I am so tired of living in an insane asylum; in a social experiment (for rent, landlords)

[RowingFiend]

Originally Posted by Arktikos

I trust that no DA or jury in the country, regardless of location, would go after me for doing the right thing.

Politicizing such an act seems absurd to me.

Google Daniel Penny.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by 1AngryTaxPayer

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plus, criminals don't care about that for firearms either. Still nutcases with weapons.

I propose hammer,kitchen knife and screwdriver registration. At least it shows that our hearts are in the right place.

[rodentraiser]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

I just couldn’t imagine a homeless guest in our house.
Just the thought of that makes me cringe.
I don’t even feel comfortable when a stranger is at our place let alone a homie.

We have been burned too many times and are now jaded.
One worker even stole our meds when we allowed them to use our restroom.
Yeah that’s ever gonna happen again.
I now understand why some shops say that their restroom is out of order.

And yet, when I was living in my truck, which is essentially being homeless, I was constantly asked why I didn't rent a room from someone or share an apartment with someone. At which point, if I wasn't renting a room or giving the reasons why people weren't enthused about taking in homeless people to rent rooms in their houses, then I was someone who "chose" to be homeless. It's like you can't win.

Originally Posted by 509

America is about equal opportunity, not "equity". Lots of Americans have forgotten that or NEVER learned it in the first place, like you.

But to have equal opportunity, you need to have equity (equality) first. Being an immigrant, I'm surprised you don't understand that.

The opportunity is there for hard work if an immigrant has connections, money, programs to help him and his family, or a support system already in place. The immigrant who choose to enter the country illegally because he didn't want to remain in a war zone facing starvation isn't going to start from the same place a legal immigrant starts with and isn't going to have the same opportunities no matter how hard he works.

A child born to crack-addicted parents living in a slum who doesn't get his nutritional, emotional, or educational needs met is not going to have the same opportunities as a kid born to middle class parents who plan on college for their kid. I'm not saying that despite all kinds of kids starting out on uneven levels, a surprising number of them get through life. That's not my point. What I AM saying is that in America, opportunities are NOT equal for all people.

I'm not trying to downplay your achievements. I'm just asking you to show some empathy.

[CalWorth]

Originally Posted by jbgusa

I propose hammer,kitchen knife and screwdriver registration. At least it shows that our hearts are in the right place.

Ya, cuz it’s normal to walk around the city streets or on public transit carrying a hammer. Or a machete. Or a long-handled ax, I’ve seen those, too.

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by CalWorth

Ya, cuz it’s normal to walk around the city streets or on public transit carrying a hammer. Or a machete. Or a long-handled ax, I’ve seen those, too.

Perhaps people figure they will need to nail something together, chop down a tree or cut something. I don't know.

[MechAndy]

Rodentraiser, I might not have been clear and I apologize for that.

I have throughout the years taken in homeless family members and close friends for a few weeks up to a couple months.
I don’t like doing it because my roommate days are long gone.
I only do it because it needs to be done.
Heck I don’t much care for when my son comes up for 2-3 weeks.

A stranger?
Umm, no that’s not going to happen.
It’s just the wife and I out in the middle of nowhere and personal safety is something that I take seriously.
There is also the possible theft situation so I would have to pick up anything left out that might tempt a person into thievery.

I have given day jobs to help people that were homeless years ago (when it wasn’t this wide spread) and they stole from us a few times.

I also am a firm believer that desperate people do desperate thing because they have nothing to lose, so we no longer help/hire the homeless.

[Hemlock140]

Originally Posted by CalWorth

Ya, cuz it’s normal to walk around the city streets or on public transit carrying a hammer. Or a machete. Or a long-handled ax, I’ve seen those, too.

You forgot about the rocks, which are more frequently used for assaults lately.

https://www.rentonreporter.com/news/...owing-suspect/

https://komonews.com/news/local/i90-...-investigation

[jbgusa]

Originally Posted by Hemlock140

You forgot about the rocks, which are more frequently used for assaults lately.

https://www.rentonreporter.com/news/...owing-suspect/

https://komonews.com/news/local/i90-...-investigation

I often carry around rocks to put on gravestones.

[MechAndy]

Rocks are and have always been brutal.
My Mother grew up in WW11 with a front row seat and lived in occupied territory that banned gun ownership.
She said that the thugs would ask you “Do you want to buy this rock ?” when they robbed you.

Rocks were the weapons of choice long before there were guns.
Seems like they are making a comeback once again.

[rodentraiser]

Originally Posted by MechAndy

Rodentraiser, I might not have been clear and I apologize for that.

I have throughout the years taken in homeless family members and close friends for a few weeks up to a couple months.
I don’t like doing it because my roommate days are long gone.
I only do it because it needs to be done.
Heck I don’t much care for when my son comes up for 2-3 weeks.

A stranger?
Umm, no that’s not going to happen.
It’s just the wife and I out in the middle of nowhere and personal safety is something that I take seriously.
There is also the possible theft situation so I would have to pick up anything left out that might tempt a person into thievery.

I have given day jobs to help people that were homeless years ago (when it wasn’t this wide spread) and they stole from us a few times.

I also am a firm believer that desperate people do desperate thing because they have nothing to lose, so we no longer help/hire the homeless.

No need to apologize. I understood exactly what you were saying and it's a point I make all the time to people who think homeless people should just rent a room somewhere. It's worse for homeowners to have people renting rooms in their houses. If you're a landlord, you have some distance between you and the person you rented to. A person renting a room to someone else doesn't get that luxury.

Renting a room to someone you don't know is, in my opinion, like giving a stranger a ride in your car. You basically place yourself at their mercy in hoping they aren't violent, won't destroy your house, threaten you or bring drugs in or anything else of that sort. I would never blame anyone for not wanting to rent a room out, either in their apartment or in their house.

What I should have made clear is that even though I tell people that, people still think if I can't find a room to rent, then I'm choosing to be homeless because they think everyone should want to rent a room to anyone. And it doesn't work like that.

I see it from both sides. Like in how the homeless should "just get a job" but when I applied to jobs through the community college and asked if not having a phone was a problem (this was before cell phones), I was told that not having a phone made it seem as if I were homeless (I was at the time) and that no one wanted to hire anyone who was homeless. It made me want to turn in circles, stamp my feet, and scream. LOL

I see nothing wrong with people not wanting to rent rooms out, even if they need the money themselves. I hear you about your days of having roommates being over. I hate living with other people to the point where I would choose to be homeless now rather than share a place again. I felt like that when I was 20 and you better believe I still feel like that at almost 70. Privacy is a gift and a luxury and I'm not about to give that up easily. I suspect you wouldn't either. That's fine and no one should judge you for it.