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Neighborhood 'sheriff' who tried to screen homeless campers stabbed to death by camper (katu.com)

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[–] [email protected] 23 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Article doesn't really make him out to be a great guy...

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I mean, it's less bad than I first assumed. He was working with the homeless people who were stopping by and but just shooing everyone away.

Better than just calling the cops and sweeping out towing it throwing their stuff away

[–] [email protected] 26 points 5 months ago (1 children)

After reading it I couldn't really make up my mind. He essentially wanted be an authority and screen this homeless encampment and run it how he saw fit but at the same time he was trying to help out and was generally ok with homeless people being on his street. Seems like a vanity project of sorts. It's just strange, but I guess that what this sub is for.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 months ago

It's pretty common.

Most people think they're the good guys, he probably had good intentions.

But who knows what played into his judgement? Article said he owned the whole block and neighbors hated him, was he a shitty landlord that was charging people to park on the street too?

And he's inserting himself into the lives of people in incredibly stressful situations.

Like, it's the other side of it. Lots of good people do evil shit because they're backed into a corner. At the end of the day humans are just animals and with enough stress that's how we act

Dude probably didn't understand how desperate people could get. Which is the main takeaway, and the entire reason civilizations need safety nets. Desperate people are bad for everyone, so it benefits everyone when we guarantee basic needs are met.

It's literally cheaper than how we're currently handling it, lots of other reasons to do it too.