JFK Airport has offically become homeless shelter for NYs unhoused population.

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

the percent varies, but the fact is they are a larger percentage of those on the street...not sure how you're struggling to comprehend that

There's no struggle on my end since I stated from the beginning they are a minority that requires 'special care'. Their needs are best met in mental institutions which no longer exist and were deemed unconstitutional.​

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

they should have sperate floors or facilities for dug addicts because I don't understand how it's preferable for them to do drugs and be high in public.

This is how I know a lot of Americans do not live near or encounter drug afflicted people on the regular.

They get on dope and can’t act right. Believe me a ‘drug controlled floor’ would crash immediately. I live in one of the most drug riddled cities in the country and they’ve tried that and it fails every time. They opened a hotel for the homeless earlier in ‘22 and it’s already gone. And they got another one that tax payers are paying $330k a month that can’t be used because of drug contamination

Snohomish County says meth contamination won't delay Edmonds housing facility

King County taxpayers paying roughly $330k a month for empty hotel in Renton

 

[Who Not How]

This is how I know a lot of Americans do not live near or encounter drug afflicted people on the regular.

They get on dope and can’t act right. Believe me a ‘drug controlled floor’ would crash immediately. I live in one of the most drug riddled cities in the country and they’ve tried that and it fails every time. They opened a hotel for the homeless earlier in ‘22 and it’s already gone. And they got another one that tax payers are paying $330k a month that can’t be used because of drug contamination

Snohomish County says meth contamination won't delay Edmonds housing facility

King County taxpayers paying roughly $330k a month for empty hotel in Renton

I live close to that hotel in Renton. I was at the gym last week when they ran that story about the lights being on 24/7 they need to take that 330K and use it for something else, a lot of needy families out here could use that and they ain't addicts or too lazy to work

 

[bnew]

This is how I know a lot of Americans do not live near or encounter drug afflicted people on the regular.

They get on dope and can’t act right. Believe me a ‘drug controlled floor’ would crash immediately. I live in one of the most drug riddled cities in the country and they’ve tried that and it fails every time. They opened a hotel for the homeless earlier in ‘22 and it’s already gone. And they got another one that tax payers are paying $330k a month that can’t be used because of drug contamination

Snohomish County says meth contamination won't delay Edmonds housing facility

King County taxpayers paying roughly $330k a month for empty hotel in Renton

so the solution is to offer a open air or tent cover secured area to do drugs 24/7. it could be fenced off by large trees and bushes. or let them do meth on the roof thats fenced.

sensitive smoke detectors are 24/7 security should be enough of a deterrent to make sure some drugs aren't used inside the building.

drug users should be segregated from non-drugs users.

I refuse to believe these problems can't be addressed.

 

[Saint1]

sources for your claim?

Used to talk to a homeless guy every week. He had no interest in holding down a job. Begged for money so he could buy beer and nachos. Him and his friends lived in a dog park until they got kicked out. They would all save up money to get a hotel room once a month. Had two jobs given to him, walked out on both. White boy from Boston. Racist, biggest Tom Brady fan. Just didn't want to take part in regular worker bee life.

I Have worked alongside many pillheads and addicts. None of them were homeless.

Two guys I work with now used to be homeless. They worked their asses off and struggle to make ends meet but they aren't going back. They actively look for new ways to make more money.

I see multiple homeless people standing on the side of the freeways entrance with new backpacks, and a sign with too many damn words to read begging for money. Homeless encampment near me a lot of them have bikes and cell phones, only a few are raving lunatics.

First 48, the cops talk to homeless people all the time and they're fully functional people.

Restaurants, fast food places, landscapers, warehouses, etc. All hire illegals. They would hire a homeless person.

There are multiple opportunities for these people to at least work a shytty job but they don't. A lot of them choose to be homeless.

 

[B86]

They used to but State/Fed/Local Municipalities put a stop to that because it was unconstitutional. Can't just put people in jail who haven't committed or been convicted of a crime.​

That’s not what I was saying. I was trying to say if prisons can find a way to feed, house, and let prisoners bathe then there is no way the government can’t come up with a solution to do the same for the homeless (not put them in a prison)

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

so the solution is to offer a open air or tent cover secured area to do drugs 24/7. it could be fenced off by large trees and bushes. or let them do meth on the roof thats fenced.

sensitive smoke detectors are 24/7 security should be enough of a deterrent to make sure some drugs aren't used inside the building.

drug users should be segregated from non-drugs users.

I refuse to believe these problems can't be addressed.

if drug users are segregated from the population where are they gonna panhandle or steal to get money tor drugs?

Fam I am telling you all of your whimsical ideas are not going to work in real life. They don’t abide by any rules

 

[bnew]

Used to talk to a homeless guy every week. He had no interest in holding down a job. Begged for money so he could buy beer and nachos. Him and his friends lived in a dog park until they got kicked out. They would all save up money to get a hotel room once a month. Had two jobs given to him, walked out on both. White boy from Boston. Racist, biggest Tom Brady fan. Just didn't want to take part in regular worker bee life.

I Have worked alongside many pillheads and addicts. None of them were homeless.

Two guys I work with now used to be homeless. They worked their asses off and struggle to make ends meet but they aren't going back. They actively look for new ways to make more money.

I see multiple homeless people standing on the side of the freeways entrance with new backpacks, and a sign with too many damn words to read begging for money. Homeless encampment near me a lot of them have bikes and cell phones, only a few are raving lunatics.

First 48, the cops talk to homeless people all the time and they're fully functional people.

Restaurants, fast food places, landscapers, warehouses, etc. All hire illegals. They would hire a homeless person.

There are multiple opportunities for these people to at least work a shytty job but they don't. A lot of them choose to be homeless.

nope!! employers have been known to discriminate against the homeless when it comes to hiring.

Ban the Address: Combating Employment Discrimination Against the Homeless

This Note presents a study of obstacles to employment faced by homeless job applicants and offers potential solutions. Homeless job applicants confront discrimination when they provide the address of a shelter or do not have an address to provide on applications. Advocates should seek to protect...

www.yalelawjournal.org

Op-Ed: Homeless shouldn't face job discrimination just because they lack an address

Jeff Johnson served in the military for six years and then moved to Washington, D.C., where he found work in the construction industry.

www.latimes.com

Is There a Solution to Hiring Discrimination Against the Homeless?

A recent report in the Los Angeles Times discusses the issue of widespread hiring discrimination against the homeless.

www.californialaborlawattorney.com

snippet:

A survey of 2,339 homeless people living across the country confirms this problem. In fact, 70.4 percent of survey participants reported hiring discrimination by employers. According to the article, employers may be reluctant to hire homeless applicants because they associate homelessness with drug abuse or mental illness.

Hiring discrimination against the homeless in Los Angeles is especially problematic. In an interview with the Times, an employment specialist with Union Rescue Mission in Los Angeles claims employers have outright refused to hire residents at the shelter, despite being qualified.

People become stuck in a cycle of homelessness from which they cannot escape, all because the application process asks for an address.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

That’s not what I was saying. I was trying to say if prisons can find a way to feed, house, and let prisoners bathe then there is no way the government can’t come up with a solution to do the same for the homeless (not put them in a prison)

I understood what you were saying, but the problem is those tactics were tried and found to be unconstitutional. Instead of prisons, there used to be Federal/State/Local Gov't run mental institutions all over the country performing the same functions. They all got shut down after 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' brought attention to how they were run.

You can't just imprison someone for the same reason you can't just commit someone.​

 

[bnew]

if drug users are segregated from the population where are they gonna panhandle or steal to get money tor drugs?

Fam I am telling you all of your whimsical ideas are not going to work in real life. They don’t abide by any rules

I didn't say drugs users should be separated from the population. I wording was unintentionally vague tho. I meant to say that homeless drug users should be in seperate facilities from the homeless who don't use drugs.

 

[King]

A lot of homeless people don't want to be in an organized society. They don't want a place with rules and a schedule.
That's why they hang out under an overpass instead of getting a job at a warehouse or washing dishes.

Yeah that shyt could end for a lot of them if they went into a program and got a job. Them nikkaz would rather stand in front of stores and street corners so they can beg for change. You do have some with serious mental health issues tho.

None of these jobs pay a livable wage in NYC. They’d still be homeless and overworked. Unless they got lucky and found roommates. And not only would they have to be lucky enough to get enough roommates they would have to make at least 3x the rent in wages because it is legal for landlords to discriminate. Homeless people are more likely to have bad credit, evictions, and criminal convictions on their record. That means they are usually barred from renting due to the amount of discrimination they face.

But to you all it’s as simple was walking into and office and signing up for a job

Take those delusional socialist glasses off, we don’t live in that kind of society.

 

[kevm3]

3rd world america is on the way

 

[Waka FICO Flamez]

Noticed this last time I came into JFK during thay extreme cold front. I was like this lady looks homeless what is she doing in the airport just hanging out

 

[kdslittlebro]

That's why I don't understand why they can't create a big facility for the homeless to come in and shower, eat, blah blah blah

You don’t understand why they can’t because they can

 

[Eastside Get The Money]

I didn't say drugs users should be separated from the population. I wording was unintentionally vague tho. I meant to say that homeless drug users should be in seperate facilities from the homeless who don't use drugs.

I don’t think you really know how homelessness works or have truly encountered homeless people.

Idk where you’re from but before you just keep throwing these improbable ideas at the wall I suggest this weekend you go to the Blade or Skid Row of your city and really interact with the homeless for a day. You’ll see why none of your ideas will work.