Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

People living in tent along New River Walk

The people that have been living in a tent between Wightman Road and Hornsey Station are now gone. They had been there for months. Contacted Thames Water in December about this for security reasons. If there had been a problem, there would be nowhere to run or hide and screaming wouldn't have help. In today's climate, that's why I felt that something needed to be down.

A company sub-tracked by Thames Water was picking up garbage, cutting the grass and trimming the edges on Thursday. It looks a lot better. It could still do with a bit of a community clean though. I'm happy to help out.

James

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Permalink Reply by 1vut8bf3om5m9 on April 6, 2017 at 23:08

"I see, you weren't concerned about the safety of the vulnerable people in the tent"

My first personalised comment on this site, but the sheer idiocy of this condescending, arrogant statement warrants it:

Evidence please as to why those living in the tent are/were "vulnerable"? (Since you so smugly asked for such "translation" so that you could then assail thereafter.)

While we are waiting, I can help with this: (i) Because they live in a tent, they can't lock their doors and are thus vulnerable to someone stealing their meth; (ii) They are vulnerable to cholera because they defecate all over their environs; (iii) They are vulnerable to their tent blowing into the river because since they were so drugged up from age 14, they have learned zero skills, and besides being unemployable, are unable even to pitch a tent correctly.

I love the virtue signaling too - obviously someone can't possibly express concern unless they volunteer at a homeless shelter, etc.

I've got news for you putz: I pay 40% of what I make in taxes and that gives me and everyone else who pays through the nose every goddamn right to want bums turfed out of our environs.

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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on April 8, 2017 at 16:33

He's some evidence as to why they may be vulnerable.

http://m.england.shelter.org.uk/campaigns_/why_we_campaign/tackling...

By the way, I work with homeless people and would wager I know a lot more about hopelessness than you. Please stop being such a silly billy

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Permalink Reply by Cat on April 9, 2017 at 9:17

Gosh, seeing the homeless population as humans?! Radical.

If you are concerned about someone you see on the street (or by the side of a canal in a tent) you can contact Streetlink: http://www.streetlink.org.uk/tell-us-about-a-rough-sleeper

It's good to chat to the person if you feel able to, so that they are aware of/can consent to the referral. But even if you don't feel comfortable doing that, it's still something good to do so that these folk can hopefully get linked in with services to help them out.

nb: I also work in homelessness and am also disgusted by the judgements thrown on people who don't have a safe place to rest their heads. Don't judge people without knowing them, it's unkind and unnecessary.

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Permalink Reply by Protheroe O'Shea on April 9, 2017 at 10:01

He's an expert in bile.

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Permalink Reply by Sarah on April 7, 2017 at 4:48

My first thought was genuinely flooding. I think it was the words "today's climate".

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Permalink Reply by kotkas on April 7, 2017 at 6:10

My first thought was that people without access to sanitation or waste disposal facilities are living next to a source of drinking water. Hence my intent to report the individuals camping out in Finsbury Park.