Quote (balrog66 @ Oct 29 2019 11:53am)
I have no problem with governments allowing squatting in buildings that are intentionally left empty and could be used for housing.
I pity the old lady. She's probably pretty lonely. Better elderly care would fix that.
many cities are filled with such buildings, Detroit/Flynt for example. the problem comes from youths.
cops stop enforcing on squatters, homeless move into empty homes, kids also start drinking in homes knowing cops aren't patrolling, kids start fires or destroy homes just for fun.
for years i thought the homeless villages would be a fix, small houses made from basically scrap recycled wood. but each and every example i've seen ends up with drug issues, fighting issues, etc. even those with a zero tolerance policy end up with the issue of how to kick people out. it's a sad sad state of affairs.... combining no money with medical issues, mental issues, and drug problems is a bad bad thing.