Re: [Mpls] It's cold outside!

[Peter T Schmitz]

David,  My sincere question:   Let's say if no homeless person was turned
away from the shelters tonight, would it be any less outrageous to turn
them away when it's fifteen, thirty or even seventy degrees above zero?  
Even in warm weather, homeless people turned away from shelters are at
the mercy of criminals and rogue cops, and because they're technically
breaking anti-camping ordinances and laws, there's no way they can
successfully file a grievance or a complaint, whether they've been
assaulted by a civilian or a cop.  This problem has been brought to the
attention of our local politicians often enough, but who among them has
had the compassion and integrity to respond?  Our community's growing
indifference to the plight of our most vulnerable citizens reminds me of
Hitler's Germany.  The coldness outside is nothing compared to the
coldness of our hearts. -- Peter Schmitz, CARAG

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RE: [Mpls] It's cold outside!

[David Brauer]

Margaret writes:

In Philadelphia, the city requires that when the temp drops below a
certain point, teams of social service workers, the police, other public
servants go out to find and get people who are outside into a warm shelter
until the temp rises.
On those days no one can be refused shelter.

My sincere question:

Are people in Minneapolis being refused/turned away from shelter tonight?

David Brauer
King Field


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Pretty cold out today! Minnesota weather is particularly tough on people
experiencing homelessness. And certainly our city of Minneapolis is cold
both literally and in spirit towards our fellow humans out in the cold.
    In Philadelphia, the city requires that when the temp drops below a
certain point, teams of social service workers, the police, other public
servants go out to find and get people who are outside into a warm shelter
until the temp rises.
 


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