Tennessee Finally Has The Courage To Put The Homeless Where They Belong

[Moonglow]

Going to disagree with that but not having that discussion here.

It is very apparent they want nothing to do with the homeless they simply want them to disappear.

 

[Anathema]

The governor needs to start raising taxes to build places to house all these people when you arrest them

We have those places already… they’re called CEMETERIES.

 

[Mr Natural]

I guess sarcasm is not really your thing.

You will find that on this forum those that are the loudest in proclaiming their love for Jesus are also the most hate filled towards anyone less fortunate or different than them.

It sure seems that way.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

So, what you are saying is that the places that are thriving and growing are ran by the Dems?

Some cities are thriving, some are in decline.
All I did was point out the ridiculousness of the red state remark, followed by immediate aghast and outrage...

 

[Moonglow]

We have those places already… they’re called CEMETERIES.

Ah, so now we need to kill and bury the poor, or do you advocate burying them alive?

 

[Big Bend Texas]

Governor wants alternatives to homeless camping prohibition despite letting law take effect • Tennessee Lookout

Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee declined to sign a bill criminalizing camping on public property, a measure targeted towards homeless people.

tennesseelookout.com

"Despite concerns about the bill, Lee allowed legislation outlawing camping on public property, a measure targeting the homeless population to become law. That means homeless people who sleep on park benches or gather in encampments on public property could be arrested and charged with a felony; based on the legislation championed by Sen. Paul Bailey, a Sparta Republican, and Rep. Ryan Williams, R-Cookeville. Bailey’s bill drew heavy criticism during Senate floor debate with opponents arguing it could turn homeless people into felons, making it harder for them to get jobs and turn their lives in a new direction. Proponents hailed it as a method for connecting the homeless with more resources and, potentially, government benefits.

Judith Tackett, who once ran Metro Nashville’s homeless division, is among those trying to figure out why the law is needed. Metro Nashville has about 1,900 homeless people on any given day. Tackett, who hit a wall when she spoke against the legislation during committee, contends it made no sense to further “criminalize” people who are struggling to survive. Karen Bowdle, director of communications for Knox Area Rescue Ministries notes; "Felony convictions make it more difficult to find jobs, get housing, cast votes and obtain government benefits such as food stamps --they’re not going to be able to pay the fine. What good does a fine do? It’s just another thing on their record,” Bowdle also notes that no Knox County legislators contacted the ministry about the legislation when it surfaced this year, only the media."

First of all, the Governor is a coward to not be brave enough to sign the bill....also, spare us your claim that you aren't in favor of the bill and then be too afraid to veto it...that is also cowardly....Fact of the matter is, most homeless people are trash...and just like we don't allow trash on our streets, why do we allow bums to be on our streets? How is that freedom? ...Homelessness in the state has went up 50% over the past few years; so yes, something needs to be done to them...if they are too lazy to get a job and not be bums, throw them in jail....Yea, I know it's fun to say the economy is trash and there are no jobs -- but that is just something to say when you are pissed that your preferred party isn't in the White House anymore...it's not meant to be taken literally...and claiming inflation is a cause due to raising prices in rent and other things -- that isn't an excuse to complain about either....why can't they just get a loan from their parents??

So since we know there are plenty of jobs for homeless people to have, if they don't want to work....throw them in jail...at least there, they would have food and shelter..and a job...and at a far cheaper labor cost to the employer...that is why investment in private prisons at this time will be pretty lucrative. These private prisons are very adept at turning prison labor into profit for our manufacturing sector....And if you try to ask "what about the children??" We already have family detention centers on the border, so why not have family detention centers for the homeless...that way, the children of the homeless can also work and be useful; instead of being a drain on government resources like Medicaid, food stamps, etc....make them work and realize early on the value of work....

I see no way this law withstands the first constitutional challenge on the grounds of "cruel and unusual punishments".

 

[Mr Natural]

Ah, so now we need to kill and bury the poor, or do you advocate burying them alive?

Definitely alive to teach them a lesson.

 

[Zincwarrior]

Some cities are thriving, some are in decline.
All I did was point out the ridiculousness of the red state remark, followed by immediate aghast and outrage...

State laws, government, and policies trump local ones as a matter of Law.

 

[Mac-7]

So, what you are saying is that the places that are thriving and growing are ran by the Dems?

Thriving in spite of democrat control

The homeless should be rounded up and sent to involuntary rehab for drugs, booze and mental illness

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Why do you democrats refuse to take them in and let them live with you? You gigantic hypocrites.

Why haven't these awesome Conservative policies not eliminated homelessness, brought about a Christian utopia and brought Jesus back like yall promised?

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

They do not want "taken in". The homeless have one thing in common with most who commit the mass shootings. Mental health issues. Why is it NO ONE is discussing how we can better address that?

You know why...

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

Reopen the mental hospitals.

Those who are determined to be compos mentis should be provided with treatment, and placed into jobs programs.

Those who are not should be treated for their mental issues, hopefully rehabilitated, and placed in jobs programs.

Those who drop out and return to a homeless life where they become a burden to society should be placed in work camps, mental issues withstanding.

Sterilization should be seriously considered in all cases.

Who closed mental hospitals?? Closing mental hopstials seems like a dumb idea in the first place

 

[AMart]

Why hasn't these awesome Conservative policies not eliminated homelessness, brought about a Christian utopia and brought Jesus back like yall promised?

The vast majority of the homeless are in Democrat run cities, Democrat mayors, Democrat City Council. When homeless show up in the GOP run burbs they are not there long, they get tossed. The homeless hang out in Dem cities because you idiots support them.

 

[Gabe Lackmann]

Who closed mental hospitals?? Closing mental hopstials seems like a dumb idea in the first place

How The Loss Of U.S. Psychiatric Hospitals Led To A Mental Health Crisis

The evaporation of long-term psychiatric facilities in the U.S. has escalated over the past decade, sparked by a trend toward deinstitutionalization of mental health patients in the 1950s and '60s.

www.npr.org

It's a serious, and real problem.

Community health care measures for the mentally ill are simply inneffective.

 

[pknopp]

Who closed mental hospitals?? Closing mental hopstials seems like a dumb idea in the first place

The hospitals ended up getting closed because those in them were being treated horribly.

 

[AMart]

Who closed mental hospitals?? Closing mental hopstials seems like a dumb idea in the first place

Where is the Dem proposals to create more mental hospitals

Are you going to adopt every baby that is not aborted but unwanted by the mother? You know, so you are not a gigantic hypocrite

Dam near every baby gets adopted in the USA you stupid idiot. There is long as fuck waiting list for adoptive parents which is why some go for foreign adoptions.

 

[pknopp]

Where is the Dem proposals to create more mental hospitals

Dam near every baby gets adopted in the USA you stupid idiot. There is long as fuck waiting list for adoptive parents which is why some go for foreign adoptions.

The idea is to see that millions more get born every year is it not?

 

[AMart]

Thriving in spite of democrat control

The homeless should be rounded up and sent to involuntary rehab for drugs, booze and mental illness

And work farms to pay the cost to house and feed them.

 

[Biff_Poindexter]

The vast majority of the homeless are in Democrat run cities, Democrat mayors, Democrat City Council. When homeless show up in the GOP run burbs they are not there long, they get tossed. The homeless hang out in Dem cities because you idiots support them.

Why can't you folks point to the "Conservative-run" cities??


And what good is it to be a "REPUBLICAN" state then say "but but Democrats" -- whenever someone points out the failures of that state?

 

[Anathema]

Ah, so now we need to kill and bury the poor, or do you advocate burying them alive?

I advocate whatever gets the unproductive members of society OUT of society as quickly and inexpensively as possible.,