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xxl_gal t1_itc3p2n wrote

Reply to comment by Angel3 in Can Baltimore vacant properties provide housing for new immigrants? by bearjew64

So you'll let them stay at your place then? 😁

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Angel3 t1_itc44tj wrote

Don’t be an ass. The state needs to finally mandate the full remediation of lead from these buildings. Until then, I’d rather see small tent cities where at least people aren’t being poisoned for the want of a roof.

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sllewgh t1_itd3cpv wrote

Winter is coming. If you asked someone about to face it without shelter, lead poisoning would be very far down their list of concerns. I'm not saying we shouldn't get the lead out of these places, but to say tent cities are preferable shows ignorance of the needs of the homeless.

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Angel3 t1_itd56by wrote

Would you rather sleep in a tent or in a house that was guaranteed to cause you and your children life long brain damage? This isn’t ignoring the needs of the homeless, they need SAFE housing.

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sllewgh t1_itd6tdi wrote

>I'm not saying we shouldn't get the lead out of these places, but to say tent cities are preferable shows ignorance of the needs of the homeless

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Angel3 t1_itd9rqn wrote

I’ve been homeless in a tent in the winter. Still better than a lead filled house.

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dopkick t1_itc97rd wrote

Sure, mixed income housing is highly preferable to throwing a bunch of marginalized people in the least desirable parts of the city.

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xxl_gal t1_itcebx9 wrote

How can we help direct more funds towards marginalized immigrant communities? There should be a system in place to take them all in and house/feed/etc them

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