Why don't the West Coast mayors clean up their towns/cities instead of letting things get worse?

a reply to: DeadlyStaringFrog

When 1/4th of the population dies and you can't walk down the street without a cop getting in your face?

a reply to: Annee

AKA: The Great Portland Desert?

originally posted by: Annee

originally posted by: Vroomfondel
Compare that to California who, amid the worst homeless crisis in the nation, focused their efforts on banning plastic straws and replacing them with recycled paper straws....that come wrapped in plastic... See what I mean?

BTW -- plastic straws are a serious environmental problem.

I look at the world today and can't wrap my head around 'plastic straws' and 'serious problem' in the same sentence.

how much plastic/trash are those homeless dumping everywhere?

a reply to: Kaiju666

If video games are going to be realistic training political scenarios for our kids (since it seems they want to go that route instead of actually focus on gameplay and fun) the next big city game needs to have homeless tents/needles and poop everywhere and police that have special interests,etc.

a reply to: VierEyes

Do you think the same IKEA would be so mean outside of a big city?

Very depressing what is happening. I imagine they are overwhelmed with troubles and even if they had the money where would they start what would they do where would they get the manpower to fix the tragedies around them.

Sounds like get off my lawn; While complaining about other people's lawns... got any hobbies? They'll lower your blood pressure.

a reply to: ElGoobero

Industrious/inventive people that sling dope have found that straws are a good container for their enterprise as an "entrepreneur" just look up the word "bindle".

Tackling the issue is likely two-fold drugs and stolen stock to make them into drug paraphernalia. Cutting off how the supply is moved will make the demand rear its head so the problem can be removed at a faster pace. Unfortunately it means everyone has to suffer and be strawless in the meantime of that occurring.

There's A lot of money when people play Auntie and Uncle RICO on both sides of the issue... there are still states and politicians investors etc licking their lips like hungry dogs of how long can we keep illegally persecuting people in mafia style sanction of one black market after another?

It is seen as at least a billion dollar industry in every state in legal and illegal senses of the word...

How is it unconstitutional? Liberties of more than those are involved in this case: straws, pursuit of happiness use of straws and quality of life better with or with the straws? It's cruel and unusual punishment on all of California and elsewhere considering the same police state cartel in continuance...

Why should I care if someone gets ahold of a drug in their pursuit of happiness and die from it? No seriously; Why should I care?