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It is bullshit to suggest that a horrific random crime that happens is the fault of the city.
There will always be homelessness. You can build more and more shelters - but I tend to think you get people moving here in the hopes of getting free shelter.
"dignity village" hasn't shown to be the place it was envisioned to be to help out on this either. The idea in the beginning was to have a transitional place to get back on your feet - but how many have been living there for months upon months?
Blame the asshole psychopaths that did the shooting.
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Not all societies have had any such thing as homelessness, but don't let that stop you from using the assumed inevitability of the problem to get away from the fact that the U.S. does a lot less to take care of our most vulnerable than many other countries do.
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In every country I've ever lived in or visited there has been homeless people.
What countries don't have homeless anyway?
Should we consider all homeless to be 'vulnerable'?
Mentally ill and homeless, sure, but most?
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frankieb: Sleeping outside in the weather, subject to the cops summarily confiscating your stuff if they decide to move you along one morning, no walls or locked doors between you and a potential beating/rape, a more obvious target for shit like this shooting....what would you call that if not vulnerable?
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We are all vulnerable to crime.
Homeless or not.
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So they're not vulnerable, but we're all vulnerable....okay, you're a troll.
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Did the post say they help clean R2D2? WTF!?
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Homeless people in Portland are indeed vulnerable. From outside crime, internal crime, Police etc. I disagree that many other countries better than the US in this regard. There are a number of countries that have homelessness up to and surpassing 1/3 of the population. Nothing is done for them (well, other than occasional brutality and round ups into "Government Centers"). I would agree that for a non third world country we do not have a great track record. Something people are missing is the fact that we have the highest population of homeless people for a first world country. We do not have government subsidized housing for most. We have a much larger population, number and diversity of immigrants than anywhere else . I don't see the problem going away sadly. Nor do I see services for the Homeless here improving much. Even as the numbers grow
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Right 2 Dream Too = R2D2
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Take that, George Lucas.
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Oooooh. That makes sense now. They could have just said that. Not like they were hurting for space.

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