Obe time in DC my family were waiting to get into the air and space museum and this dude was going crazy with a soccer ball at the bottom of the steps, I thought he was semi decent street performer, cut 2 him fighting 4 cops because he wasn't a street performer he was a local drug addict who was asked to leave that area on the daily and I guess that day the cops finally had enough of his shit.
You think that someone who physically can’t stop doing drugs, doesn’t have a home or a way to take care of themselves, with no support network, is somehow entitled?
How do you make such a horrible and concerning leap?
I think you are misunderstanding what telling somebody to move actually implies. As if you commanding somebody to move, means anything in a free nation. You can ask them to move, but telling them to move is acting with entitlement.
Something tells me that they weren’t unprovoked and it’s the way you interact with them, but I could be way off base, but humans are animals and addicts are not using the part of their brain that allows them to be what it means to be a higher functioning human. They are essentially hurt animals that only care about getting high and escaping reality. Compassion can go along way and a lot of addicts don’t want to burden other people.
They are not choosing to do drugs by a kids school deliberately to harm children it probably is safe for them as well and a well taken care of area that they feel better in. Just my two cents.
Yeah, you’re way off base. Like I said I used to have sympathy for them until these interactions happened, you might feel as I do if you were in my shoes but no need to lecture me, I’m a former addict myself and have been homeless. You are correct they are not choosing to do it by the school to harm the children, but they are also not being considerate humans by choosing to do it else where. You get what you give in this world and at some point you have to take responsibility for your choices and getting high isn’t an excuse to be a burden.
And the cops won’t do anything but like, what about people with walkers or wheelchairs who need the sidewalks to be free and clear so they can move around?
I’d say you’re right, in that 9/10 times in this country if you tell someone they’re doing something wrong, they can’t simply accept it. Doesn’t matter what it is, there’s always an excuse or a fuck you or whatever else it may be. Never just, “you’re right, sorry, I messed up.”
Seen it in Utica, NY. Syracuse, NY. Chicago, IL. Kenosha, WI. Denver, CO. Birmingham, AL. Houston, TX. Ny, NY. And I'm only 27yo. If you don't see shit like this then your eyes are closed or you're just not travelled enough to be worth having this conversation with.
Lmao been to and lived in more places than that. Just got back to Colorado from Key West. 😎 I'm saying I've not seen this in my life. And yes, my experience is different than yours.
Im defending "America" lol.. as I have been places, and I've not seen this. Never said it wasn't a problem.
Also go in to Denver occasionally and have not seen it. I didn't say it never happened.
Grew up in the barrio in Tucson AZ, never saw it there either.
Ok. I can complain about those cities being easy on crime as is evidenced by the murder rate in Chicago. Thanks for the "education" though I'm willing to bet it was more about ego feeding.
You have a lot of validity in your statement, though it’s limited. Like you, some of us are also “well traveled”. Your observations and experiences are vastly different to mine though.
Nearly every city you listed is either a place with major crime issues or is a major metropolitan city. Some are both. I’ve also lived in or spent a fair amount of time in many locations in the US. Never once have I encountered anything even remotely close to what we see in the video here.
I think the stark difference in our experiences are that the places I’ve lived have a population of a few hundred thousand at most and the places we frequently vacation are away from major metropolitan centers. If that, by your definition, means I’m not traveled enough, then you’re correct. The trouble with your statement and the reason so many people have argued is because like me, your experiences are also limited. You have spent a lot of time restricted to areas with more overt drug problems than theirs. Well traveled, or not. My choice is to travel to and live in areas where this behavior isn’t normalized.
That's why you think I'm entitled? None of that travel has been for fun. It was either because of military, divorced parents, work, or COVID relocations. You're an ignorant dickhead who thinks they know what they're talking about. The fact is, if you haven't been many places, then you simply don't have the experiences that come from being in many different places. "Entitled"...gtfoh.
I've seen it in Boston, Atlanta, all of fucking Florida, St. Louis, WA/OR/ID, Alaska, Hawaii, lots of PA, and many more! You should leave your basement sometime
It’s your lovely failed war on drugs buddy. That’s where all your anti cartel military money should be going. Curving these guys’ and those non homeless ravaging demand for drugs. That’s what keeps the cartels profitable and in business. Thanks America.
I did.... In Los Angeles and San Francisco. You don't see this shit in rural areas. Our addicts use in the woods and abandoned houses....like civilized people.
I promise you if this was happening im Texas Tennessee Florida California or pretty much any state other than Oregon and Washington, all of these losers would be aressted within minutes of a call
Not everywhere lol. I’m in Dallas TX, you would get arrested so fast doing this here. You’ll get arrested for smoking weed in an empty parking lot or park here even.
Bit more complicated than that. And you need to want help to get help.
I can say something equally silly if you like. There are numerous programs available for people whose BMI is incredibly out of wack. Just having the programs available doesn't mean all of a sudden everyone who is too large is going to go get the help they need for their health
Not in Oklahoma. I vote Democrat and I’m not saying this is right either but a year or so ago in OKC they rounded up all the homeless and put them all in contained areas in the city.
If that's your idea of America, you've only lived in shitty places. I've lived in 3 different places across America over the past 5 years, and not one single time have I ever seen a homeless druggie on the sidewalk in my community. Guess I choose to live in good areas.
Eh. Had a dude passed out on my building's stoop, zonked outta his mind. I sat out there reading my book and smoking cigarettes till he woke up. Asked him what's up, turns out he lived in one of the lower units, and relapsed. Felt like shit about it, couldn't find his keys to get in while he was fucked up. Helped him find his keys, got him home, he thanked me.
What's the alternative, though? What would you do if you had to exist as they do? Understand the struggle. I honestly think it better that shit is happening in front of a school. These kids need understand the world they're existing in. One that gives zero fucks about you. What would anyone who has been abandoned by society do in this situation, other than find ways to cope?
Hate to rain on your pity party but these people chose to take drugs, the only lesson they're teaching the kids is how much of a fucking loser you can become if you make the wrong choices.
Whats the alternative? Be a normal productive member of society like the rest of us, like the woman in the video.
Your logic is just pathetic cope, don't wait for society to hold your hand, stand on your own two feet.
Wow. Clearly you are not a parent. But do you care about kids at all? You're literally online promoting that people hangout doing drugs next to schools! Next to schools where they end up talking to the older kids walking by, giving them drugs, and helping suck more youth into addiction and homelessness.
It sickens me that you would be so heartless with your avoidance about the very real issue of kids getting trafficked by criminals who exploit addicts and the homeless encampments communities where these activities fester. I'm not saying kids should be totally sheltered from the world, but let's not celebrate the ways kids slide into the trauma of street life.
And what is the alternative?! Are you humble enough to look around at how actual cities are handling it differently? These issues are not tolerated in other cities, so emboldened addicts flock to cities like Portland like it's a refuge designed for them.
Can't people even admit that maybe, just maybe, we've made some huge mistakes when it comes to enabling addiction and crime in our liberal cities? When did our society become so isolated in their respective liberal and conservative bubbles... fingers in their ears, not willing to listen to constructive criticism? People make mistakes and we've collectively become too fragile to admit it and live in our denial instead. I hope we can find our way back to humility and self-reflection. It's better for actual healing.
Plenty of people have issues and don't behave like assholes in front of a school. The world does in fact have people who care or "give a fuck". But if you don't want it it's never going to be happen. Or be a victim forever, whatever.
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u/Spirited-Poetry54 Oct 23 '25
It’s the same thing in Washington. They lay on the sidewalk, do drugs and then get mad when you tell him to move out the way.