I could take such a video here. Under each freeway overpass is a mini tent city. In the bushes along the freeway and behind a big local park are similar set ups, minutes from my celeb filled neighborhood. "The Homeless" are everywhere around here. And the do-gooders want to "help them" as if giving them things would make less homelessness. No. It makes more.
There’s a small encampment in my town in MD. I was at a City Council meeting when they discussed it. They can’t evict them because the property ownership is in a escrow battle and no one has the legal authority until it’s sold. The cops check in three times a day. For the most part it’s contained and the people live there by choice, not necessarily by need.
The Police Chief was very clear. “Do not help them, do not try to make their lives easier. We want to encourage them to leave.”
Most refuse offers of shelter.
But, to help them at all is just enabling.