RoyMac5 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I've never heard of such a thing. Is this what we've come to? ? maxjam and ramit 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramit Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Once homelessness is normalized in society, the natural next steps are applying increasing restrictions on the homeless and then criminalizing them. The council is correct to believe the property is stolen, they stole it. sheeponacid, Miggins, RoyMac5 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cisse Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 What kind of human being would do that? The person in charge should be fired immediately. ramit and RoyMac5 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 How do these people look at themselves in the mirror Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 I suspect there is more to this than the council randomly grabbing this guys belongings. A roundabout is hardly a safe place for camping out and a real distraction to drivers. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miggins Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 This poor guy is on the Kingsway roundabout. As I go round most days I see him. I hope that they are looking after him and finding him help and shelter as well as taking away his possessions. Can't be a good place to set up camp. It's a very busy roundabout with a lot of idling traffic and he sits right by the edge of the road breathing it all in. I wish him well and hope he get all the support he needs. Reggie Greenwood 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 3 hours ago, bcnram said: I suspect there is more to this than the council randomly grabbing this guys belongings. A roundabout is hardly a safe place for camping out and a real distraction to drivers. Yeah right. If you read the thread there's examples of the same thing happening to others, not camped on 'dangerous roundabouts'. I imagine watching people freeze to death in winter can be quite distracting though. Edited November 14, 2021 by RoyMac5 ramit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcnram Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 1 hour ago, RoyMac5 said: Yeah right. If you read the thread there's examples of the same thing happening to others, not camped on 'dangerous roundabouts'. I imagine watching people freeze to death in winter can be quite distracting though. Homelessness is tragic, but they cannot allow people to camp on busy traffic islands creating danger to others. I doubt very much whether you know any background to this situation or what brought it about. You could of course offer to let him camp in your garden. For all you know he may well be in a hostel now and being found a flat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 14, 2021 Author Share Posted November 14, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, bcnram said: Homelessness is tragic, but they cannot allow people to camp on busy traffic islands creating danger to others. I doubt very much whether you know any background to this situation or what brought it about. You could of course offer to let him camp in your garden. For all you know he may well be in a hostel now and being found a flat. You could read down the thread about the man in question, read a little about what is being done to him. I read it. You might also consider that not all homeless people want or are ready to look for 'a flat'. Edited November 14, 2021 by RoyMac5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
i-Ram Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 12 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: You could read down the thread about the man in question, read a little about what is being done to him. I read it. You might also consider that not all homeless people want or are ready to look for 'a flat'. Stairs can be difficult. Bungalows, that’s probably the answer. tinman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EtoileSportiveDeDerby Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Drove past yesterday, he's back in the same spot, assuming it is the same guy, looks like a different tent. RoyMac5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 9 hours ago, i-Ram said: Stairs can be difficult. Bungalows, that’s probably the answer. Kind of you to offer, such generosity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anon Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 34 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Society makes the rules. I've had to work for accommodation so should they, unless there's a valid reason. Why lock up people who don't pay their tv license? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 2 hours ago, Anon said: Society makes the rules. I've had to work for accommodation so should they, unless there's a valid reason. Why lock up people who don't pay their tv license? That wasn't the point! The point was they'd taken ALL of this homeless man's possessions, including his shelter, and destroyed them. This was for the second time in two months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eddie Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 20 hours ago, Archied said: How do these people look at themselves in the mirror I don't think they have reflections. I always suspected that those who thought we were ruled by lizard people were wrong. We are ruled by lizard vampires. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archied Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 12 minutes ago, Eddie said: I don't think they have reflections. I always suspected that those who thought we were ruled by lizard people were wrong. We are ruled by lizard vampires. Never quite went along with that ,, I was more inclined to leeches Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler Durden Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 Every new building development you read about in Nottingham is for student accomodation so no shortage of places to shelter the homeless. Sad really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie Greenwood Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 45 minutes ago, Tyler Durden said: Every new building development you read about in Nottingham is for student accomodation so no shortage of places to shelter the homeless. Sad really. I think a lot of the problem is not the shortage of accommodation it’s a shortage of the care needed especially for those with mental health problems left behind by the underfunded “care in the community “ . Sufferingfool and Miggins 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoyMac5 Posted November 15, 2021 Author Share Posted November 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Tyler Durden said: Every new building development you read about in Nottingham is for student accomodation so no shortage of places to shelter the homeless. Sad really. Not every homeless person is 'ready' to be re-housed. And the main point of this is that the Council took away ALL this man's possessions and destroyed them. Why?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaspode Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 23 minutes ago, RoyMac5 said: Not every homeless person is 'ready' to be re-housed. And the main point of this is that the Council took away ALL this man's possessions and destroyed them. Why?! You're giving an awful lot of credence to the ramblings of one of the twatterati - any other sources to support the assertion that this happened? and how many times had this person been told to leave the roundabout? (or been removed and then returned?) I'm pretty sure that camping/living on a roundabout in the middle of an A-road is illegal - and would additionally be considered to be a danger to the person involved and passing motorists..... If the report is true then it sounds incredibly harsh, but if this person has repeatedly gone back to the same site after being removed, maybe it was done for their own safety in the hope that they would accept a place in a hostel or suchlike? Without substantially more information regarding the background to this situation, I'm afraid your anti-council rant is exactly that - a rant..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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