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Woman In Los Angeles Struggles To Get Rid Of Homeless Man On Her Porch
Yahoo ^ | September 27, 2022 | Spencer Jones

Posted on 09/27/2022 11:58:11 AM PDT by grundle

Unfortunately, homelessness is a huge problem in cities like Los Angeles. And there’s no question that the pandemic has only made the crisis worse. For Shacola Thompson, who lives in Van Nuys, the issue has become personal recently. She’s been trying to get a homeless man to leave her porch for weeks but to no avail.

As noted by MSN, the man “continues to return and make himself comfortable on her porch.”

In addition to the stress of somebody encroaching on her space, Thompson told KTLA, “I don’t feel safe when I come out here and try to enjoy my coffee or sit and do my yoga. I had to take up my rug for him not to lay here, but that didn’t stop him. I hope that the LAPD will do its job and take this individual away from this community. Take him somewhere so he can be evaluated.”

The man has made an appearance at least 10 times in a month. Security footage shows him sleeping, sitting in one of the seats and smoking. He also left graffiti on the house while Thompson was out of town.

At one point, the LAPD arrived at the house and asked Thompson if she knew the man since he claimed to live with her. She said that wasn’t true.

The police did say they would arrest the man if he returned, but that has yet to deter him.

“I just feel like they’re not taking this serious,” Thompson complained. “They’re not taking my safety seriously. I live here. I’m alone. He could come in. He could harm me. He could bogart his way into my house. It’s not fair.”

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: california; californication; defundthepolice; gavinnewsom; homeless; localnews; lookwhohatescops; losangeles; shacolathompson; vannuys
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1 posted on 09/27/2022 11:58:11 AM PDT by grundle
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To: grundle

Around here fifty dollars would fix that.


2 posted on 09/27/2022 12:00:06 PM PDT by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medica protection)
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To: grundle

You voted for this insanity, black Karen - Blaren.


3 posted on 09/27/2022 12:01:32 PM PDT by NohSpinZone (First thing we do, let's kill all the lawyers)
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To: grundle

Garden hose.....jus’ sayn’.


4 posted on 09/27/2022 12:02:34 PM PDT by READINABLUESTATE (It would be better to live under robber barons than under omnipotent moral busybodies.)
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To: grundle

When the police refuse to do the job - the Mafia will step in and offer a “service”.

Have a bad renter? A few thousand dollars, and that person will be badly hurt, and permanently disappear.

When the police refuse, capitalism will provide an answer


5 posted on 09/27/2022 12:03:01 PM PDT by Hodar (A man can fail many times, but he isn't a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.- Burroughs)
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To: grundle

she has no bad ass brothers to f him up a bit. ???????


6 posted on 09/27/2022 12:07:21 PM PDT by al baby (Yes i know it was Gere )
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To: grundle

Put an automatic sprinkling system on the porch.


7 posted on 09/27/2022 12:07:43 PM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: grundle; catnipman
Freeper Catnipman and I solved this problem on a similar thread before the sun came up this morning. Here it is (works every time):

At Amazon for $24.72. It will fade after the bum is gone.

8 posted on 09/27/2022 12:15:44 PM PDT by RoosterRedux
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To: grundle

Play Baby Shark on a loop.


9 posted on 09/27/2022 12:15:47 PM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: grundle

I would shoot his ass for trespassing danger!!


10 posted on 09/27/2022 12:15:54 PM PDT by high info voter (Delivery )
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To: ComputerGuy

Gasoline and a match would be more permanent than $50


11 posted on 09/27/2022 12:17:32 PM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: grundle

“Hello Guido....


12 posted on 09/27/2022 12:19:59 PM PDT by Rapscallion
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To: grundle

Go take the man over to the mayor’s home with a bedroll and a few bucks. I bet the mayor would know how to handle this more permanently.


13 posted on 09/27/2022 12:21:41 PM PDT by FamiliarFace (I wish “smart resume” would work for the real world so I could FF through the Burden admin BS.)
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To: grundle

bear spray


14 posted on 09/27/2022 12:21:43 PM PDT by sasquatch
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To: grundle
"He could bogart his way into my house"

Clickety-click-click. The wheels are turning.

15 posted on 09/27/2022 12:23:31 PM PDT by lowbridge ("Let’s check with Senator Schumer before we run it" - NY Times)
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To: grundle

In our ‘hood, back in the early’ 80s, this guy would have been “disappeared” (not killed) and my wrestler and hockey buddies would have had a good time doing it.


16 posted on 09/27/2022 12:26:19 PM PDT by LittleBillyInfidel (This tagline has been formatted to fit the screen. Some content has been edited.)
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To: high info voter

A 12 gauge shotgun loaded with 00 buck would solve the problem.

If this had been an issue on my dad’s day the first time that bum slept on that lady’s porch would have been the last time.


17 posted on 09/27/2022 12:39:03 PM PDT by Ban Draoi Marbh Draoi ( Gen. 12:3: a warning to all antisemites)
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To: grundle

Why doesn’t she marry him? That’ll do it.


18 posted on 09/27/2022 12:53:25 PM PDT by nickcarraway
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19 posted on 09/27/2022 1:07:57 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: grundle

Keep voting Democrat.


20 posted on 09/27/2022 1:09:46 PM PDT by Pajamajan ( PRAY FOR OUR NATION. Never be a peaceful slave in new Socialist America.)
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