So Tent City is going to be forced to move. Across the street. Onto the church playground. Because the biased so-called Christians that send their whelps to Heritage Christian School have pressured the city into forcing the move.
Let me tell you about my neighborhood: in June of 2000, Steven C. Ferguson pleaded guilty to three grand-jury indictments: manufacturing marijuana, possessing an unregistered firearm and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug manufacturing. Police found over 60 illegal guns (including a grenade launcher!), plenty of ammunition, marijuana, and Nazi memorabilia in Ferguson's rented home when Ferguson's roommate collapsed (he later died from "alcoholism-induced liver failure"). Some of the guns were fully loaded and aimed out of windows, including more than one aimed at the playground of St Brendan's Catholic School. Personally I think the homeless are an improvement.
These pathetic losers who practice NIMBYism and yet still claim to be Christian are insulting snobs. I don't want that kind of person for a neighbor. I'll take Tent City over them any day. At least the people in Tent City are trying to improve themselves!
I'm particularly annoyed at this bit in the article: "Heritage Christian School is next door to the current camp site. Despite fences intended to screen the camp, the camp is clearly visible from the school. School officials said the school has experienced a 20 percent drop in enrollment and plans to cut $260,000 from its budget, in part because of Tent City 4." OH NO!!!! MY CHILDREN CAN SEE HOMELESS PEOPLE!!! I'D BETTER PULL THEM FROM SCHOOL!!!!!!!
And don't even get me started on the police, who have an annoying tendency to block the roads with their patrol cars out of pure carelessness. They sit in the middle of the street, two patrol cars, talking to each other blocking the view of the street when you try to drive near them and causing a serious safety hazard. It wouldn't be so bad if it was just one patrol car pulled over, but there have been many incidents of multiple police, no doubt bored out of their skulls from watching the dangerous homeless, blocking the road. For this we're paying overtime?
For my previous posts on the subject: first reaction, letter to the Seattle Times (they did not publish it), attack of the killer newsvans (ok, just a mention that hubby-Eric was nearly run down by some), my first visit to the tent city, another Bothell resident responds, tent city in the news, my second visit to the tent ciy, more tent city in the news, my third visit to tent city (with pictures!), my fourth visit to tent city, and Eric and I visit.
For more information about the organization of Tent City, check out Saint Brendan Parish's Info Site, donations can also be made there. If you prefer to send me on errands, you can send money to me through Amazon Honor System or Paypal. I strongly recommend going through the church instead, as the only advantage to having me do it is that I'll blog about it.
