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St Petersburg Police Slash Tents of the Homeless
Tampa Tribune ^
| Jan 20, 2007
| Steve Thompsom & Rod Challenger
Posted on 01/20/2007 10:12:26 AM PST by meg88
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To: meg88
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:04:39 AM PST
by
csvset
To: Mashood
They gays would have no part of that.
To: Fresh Wind
The worth of the item isn't the issue. It's the destruction of property without due process of law that causes me concern.
To: bigfootbob
Maybe they would be accepted by the community if we required the homeless to wear gerbil costumes.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:10:35 AM PST
by
Mashood
To: Star Traveler
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:19:23 AM PST
by
rockrr
(Never argue with a man who buys ammo in bulk...)
To: Star Traveler
Oh my Lord those links are over the top. The out of the doorways one says :
Dignity is a formerly mobile tent city in Portland, Oregon, well on its way to becoming a green, sustainable, urban village.
and also that the tent city of vagabonds has begun hosting weekly craft lessons in conjunction with the local high schools ?
Flea publik eudkashion !!!!!
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:28:03 AM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Star Traveler
Squatting can actually lead to the total legal possession of the housing, through what's called "adverse possession." Sometimes, squatters get lucky and find a squat which the landlord seems to have really abandoned. Police and neighbors have been dealt with successfully and after many months the landlord still hasn't complained or been seen. In that case, squatters might start laying plans for gaining adverse possession.
http://www.sftu.org/squat.html
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:29:19 AM PST
by
x_plus_one
(Allah has no son.)
To: meg88
A week ago, a tent city up the street that was home to about 150 people was dismantled peaceably. Some of the 150 received rent vouchers; other homeless people accepted mats at a homeless shelter; still others took gasoline money or bus fare to return to out-of-state relatives or friends. I'm a little surprised at the responses posted These people are breaking the law
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:30:23 AM PST
by
JZoback
(Grandma Pelosi will give milk and cookies to Osama and he will be a good boy !!!)
To: agooga
True. But "Feed the Homeless to the Hungry" has long been my solution to both problems.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:30:26 AM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: meg88
Some people also smoked inside the tents,
Oh well. Now we know the reason for the abrubt resolution ;-)
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:31:37 AM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: Rb ver. 2.0
I suppose you'd oppose my holiday "Burn a Bums Box" campaign too then eh ?
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:33:24 AM PST
by
festus
(The constitution may be flawed but its a whole lot better than what we have now.)
To: spunkets
Were the vagrants loitering on public or private property?
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:33:34 AM PST
by
meg88
To: Lady Jag
Sounds more like St. Petersburg Russia than St. Petersburg Florida!The uproar about this tent city has been going on for quite a while. They were given a chance to move to other quarters.
To: meg88
>>>
"The intent was not to arrest anyone," Harmon said. "The problems weren't the people. It was the tents.<<<< Typical "Community Policing" orthodox BS! Its never the perp.;
The bartender shouldn't have served the drunk driver that last drink...
Its not the shooter, its the easy availability of guns that is the problem...
Detroit makes it too easy to steal cars...
Its the tents...not the lazy no-goods that inhabit them.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:37:22 AM PST
by
HardStarboard
(The Democrats are more afraid of American Victory than Defeat!)
To: festus
Not a problem so long as you coordinate it with the annual "Return them to their owners" shopping cart roundup.
To: Lady Jag
Homelessness in America is a choice. All these folks living in that tent city can merely go to the Salvation Army and get three nights food and lodging for free. After that, they are urged to enter a program and WORK for their keep. They all mostly refuse. Instead they hang out in traffic and panhandle for money and easily gain about one hundred dollars a day, tax free. I submit they are lazy and non-productive and cause a nuisance for those of us who are not.
It's like the same old story....keep feeding the ducks and they will never leave. This time they were told to leave after refusing to do so. I see very little wrong with that.
To: festus
Boy any "homeless post" sure brings out the bleeding hearts posters...what a bunch of KOS Kids needing to grow up.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:39:25 AM PST
by
iopscusa
(El Vaquero. (SC Lowcountry Cowboy))
To: Jaysun
I would have thought it was already pretty well marinated and seasoned. Although I have heard if it's not drinking wine, then you shouldn't use it in cooking.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:39:26 AM PST
by
mtbopfuyn
(I think the border is kind of an artificial barrier - San Antonio councilwoman Patti Radle)
To: iopscusa
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:43:50 AM PST
by
meg88
To: meg88
"Were the vagrants loitering on public or private property?"It says city.
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posted on
01/20/2007 11:49:43 AM PST
by
spunkets
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