I started this morning by reading a disturbing post about breaking into abandoned buildings

[70sEraVet]

Then I went on to read about a Pastor who called upon his flock to rise up in a violent insurrection, a woman running for office in Georgia who insists that her church should control the state, and to top it off, Henry Kissinger calling for a policy of appeasement for Putin's criminal actions.
That woman in Washington cutting through the chain link fence started looking quite restrained and reasonable. And I'd certainly prefer HER as one of my neighbors!

[RainCaster]

1. That means no more vacations

If you leave your house for a week or two is it unoccupied?

[XanaDUer2]

2. When my mom was dying of cancer in 96

She came to live with me and vandals and squatters destroyed her home.

Sold at a loss. We never dreamed this would happen. The neighbors never spoke to us about it

[Hortensis]

3. Just what I was thinking of. People moving in with family while

unable to live alone must produce a huge supply of empty houses for the stealing, whether they intend to return or not.

We also currently know three women who are unable to live in their own homes while they're caring for relatives in their homes. I have no idea how often they're able to visit, but until they can return, or even if they never intend to, their homes are not available for the taking.

[XanaDUer2]

4. Yes, squatters and vandals are a sore point for me

I mean, they DESTROYED the house, our memories, photos, things from my childhood.

It still burns. Not everyone being squatted on is wealthy landlord

[Hortensis]

6. So sad, XanaDuer2. Real world, real people, real problems.

Those who can take care of themselves and property deserve professional-level assistance to return to sustainable lives.

That leaves others who can't but are supposedly invited to squat in other people's unprotected property. And for the advocates, it is by definition OTHER people's, not their own. At least your mom wasn't there WHILE they vandalized and stole.

[XanaDUer2]

9. Anyone advocating for this

Need to make their properties available

[Hortensis]

11. :) I imagine most at least have a couch unoccupied each night.

[XanaDUer2]

12. Exactly nt

[BlackSkimmer]

7. Yes, this happened in a neighborhood not far from mine.

A group of people seemed to rotate through, leaving filth in their wake. God only knows what the inside of the house looked like, but they destroyed what had been a nicely kept lawn and landscape. They broke all the windows and at least one door.

Eventually the city stepped in, finding three dogs locked inside in the summer heat...no food no water.

I sure as hell don't want that in my neighborhood.

[XanaDUer2]

8. Things sound great

Until the law of unintended consequences kick in

[70sEraVet]

5. Sorry, RainCaster, but you miss my point.

Which one of those four people represents the greater danger to our society?
I've been a landlord, and I know what its like to lie awake at night IN A HOSPITAL worrying about a rental property. It sucks.
But if those other three examples are actually successful in influencing the course of this country, we are in SERIOUS shit.

[RainCaster]

13. That "break in" Congress - woman wants to replace a stable Dem

Cute ideas don't matter to me when she's trying to replace Derek Kilmer. He's still running AFAIK, and I trust him.

[sarcasmo]

10. The Cambodia killer calling for appeasement is comical.