Underground homeless encampment cleared in Fort Collins

An underground homeless encampment was discovered in Fort Collins. FOX31's Vicente Arenas spoke with officials about what they found.

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[sharonh]

Cleaning up and clearing out doesn’t do any good if they have addiction issues, it just moves the problem someplace else.

[UniqueStranger]

Wasn't like this when I went to Colorado State in the late 80's to early 90's and Colorado was a red state. I connect the democrat policies with this current houseless situation. I don't know what kind of mental twisting democrat/liberals must do to accept this and not vote conservative. Hasn't the last 20 years of voting blue resulted in the social and financial demise of Colorado?

[HikeColorado]

They did this beneath a bridge or overpass in Wheatridge not to long ago as well. This happens all over the area.

[PingMan]

Master Splinter and the Ninja Turtles getting kicked out of Colorado😂

[usfreedomforever]

Live in Colorado. picturesque beauty of the mexican slums

[BajatheChickenMan]

In Las Vegas homeless people get killed and swept away in the tunnels whenever a storm pops up, its pretty wild.

[MrRadScar]

They don’t want help they can’t get on programs that they can’t stay clean and here they are, a regular nuisance

[spaceman]

The inflation is insane. Over the past couple of years everything has skyrocketed in price. Democrat policies are killing us and the economy.

[dartzyedits]

Fortnite Save the world Encampment is crazy

[sarbantz]

Fentanyl and Tranq horse tranquilizer.

[metaprophet]

If we can just use the most *politically correct language*, the entire problem will disappear..! Seriously though, homeless bums in drug camps are on one end of the spectrum, and there are many sober, sane, and otherwise decent people living in vehicles, tents, and in the open...

A runaway inflationary economy is partly to blame + the massive migrant influx (open borders = open invitation) adds to the challenge. "Navigating the criminal justice system" or accessing a birth certificate are the least of the concerns for most of these folks. One of the more glaring issues is the notion that they ought to be "housed, " and that being "unhoused" is the greatest challenge they face.

The folks living in that drainage tunnel likely do not care nearly as much about an apartment as they do about whatever was in those needles strewn about the place. Stop the drugs, and take a major step forward toward solving the problem.

Actionable plan to get a handle on the situation: Designate urban camp zones (think federal BLM land but for cities) and let people live the way they want, whether that's a tent, car, camper, or cardboard box. Then police it and make attempts to help the most needy first, assist the willing, and arrest the criminals. Not the prettiest sight, but nothing about this situation is going to be very pleasant or easy. Gotta be honest and make an assessment, make plans, and take action--like they're doing with the migrant centers. Could've done something similar for resident homeless years ago. Now there's money behind it, so there's incentive. And corruption, but I digress.

[denisefranklin]

People, that would live like this needs all the psychology evaluations that really need to seek is so horrific.but at the end of the day this is a Republican thing