How do you know it was "ancedotal"? Have you not seen the fences go up? The benches be removed? You claim to be wise but you insult and dismiss anyone who fails to fall in line with your veiwpoints. I don't know how anyone can say 20 bikes screeching along the street at 11:30 at night can be considered "ancedotal", how is a collapsed man being tended to by firemen and paramedics "alleged". I know what you are doing, I dare say you make a living doing it that doesn't mean you are right/noble/wise/intelligent - it just means you can't respect other people's opinions.
And FYI - I am not going anywhere I have as much right as you do to be here, trying bullying someone else.
In point of fact, you (nor I) have any 'right' to be here. A right implies a legal right under the constitution or the law of the land. In fact, this forum is private property.
Both of us may be booted at will by its owner.
Such is life.
However, I find the owner to be a very reasonable fellow; and moderators, by and large defer to the judgements of the group, particularly longer-term members.
But..............lets leave that shall we.
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Your bikes analogy has zero to do w/the topic at hand.
Which was affording permanent housing to those who are homeless.
Your complaint may well have legitimacy; but those to whom you assign blame does not.
Moreover, your discussion is not one about permanent housing at all, but temporary leasing of a commercial space.
Which is entirely off-topic to the post I made.
Do you have legitimate concerns about adverse affects on the community............to some degree, yes.
I don't disrespect your desire or anyone else's for a safe community.
I live in the very same city you do, I have no desire to have my property damaged or stolen by anyone.
The problem with your arguments which you seem to be incapable of realizing is that you :
a) are inaccurate in many things you say (fail to distinguish between permanent housing and respite or other facilities.
b) are utterly indifferent to the condition of the homeless or those w/mental illness or addition who could easily be your relations or your neighbours.......but you clearly view them as sub-human and unworthy......which only comes back on you.
c) you fail to offer constructive solutions to the issues you want resolved
d) you trivialize the issues in a way that makes most posters here sad, angry or worse by comparing trivial issues like a photo shoot w/death.