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Sarasota Homeless To Be Shipped Out Of Town After Unanimous Vote
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Sarasota’s homeless will soon be looking for new homes, thanks in part to a unanimous vote of city leaders to send them packing.


Despite the past failures of such plans, leadership moved forward with a proposal to establish the “Homeward Bound Fund” that would pay for shipping homeless people out of town.

One similar proposal had ben tried between San Francisco and Nevada. According to FOX 4, San Francisco previously sued the state of Nevada for reportedly sending their mental patients to the Golden Gate City in an effort to avoid the cost of treating them.

It wasn’t clear at the time of this posting whether all Sarasota homeless would be shipped to a single location or if each individual would be sent back to their hometowns, though with a name like “Homeward Bound Fund,” we’re thinking it’s the latter.

To make a go of this, city leaders have set aside $1,000 to help with travel costs of the Sarasota homeless. They’re also hoping for public donations, and they’re partnering with other charities.

For those of you who may be against the idea or think it callous and impersonal, we’re here to remind you that it could always be worse.

That being said, commenters at FOX 4 feel there are perhaps more humane options.

“Maybe funding a homeless shelter would have been a better idea,” said Bonnie Hanshaw.

Sheri Cost agreed.

“How rude and cruel can you all be,” she asked. “Dogs have a better life in Sarasota than people. All the sad people that voted never had hard times in their lives. All of them had money given to them and do not understand hard times. Remember we are talking about real human beings that have feelings. Animals (Dogs) have it better than humans how sad. I never thought I would see the day.”

“Amen sister,” responded Anne Charles Siperek. “I’m not homeless, but I’ve had some rough times. But only by the grace of God go I. I always thought Sarasota was a great place to think about buying a place. Not now. Sounds like a bunch of selfish, mean people live there.”

Oakley Riggs echoed commenter disgust.

“This is unconscionable, Sarasota,” Riggs said. “There but for the grace of God go you. It didn’t work in Las Vegas, it won’t work here. I am ashamed that human beings could be like this towards others.”

What do you think, readers? Should the Sarasota homeless be shipped out or is this inhuman as some have suggested?
 

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Wow... That's seriously not cool. I can't fathom how some people can care so little about others.
 
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If they are given a choice to leave or not leave as well as destination, its cool.

If they are being forced to travel to avoid jail, not cool.
 

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For whatever reason, I sort of assumed that it was mandatory. I wholeheartedly agree with what mmmmmmmichael said.
 

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Im waiting for the city of Arlington here in WA to do something like this. T hey have already told the homeless its time to go panhandle elsewhere under threat of tickets and jail. Not to mention the banning of public camping or sitting. Next step was to ban public smoking in the theory it will make the homeless move elsewhere.
 

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I will stay where I please, I will go where I please and nobody will tell me where to stay or go.
I will be free and travel on.
 

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I know a cat in Stockton and I have no reason to not believe him but this is his story. Says a wile back the great city of Stockton CA,found it in there icy harts too hand out vouchers to the homeless,in the form of a gift package;ticket to an LA lackers home game,a free burger and beer coupon,and a greyhound ticket to LA.. One way... The funny part is, it fucking WORKED! There was the same kind of backlash of corse,but you know what ,you dig your own grave...you know..
 
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Good Article.

You know, from what I'm hearing and seeing out here - NY/CT area... it's almost like they are pushing out all the rabble from the big cities into the suburbs !!

Bridgeport is a good example, close down the projects send everyone up to the nice valley :)

I mean, NYC.... NYC was still wild in the 1980s, there were homeless people everywhere on the Bowery, now all that's changed - especially in places like the lower east side..... which at times resembled Calcutta.....

Where did all the poor folks go who lived there ??
It's crazy how they just push existing people out for the sake of increasing property values..........

The tide is definately turning, as neighborhoods I would never go through in the Big Apple are now super safe, while out here in the sticks - it's getting kinda gnarley now..............

The thing is - it's the 1980s NYC that I miss..... I liked that fact that there were all these different kinds of 'hoods especially in Manhatten, but also Quens and Brooklyn.

Today it seems to be all the same, and that is just flat out wrong.

But again, where did all the homeless/poor folks go ??
I find it hard to believe they all somehow intergrated with the [new] mass'es...
 

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Here is an article about the mayor kicking out homeless people before the super bowl there to "improve the citys image" It is pretty fucked up. I know Humboldt country in CA will give you a one way greyhound to anywhere in the nation if you can prove you have something worth going there for. I have used it a couple time to go and see my family.

https://news.vice.com/article/san-f...o-remove-citys-homeless-by-super-bowl-weekend
 

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I know a cat in Stockton and I have no reason to not believe him but this is his story. Says a wile back the great city of Stockton CA,found it in there icy harts too hand out vouchers to the homeless,in the form of a gift package;ticket to an LA lackers home game,a free burger and beer coupon,and a greyhound ticket to LA.. One way... The funny part is, it fucking WORKED! There was the same kind of backlash of corse,but you know what ,you dig your own grave...you know..

Good Ol' Stockton, I fucking love that place. Can I get a one-way ticket THERE?!
 

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But in all seriousness they should bring back teh ancient punishment of banishment. There are some scumbags here in OR that I would love to see banished from the state. For actions such as Rape, Murder, Assualt, ect. Not for stupid shit. Bend, OR has this new "Exclusion zone" in downtown that kick you out if you get a drunk and disorderly charge, kinda fucked up.
 
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This really shows how out of touch with reality some lucky people are. Maintaining property values and a city image is more important than helping fellow man. Must be nice to not know enough hardship to have an ounce of decency.

But on the other hand, free ride somewheres not too bad either. Itd be really cool if you could do this multiple times. Then you can just travel to cities that do this when you want to go somewhere far.
 

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FYI not exactly banning...Seattle will be doing their yearly cam sweeps.If anyone is up there camped out.Be ready.
 

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