[I_like_good_things_too]

I'm not sure you understand the scourge that "Tent City" is. I fully support the fines-- the churches are directly violating city laws & working with King County (yes, the King County that fraudulently elected Gov. Gregoire) in order to impose the homeless happy camp on the East Side residents so that we get a "taste" of Seattle. Happened in Woodinville too-- Woodinville taxpayers foot the bill for a church's decision to violate the law and bring these people into our community.

And that's not even getting into the unethical nature of housing the "homeless" in a roving camp called "tent city".

[Stoat]

Well-stated, and let's not forget about the crime, filth and overall degradation that these tent cities bring to every community that they move into.

It's one thing to be compassionate (within reason) to those down on their luck but it's something else entirely to have any organization destroy a community and it's quality of life while attempting to shield itself from criticism by hiding behind the shield of 'compassion'.

[thebaron512]

I don't really think it is the scourge you make it out as. I don't see how a tent city on church property is a sink in the tax payer's pocket unless the city make it so...