May 5, 2022Liked by Richard Cheverton, Pamela Fitzsimmons
I was a volunteer for this year’s Point in Time Count. I actually took two different shifts., one at the Blanchet dinner service, and the other in the
Hollywood district.
I also did some personal interviews at some of the larger camps after the Count was over.
At some of Multnomah County’s largest camps, no one had anyone come by with the PITCount questionnaires to record these people. A camp near Blue Lake Park has easily 100 residents, but no one counted them! Probably because it is hidden in the trees, and looks dangerous.
The most interesting comments, and there were two identical ones, were answers to the survey question why did you come to Portland from the place you lived before? Two guys said it was because of the Vancouver Police who told them “either go to Portland, or go to jail”!
Trevor undoubtedly was part of the homeless count. Note this:
“Trevor knows which stores have a ‘no touch’ policy where store employees are directed not to physically stop a thief. That makes it easy to walk out with stolen goods. …
“He has an arrangement with a security guard at one high-end retailer downtown that he asked not be named. If Trevor avoids it during the week, the guard turns a blind eye to his theft on the weekends. He even holds the door open when Trevor walks out with an armful of merchandise.”
The rest of us pay for Trevor’s thievery. He belongs in jail/prison. Hard way to get off drugs, but for some it’s the only way.
I was a volunteer for this year’s Point in Time Count. I actually took two different shifts., one at the Blanchet dinner service, and the other in the
Hollywood district.
I also did some personal interviews at some of the larger camps after the Count was over.
At some of Multnomah County’s largest camps, no one had anyone come by with the PITCount questionnaires to record these people. A camp near Blue Lake Park has easily 100 residents, but no one counted them! Probably because it is hidden in the trees, and looks dangerous.
The most interesting comments, and there were two identical ones, were answers to the survey question why did you come to Portland from the place you lived before? Two guys said it was because of the Vancouver Police who told them “either go to Portland, or go to jail”!
Welcome to our two new arrivals……🤣😂🤣🥲🤣😢😢
Excellent analysis on the media’s failure to honestly report on “homelessness.”
Did you see this? It’s worth a read on all the ways well-meaning people, including parents, enable drug addicts and homelessness:
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/05/03/normal-families-struggle-with-abnormal-lives/
Trevor undoubtedly was part of the homeless count. Note this:
“Trevor knows which stores have a ‘no touch’ policy where store employees are directed not to physically stop a thief. That makes it easy to walk out with stolen goods. …
“He has an arrangement with a security guard at one high-end retailer downtown that he asked not be named. If Trevor avoids it during the week, the guard turns a blind eye to his theft on the weekends. He even holds the door open when Trevor walks out with an armful of merchandise.”
The rest of us pay for Trevor’s thievery. He belongs in jail/prison. Hard way to get off drugs, but for some it’s the only way.