too-cute-by-half t1_j0uzx4p wrote
Reply to comment by bdeeney098 in Proposed permanent housing building for those experiencing homelessness raises concerns with some Dorchester residents by ak47workaccnt
My kids go to that school. I have no problem with the project. I've been to other supportive housing buildings and they are more like nursing homes than shelters.
bdeeney098 t1_j0v4hg2 wrote
While I respect your opinion I do think that it's wrong. The hotel I saw that they used for the same program looked like skid row after a couple weeks. Trash and shit in the hallways and every room was just a shooting gallery. I don't have kids but I would not want a place like that across from their school. That's just me though!
EndoftheWeek t1_j0vhp6b wrote
“Some of the most at risk people in our society don’t deserve to be provided with an opportunity to get the help they need to get back on their feet because children (which I don’t have) might see an ugly building.”
Are you fucking insane?
bdeeney098 t1_j0vj1br wrote
That's not even close to what I said, cut it out. I did say however that I totally believe in housing first to get people back on their feet and a path to better lives. I simply just think that this is not a good location for them to set up this program. Keep twisting my words and making shit up though, it will probably work out for ya.
EndoftheWeek t1_j0vmp0m wrote
It doesn’t matter what words you use. The actual, material result of this endless ‘oh, of course, but not here’ nonsense is exactly what I said. There is an actual proposal with an actual location that has actual potential to help people in real need. That’s rare enough as is. Finding a special, secluded zone for it is a both an unnecessary luxury and one that keeps these projects in limbo and the people in need of them on the streets.
bdeeney098 t1_j0vpweb wrote
It absolutely matters what words I use and to think otherwise is ridiculous. Also, I think it's important to do some homework and figure out where this transitional housing should be set up to best service those in need so they can be successful. If the location is nowhere near the services people need and there isn't transportation close by to get them where those services are then it's not gonna work. We aren't helping people by putting them in a hotel room to turn into a shooting gallery without any plans on how they'll transition to more permanent housing. Next thing you know the hotel is trashed, time and resources have been wasted, and we're back where we started except the community is worse off for it.
Edit: spelling
AchillesDev t1_j0wlsba wrote
So you’re using kids as your excuse without even having any? And telling a parent and teacher of actual children that actually exist that they are wrong? Get a grip.
DEWOuch t1_j0w2jkh wrote
Don’t even waste your breath, the only people that need to weigh in on this development are the neighbors.
If it turns out as you predict, then the burden will be borne by those same neighbors. All the caterwauling on this sub doesn’t mean squat.
Been in the halls with many addict/alcoholics, so I know that even the most motivated, find achieving sobriety a daunting task.
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