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No surprise here. I would never want to live in a city that had an official park for the homeless. If that sounds heartless, so be it.
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Originally Posted by lovecrowds
I have to say that even as a 6 foot tall guy, I am afraid of riding the light-rail here in Phoenix because it isn't the homelessness but the filth and people who are drug and high as a kite on illicit drugs.
I can relate. I regularly take public transportation where I live (not Phoenix) and am around the homeless on an almost daily basis. I can tolerate people stinking (for short periods), but the issues & dangers involving screaming, dangerous drug addicts and/or the mentally ill is a little too much.
Guess, that they thought that a community park would improve the neighborhood but almost immediately it was closed from the garbage, needles and feces.
I am surprised that the neighborhood park had problems in the summer as most of the Phoenix homeless sleep and ride the trains all day and night.
I have to say that even as a 6 foot tall guy, I am afraid of riding the light-rail here in Phoenix because it isn't the homelessness but the filth and people who are drug and high as a kite on illicit drugs.
Winters' coming, even in Arizona.
It's no surprise the homeless are preparing to hunker down in the park for a while. It's better than being out in the open on a cold night.
Cold is relative, of course. But for sure, no homeless person who spent a summer in Arizona is prepared for an Arizona style cold night.
My bro, a native Idahoan, spent a full winter there a few years ago, and it gets very cold here in Idaho. He never thought the cold there would ever be cold enough to bother him, but it did, more than once. He was very grateful he had a warm retreat then, and said so when we talked.
Homeless often go to places where the winters aren't very cold. This is why they are going to Texas, Florida, Georgia, and California. They're going to places where it's warm, or at the least, tolerable in the winter.
The mayor of Phoenix is a liberal Democrat though.
Amazing, how suburbs such as Scottsdale, Gilbert and Fountain Hills keep their fantastic parks open with out the issues that Phoenix has.
For example, in the Republican suburb of Gilbert they have beautifully manicured parks that are litter free with none of the negative elements subjecting the town's residents to stresses that would make them uncomfortable.
Sadly, Phoenix they celebrate the opening of a park but it was soon closed because it was overwhelmed with fecal matter and heroin needles.
Phoenix has a long history of celebration openings and than it goes downhill almost immediately. Every time they extend the light-rail, the adjacent neighborhood becomes a cesspool of filth almost immediately.
I am sure when they opened up the light-rail they didn't envision it becoming a filthy and smelly experience with trains reeking of illegal drugs and people high as a kite.
Yeah Demonic Rats don't understand that "red states" have Dimorat areas which is where the misery lives. Republicans know how to run a clean city, Dims do not.
Yeah Demonic Rats don't understand that "red states" have Dimorat areas which is where the misery lives. Republicans know how to run a clean city, Dims do not.
Yeah Demonic Rats don't understand that "red states" have Dimorat areas which is where the misery lives. Republicans know how to run a clean city, Dims do not.
Then explain this. Marietta,GA. Republican-ran suburb in Georgia. Homeless people are easy to find, especially around Marietta Square. Not to mention some sketchy parts of that city.
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