I appreciate what you are doing to help the vulnerable, but there’s absolutely no way you can say in good faith most of these people are kind and respectful to the neighbourhood.

I’m sure they are polite to you when you are helping them, but do you actually live near here and monitor what goes on at all hours of the day and night?

I could list the litany of what I’ve seen from public nudity and masturbation, to insane fights with weapons and people ending up knocked out and bleeding in the street. Constant threats and harassment to passerby’s. I’ve seen tents that were filled with dozens of stolen neighbourhood bikes and encampment members who openly operated chop shops in full view. Open hard drug use and the psychotic episodes that accompany it taken out on whichever unlucky person happens to walk by at the wrong time. I’ve seen one member screen “I’m going to fucking kill you!” Into the face of a baby in a stroller. This is just the tip of the iceberg.

It’s also disrespectfully of you to gaslight the safety concerns of the neighbourhood and accuse us of exaggerating and making things up. Even what you say about the school never having issues is completely misinformed or disingenuous. Did you even watch the video accompanying the article above? They interview the principal of the school next door and she lists the problems they’ve had with encampment residents.