City Hall Jun 30, 2010 at 11:44 am

Sit Lie: The T-Shirt

Sarah Mirk
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Protesting is what you do I guess when you have nothing else to do. Like actually help people or something silly like that.
D on June 30, 2010 at 11:59 AM Report this
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@D I think Joe Walsh would say he's helping the people affected by the sit-lie ordinance by representing their opinions in city council.
Andy Mesa on June 30, 2010 at 12:08 PM Report this
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My point is anyone in such a desperate situation that they must lie in the street needs more immediate help than a stranger showing a home made T shirt to the city council.
D on June 30, 2010 at 12:13 PM Report this
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And when he gets just as upset about being asked to move out of the way of photoshoot, it seems like he just likes getting mad. "Dammit everyone, pay attention to ME!"
Reymont on June 30, 2010 at 12:30 PM Report this
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@D: What does your point have to do with Joe Walsh? Should we just ignore the systemic causes of homelessness and only treat the symptoms? No. Try and think these things through next time.
Graham on June 30, 2010 at 12:31 PM Report this
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@D -- Joe (and Roberto) both do a lot more than this article mentions, and it's pretty obvious this article is not offered as a "complete profile" of the charitable, political, or leisure past-times of either person. And Joe, for one, is hardly a stranger to many people experiencing homelessness in Portland, and in my experience, anyway, he has a pretty good grasp of their needs, immediate and otherwise.

I'm less sure that you do.
Michael M. on June 30, 2010 at 12:37 PM Report this
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So a city ordinance is a "systemic cause" of homelessness?

Thinking through to the logical conclusion of your reasoning ("system"-caused homelessness) leads to the only solution being the government holding mentally ill and substance addicted people against their will, which is illegal.
D on June 30, 2010 at 12:38 PM Report this
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And I in no way am criticizing any good work they do for people on the street. Just saying it helps more than protesting.
D on June 30, 2010 at 12:40 PM Report this
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I guess the Rocky Mountain Way royalties have dried up.
tallperson on June 30, 2010 at 12:51 PM Report this
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I'm off to Walsh's Etsy page!
Commenty Colin on June 30, 2010 at 1:27 PM Report this
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I still see plenty of people sitting on the sidewalk. Now they're just a bit more over the side. Doesn't seem like the greatest injustice in the world to me.
Blabby on June 30, 2010 at 2:32 PM Report this

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