Washington Spent $700k On Anti-Homeless Boulders - Waldorf Nation

[TexasTowelie]

The state spent approximately $718,000 on large boulders placed along areas where homeless people had previously congregated and camped, particularly near busy highways.

[LisaM]

1. Those encampments pose risk.

It's not just the trash, garbage, and human waste. There have been a fair number of fires in the past few years, which endanger the people living there and drivers. This article gives more information.

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[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

2. Plus I believe there was one camper killed near one of the UW on ramps

The driver lost control of the vehicle for whatever reason and ran over him while he was asleep in his tent,

I believe we need to do more for the homeless and I usually give few hundred dollars a year to various organizations that deal with the problem. That doesn't mean we have to put up with unsafe and unsanitary encampments.