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Kind Of A Big Deal: Nashville’s Homeless | Nashvillest

Started by Christy Frink · 10 months ago

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  • WheeeGuy

    1 year ago

    From the linked City Paper article:
    "Let's hope the city they are shipped to doesn't have a similar program to send them back to Nashville."

    Hilarity
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  • megaphonic

    1 year ago

    i don't understand how this "helps" them...

    "yay! now i'm homeless in a whole NEW town!"

    ??
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  • Christy Frink

    1 year ago

    @WheeeGuy: Hilarious. Seems to be one of many issues with shipping a complex social problem out on the next bus.

    @megaphonic: I'd have to say I'm with you on this, though it's really interesting to me that the NHPP seems to be pretty warm to the idea. But the motivation seems pretty clear, since the end result is getting them out of sight rather than connecting them with any sort of services. Mental illness, substance abuse, disabilities... none of that's going to go away in a new town, you know?
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  • Jordan Like the River

    1 year ago

    I can see how this would help if the homeless person was voluntarily going to somewhere he had family or friends. Realistically, though, I'd be surprised if that situation applied to any homeless person.
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  • Jim

    1 year ago

    The fact of the matter is that most people are stubborn and prefer to focus on a reality that has no homeless or problems beyond their own narrow view. Seeing homeless people on the street discomforts especially people who have accumulated a lot of wealth, so what's the solution? Oh, everyone is focused on personal problems, let's bus these guys out of here, we have so much stuff to deal with.

    Reading about a free one way tickets out of town for homeless people makes me sick, and harkens to the height of irresponsibility that plagues our culture (and in reality humanity throughout history). Thank you Nashvillest for reporting this.
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  • Christy Frink

    12 months ago

    @Jordan: Yeah, in my experience with the homeless, their families are usually estranged if they even have any. Can't imagine many of them have anywhere to go where life will miraculously get better.

    @Jim: Glad you liked it. I totally agree with your thoughts about "out of sight, out of mind." Given the Downtown Partnership's track record with the homeless lately, I can't imagine they're genuinely interested in helping. I'll be interested to hear what the NHPP has to say about it in the next few weeks.
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