What do we do about the drunks in my town? (Gallup: to live in, law)

[Bob Osborne]

Just bird-eyed Vaughn.
I question the mental swiftness of
anyone there that is not drunk.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by songinthewind7

Thanks Towanda for your support to a poor helpless chocolate addicted person.

I got some of those chocolate liqueur bottles filled with, what else, liquor, for Christmas. Jim Beam, etc. I have been rationing them, but I will share some (not all) if need be....


Rich

[malamute]

Originally Posted by Minathebrat

If the homeless shelter won't let in the homeless, then why is it a surprise that they're sleeping all over town.

A lot of homeless shelters do that. They take in homeless who agree not to use drugs and drink.

In part it's pretty dangerous to the homeless to have to stay with the drunks and drugged up. Drunk and drugged tend to get very rowdy, are dangerous.

[malamute]

Originally Posted by domino

Untreated mental illness is a serious problem for many impoverished Americans. Make sure your chairs are pushed back far enough so that no flying body parts hit you.

Self-treatment with alcohol is certainly not an inexpensive route to go. People who have money to buy a whole lot of beer and liquor have money, they just have their priorities screwed up. Impoverished can mean you have $30 a day for alcohol, or $100 a day for drugs but $0 for food for your kids.

[DOUBLE H]

On post #12 Mike 0421 nails it on the issue of Vaughn's motel situation. They are a rough lot, though there are a couple of good ones there. While driving through to visit a buddy south of Roswell, I tried to get ahead of a storm. Wrong! Spent the night at Vaughn as 285 was shut down at the port of entry 2 miles south of town. Elevation is close to 6000 ft. and it DOES snow in March there! It's an old railroad town that time has passed by, for sure.

[dracul]

Betcha Crawford, Texas is gearing up the drunk tank for when a certain resident returns home soon for an extended stay!!!

[songinthewind7]

Originally Posted by Poncho_NM

I got some of those chocolate liqueur bottles filled with, what else, liquor, for Christmas. Jim Beam, etc. I have been rationing them, but I will share some (not all) if need be....


Rich

Thanks Rich.

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Total Percent of Population Living Below Poverty

1. McKinley County (36.1 percent)
2. Luna County (32.9 )
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[Minathebrat]

Originally Posted by malamute

A lot of homeless shelters do that. They take in homeless who agree not to use drugs and drink.

In part it's pretty dangerous to the homeless to have to stay with the drunks and drugged up. Drunk and drugged tend to get very rowdy, are dangerous.

It just seems like a no-win situation. Is it preferable to have them sleeping in alleyways or park benches or what have you? I don't really know the answer to this question, I'm sort of just typing out loud...

[jaada]

Originally Posted by songinthewind7

'Addiction' is not an excuse to behave badly. I don't think we should have to do anything to help people that choose to live like trash.

really? so we dont help people who are sick then huh? these people are sick they are not trash. you ever stop to think that these people didnt chose to be this way? they started out haveing a few drinks like anyone else might and it got out of control and now they need help to get off of it?