Low Barrier
My neighbor texted to say there were people pitching tents across from her house. I went over, and unsurprisingly found a couple of longtime street people I've known for years. One is merely a drug user who gets in trouble, the other a man haunted by mental illness which is not greatly helped by his insistence on using drugs. They had some tentmates also. I indicated to them that we would prefer they not set up shop there. They replied that they wouldn't be staying. I left. An hour later, my neighbor texted again to say they had moved to the basketball court, farther into our block. "What are you guys doing," I asked. "You know this is not acceptable, right?" "The policeman told us it was okay, until someone calls the cops," they replied. "The policeman and I are about to have a discussion," I said. Right then the policeman in question drove by, and I managed to flag him down. "What are you telling these guys," I asked. H...