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IndependentYoung3027 t1_j9gz4bp wrote

Reply to comment by SnortingCoffee in Two-thirds of McPherson Square homeless remain on street, D.C. says by SnortingCoffee

So who should have to shelter people who do drugs and likely won’t take care of their space. You willing to rent out a room to one?

I’d rather not have city paid drug dens.

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spince t1_j9h9g91 wrote

>I’d rather not have city paid drug dens.

Tbh I'd prefer this over a city subsidized open air homeless encampment where presumably the same activity happens.

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frappeyourmom t1_j9h5ryx wrote

You know what actually helps prevent drug deaths and exposure to needles?

Safe use facilities, which cities like DC refuse to legalize.

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SnortingCoffee OP t1_j9h0r2c wrote

Currently the district is paying scummy landlords millions of dollars to game the system without actually helping any unhoused people. Take that money and just house people directly.

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IndependentYoung3027 t1_j9h1agr wrote

So you are or are not willing to rent to a known drug user?

How would you feel if they lived next door and brought their drug user friends over all the time?

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SnortingCoffee OP t1_j9h28zk wrote

I'm not a landlord, and I never said anything about private landlords, not sure where you're getting that idea from.

And I would have no problem living next to a formerly homeless person. If they were causing problems with noise, damage to the building, etc., I would deal with that the same way I deal with any neighbor causing those problems.

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DrunkWoodchuck t1_j9h7c3l wrote

But there is no way to deal with a judgement proof tenant next door. What are you going to do about them? “The same way I deal with other neighbors” is as vague as can be.

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glopmod t1_j9h5qs4 wrote

I am fairly sure the vast majority of people under 40 that have lived next door to me while living in DC were drug users, and the people they had over were as well.

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I know because I have smoked or drank with them.

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frappeyourmom t1_j9hlwry wrote

I live in Virginia and live next to drug users (I smell weed all the time) and I’m fine with it.

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walkandtalkk t1_j9ickal wrote

That's fine, but most people aren't. And we're obviously not talking about potheads. I don't think we can consider it a solution to say, "Allow those with unmanaged, addiction-related psychosis to live independently in crowded neighborhoods."

You wrote elsewhere about residential harm-reduction programs. As far as I can tell, the big impediments there are cost and staffing, though I'm curious what such programs cost other cities per resident per year. $30,000? $100,000? You'll quickly run into a lot of opposition as they become unaffordable.

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glopmod t1_j9h59lx wrote

I would confidently suggest that there is similar or higher percentages of drug use by those working on the hill and K St as those living in tents.

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RockItGuyDC t1_j9hxun4 wrote

Yeah, but they wear nice clothes and their doctor prescribes their amphetamines and/or opioids, so it's all gravy.

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