Homeless campsite in SE Portland inconveniencing neighbors and pushing them out of city

“We don’t have a place to live, we’re on drugs, and that’s just the way that it is.” Sums it up perfectly.

Isn't this what the people of Portland voted for? I want them to get more, much more of what they voted for.

I don’t understand why anyone in Portland is complaining or moving out. This is exactly what they wanted and voted for.

There's no fixing this without cruelty, but it must be fixed. It was cruel to let it get to this point.

It’s funny how these homeless can break countless laws, but boy, if we law abiding citizens stop paying taxes, pay for plate renewals, the government is right at your doorstep. This is ridiculous and needs to be taken care of. Officials, stop sitting on your hands and do something.

Hey Portland. YOU put Wheeler back in the Mayor’s office. YOU put the City Council back in office. YOU asked for this. YOU DESERVE THIS. Don’t move to my town, I don’t want your filthy politics contaminating my town. I don’t want the homeless in my town, but I REALLY don’t want the people who ALLOWED this in my town.

I lived in Portland from 1996-2006. I lived on the SE side. I'm so glad I moved! It's just disgusting in Portland now.

2:18 is everything. It isn't about personal responsibility. It's about "others need to give us..."

Sounds like the campers that really need to be removed are the ones in city hall.

This is pathetic. However, who did these people in Portland vote for to allow this to happen. That is what I want to know.

My Wife and I live in downtown Portland and we are moving to Vancouver Washington. Most of these people are not homeless… they are panhandlers who are not willing to change no matter what solutions are given to them. If you do not live here then you really do not understand the issues.

This happens because the city massively enables this and law enforcement has been forced to take a mostly "hands off" policy to the homeless's bad behavior.

A year ago I drove my daughter to Portland State University. It was awful, I hated leaving her there. Sure enough, she got chased down the sidewalk by a guy trying to burn her with a cigarette. She had another beg for food so she gave him a pizza and he threw it at her and smashed it on her face, another one tried to grab her phone. One came up to the window naked and kept giving her the bird and throwing stuff. She called the police and they informed her that they weren't taking calls right now. WTF? Then one came into the school cafeteria and was trying to get student's food cards. Reported it to campus police and they never came. Needless to say, we decided after 1 semester that PSU is a sh$% school and nobody gives a fig there about the safety of the students so she came home and is still paying that crappy school for that one semester. They call her every month for more money and couldn't be bothered to take her call when she was in danger on campus.

It’s a lawless society! But please don’t forget to renew your license plate, you’ll be in deep trouble !

Visited Portland in 2017 from Chicago. Thought it was one of the most beautiful cities I had ever seen. Could easily relocate if it wasn't for this. A city with so much potential.

One of the reasons I left too. Loved Portland for 50 years. I now live in Reno, Nevada. Great city and community. Join me in the "Greatest Little City in the World."

"It's up to the homeless to decide if they want the help or not." That's the problem. Once you have become a nuisance to property owners and society you should no longer have a choice. Unless that choice is between a shelter, rehab, or jail.

I think it's sad that the woman they interviewed said basically they are just waiting for the government to provide a solution. No you need to get in rehab, and be your own solution. It's the victim mentality that will keep u down forever!

When the consequences of misplaced empathy hit you right in the face.

To the homeless lady, " that sounds like a you problem. Who made the choice to do drugs knowing the effects?"