Important to note that individuals have to be offered beds if they’re being removed from “Public Property” under Martin v. Boise.

I guess the moral of the story is if you’re homeless and can’t get a bed, camp at the State House instead.

There is a book written by James O'Connell, formerly of Newport. That discusses the concept of "rough sleeper" in a book he wrote about his work with the homelessness in Boston. I" m on my phone but you can find it on Amazon... if you want a better understanding of the homeless suggest reading it.

4 copies available in the RI public library system.

>Stories from the shadows : reflections of a street doctor

>by James J. O'Connell, M.D.

>Dr. O'Connell's collection of stories and essays, written during thirty years of caring for homeless persons in Boston, gently illuminates the humanity and raw courage of those who struggle to survive and find meaning and hope while living on the streets.

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Dan McKee lives in a million dollar home with 5 beds and 5 baths on 4 acres in Cumberland, why hasn’t he offered a warm place to stay yet?

It is an outstanding read, it humanizes homeless people...

Moving people along when you don't have a place for them to go isn't compassion. The warming station that McKee references in his quote-- which was designed to ameliorate the shortage of beds-- isn't yet open. Where are they sending people? There simply aren't many options.

For the same reason you're not providing housing for them. It's not your job.

Yup, just another easy click headline.

I thought a lot of the homeless were being put up in vacancies at extended stays and motels around the state

That was during the pandemic, but apparently that's over now.

Drop them off on the east side of Providence. All those elitists can practice what they preach and take them into their large homes.

Maybe it's just me but calling people individuals always seems so odd ... Why can't we just call them people?

Homeless people evicted from State House grounds

LOL gotta love the downvotes, but I’m with ya!

East side of Providence, Narragansett, etc. Let the people who support the handouts deal with it face to face. My neighborhood dealt with it and the nylo. Hopefully they find a better solution.

'People' refers to an unnamed group and it that is easy to dismiss a group. Using 'individuals' reminds us that we are dealing with human beings, each with their own name, own needs, and histories. Each individual is important and harder to dismiss.

Cool, I'm going to pick this up tomorrow, thanks!

The irony is, wealthy liberals become conservative on matters of housing.

Homeless hack

Lmao, you rather have a bunch of homeless people everywhere versus providing them shelter via "handouts"? Smart

What an airtight and well thought out argument. I think you've changed everyone's mind on the homeless crisis. Congratulations, you get a cookie 🍪

You said it yourself, there’s only 5 beds and 2 are already taken.

The irony is those so called homeless people at one time paid taxes, essentially cementing their stake in public lands. We all have a right to public property. The State owns nothing, we the people are the State, we own the land. If I ever become homeless, the first thing I would to is head out to the woods of western RI and build a cabin on “State” land.

Yeah, they oppose any sort of funding to assist the homeless, really anything that doesn't benefit them directly, when "liberals" try to offer solutions and address the issues they turn around and say drop them off in their backyards or why don't they take them in and that is the only solution they offer instead of putting forth an actual plan. This goes the same for just about anything they deem "progressive" or "socialist" program. No plan to address the issue except ignore it and hope it solves itself some how.

It is all socialism until they need it.

They tend to forget things like Police, Fire, Social Security(literally in the name), schools etc are all "social" programs.

It's the ole pull yourself up by your bootstraps mentality. They stop viewing the homeless as human beings and treat them like cattle. Hell even cattle are provided a barn in the winter.

The governor inviting all the state's homeless to live in his home doesn't seem like a scalable solution to homelessness to me..