Homeless Man Arrested For Living in 15-Foot-Deep Man-Made Cave

[rusty]

Lol cops destroy his property and he gets charged? Just morally wrong.

 

[cosmic girl]

a handmade cave can be stable if you keep in mind to arch the walls and ceiling, and provide decent support pillars and-or beams, depending on the soil strata.

 

[mouse]

damn dude, that's crazy. that's cool that he was working so hard to have a decent shelter and educate himself.

It reminds me a bit of fraternity hazing, where the abuse is kicked down from cohort to cohort:

"I had to pay for a house so you have to pay for a house."

 

[Shaggy Rogers]

I remember this when this happened back a few years! Still fascinates me to the day that they would destroy his home.

 

[PotBellyFatGuy]

I grew up in Fairfax, this is exactly the response I'd expect. Shouldn't come as a surprise that suburbs of Washington DC are highly authoritarian and police-oriented. I think a lot of travelers come from there, actually. It kind of drives you to it.

this is also happening in california in parts where they have "tent cities." it's not just DC that's authoritarian.

 

[BusGypsy]

That really sucks. That's sad. He made a little home and wasn't even bothering anybody and they destroyed it. Poor guy.

 

[train in vain]

Some of you people seem mildly delusional haha. Maybe just MAYBE the guy shouldnt have dug a huge cave IN A PARK. If this dude dug a big ass hole in your back yard would you be cool with that? Should have found a better spot..it is a good idea.