Portland homeless cesspool- Denver next?

[KevDen2005]

Salty much? Not all of us with fine arts undergraduates are worthless.....

Take it easy, it's called sarcasm

[Zundfolge]

This is why each of us that live in communities that have not yet allowed recreational pot sales need to stand and fight every time our local governments start trying to bring it up. Legal recreational weed is nothing more than a giant magnet to useless, homeless people.

The two recreational stores in Manitou are enough to flood much of the west side of Colorado Springs with these bums so just imagine what dozens of stores across the city would do.

[Jeffrey Lebowski]

This is why each of us that live in communities that have not yet allowed recreational pot sales need to stand and fight every time our local governments start trying to bring it up. Legal recreational weed is nothing more than a giant magnet to useless, homeless people.

The two recreational stores in Manitou are enough to flood much of the west side of Colorado Springs with these bums so just imagine what dozens of stores across the city would do.

This for Golden too. I’ve only lived here 15 years, but it is amazing how it has changed, and really in the past 2-4 most. You can’t go outside in summer without smelling it. Parks, on lookout (riding lariat on roadie or chimney on mtb), or even around the creek. There is no pot here, but proximity has people bringing it from wherever. With it, a slight uptick in the sleeping outside crowd. I’d sympathize with this, but I think these are less the mentally ill and more the “check out of society” type.

[matttahoe53]

I really hope not. I just left Portland and the homeless problem is severe. I’m no stranger to homeless but they are pervasive, aggressive, and tolerated in Portland.

[KevDen2005]

I really hope not. I just left Portland and the homeless problem is severe. I’m no stranger to homeless but they are pervasive, aggressive, and tolerated in Portland.

Definitely getting more aggressive in recent years for sure.

[Ronin13]

I really hope not. I just left Portland and the homeless problem is severe. I’m no stranger to homeless but they are pervasive, aggressive, and tolerated in Portland.

Denver is moving in that direction... And I've seen some pretty aggressive transients up in Westminster, Commerce City, and North Denver (aka unincorporated Adams county).

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[BushMasterBoy]

They are not homeless, they were just scammed out of society. I blame the space aliens. They messed up their heads!

[thebolt]

Wait a couple years and Bernie will evict you and give them your house.

[Gman]

The term "homeless" is just a PC way of saying "mentally ill". If you gave them a home it would do nothing to solve their problems.

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[MrPrena]

Denver metro is probably little more diversified in terms of ind/sector. However, Washington state is even more diversified than CO, but look at all the homless with tent on I-5. I was shocked last time i visited there.
Make sure your car doesn't break down near that area.

I believe the WA people call that area "The Jungle."