...and you can't do drugs in the shelters

and there's ~1000 people that don't want to be in a shelter...for one reason or the other...and you can't force people to go to shelters

no where does it say the shelters are maxed out....they even increased their capacity

now here's a novel idea.....don't let millions of low wage earners into the country...and then complain about lack of low income housing

[elchevere]

And I do not recall anybody on this forum ever stating Miami does not have any homeless; rather we do not have as many as other major coastal US cities where it is a much bigger problem. A blind squirrel can see that.

Originally Posted by Corrie22

thanks got it now....

so basically what they are....not....saying, is the weather is perfect for sleeping outside
...and you can't do drugs in the shelters

and there's ~1000 people that don't want to be in a shelter...for one reason or the other...and you can't force people to go to shelters

no where does it say the shelters are maxed out....they even increased their capacity

now here's a novel idea.....don't let millions of low wage earners into the country...and then complain about lack of low income housing

[Corrie22]

the only time I've ever seen Miami with a homeless problem....was after Mariel....and crime went through the roof

[elchevere]

Originally Posted by Corrie22

the only time I've ever seen Miami with a homeless problem....was after Mariel....and crime went through the roof

I passed about 3-5, one group with a tent, below a highway underpass near The Wharf on my way to Quest this morning.

Still nothing remotely close to what I saw when I lived in San Diego where there were dozens and dozens more, including across the street from my high rise in the nicest area of downtown, shortly before a citywide hepatitis epidemic broke out as a result of their homeless.

https://youtu.be/etqmkkW7D8Q

Above would be the equivalent here of homeless tents setting up shop in the vacant parking lot next to Jade Brickell—has not happened and doubt residents or the city would tolerate it.

[Marc Middleton]

Originally Posted by elchevere

I passed about 3-5, one group with a tent, below a highway underpass near The Wharf on my way to Quest this morning.

Still nothing remotely close to what I saw when I lived in San Diego where there were dozens and dozens more, including across the street from my high rise in the nicest area of downtown, shortly before a citywide hepatitis epidemic broke out as a result of their homeless.

https://youtu.be/etqmkkW7D8Q

Above would be the equivalent here of homeless tents setting up shop in the vacant parking lot next to Jade Brickell—has not happened and doubt residents or the city would tolerate it.

Just depends on where you go. We used to encounter large areas of swaths of tents just West of our downtown high rise (Loft 2). I'm sure they try to clean it up but that's where people go who have mental disabilities, sex offenders, etc.

So no Corrie, they are full of 'illegals taking our jobs'. When we lived at Loft 2, it was always cracked out white guys hassling us between MDC & the 7-11.

[elchevere]

Except Loft 2 and surrounding areas is not in what I would call a (not yet) gentrified area of downtown. You don’t see tents on Brickell Avenue or other maintained areas of greater Miami such as Coral Gables, South Pointe Park or Peacock Park, but I did in comparable, nice areas of San Diego that were impossible to avoid (even worse in a number of other cities such as LA and SF).

I’m unaware of Miami’s homeless situation being out of control to the point that high profile citizens are taking to the airwaves and calling for our Mayor’s resignation as former NBA great Bill Walton—hippie and Grateful Dead devotee; not exactly a right wing spokesperson—is doing in San Diego. Balboa Park and The San Diego Zoo are surrounded by multimillion dollar homes, the city’s top attractions, and…homeless encampments beyond control.

https://www.10news.com/news/local-ne...isis?_amp=true

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com...onal?_amp=true

Again, not denying the existence of homeless in Miami; just not close to same extent as many other coastal cities (some bigger, some smaller).

Originally Posted by Marc Middleton

Just depends on where you go. We used to encounter large areas of swaths of tents just West of our downtown high rise (Loft 2). I'm sure they try to clean it up but that's where people go who have mental disabilities, sex offenders, etc.

So no Corrie, they are full of 'illegals taking our jobs'. When we lived at Loft 2, it was always cracked out white guys hassling us between MDC & the 7-11.

[beach43ofus]

The faster you round them up, and remove them from society, the less of them will come here, and the problem is easier to solve.

If you delay, and let it persist, Miami will look like LA in no time.

Best to nip this in the bud right now.

Putting them on an Island is perfect....hard to escape, and cheaper than mental institutions. They can be permanent urban campers living in tents. Maybe put some port o lets out there to keep it somewhate sanitary, and provide running water.

if laws dont exist that allows rounding them up and removing them, then its time to write the laws. There are lots of ways to legally push them out. Constantly removing them, and harassing them to make them miserable is job #1. Cut them of from their income source..which is our free society.

[Corrie22]

Originally Posted by Marc Middleton

So no Corrie, they are full of 'illegals taking our jobs'.

Marc, do you get people's posts confused?....or just think someone said something because it's what's in your head

I do not think it's illegals taking our jobs