A family in Concord, New Hampshire, isn’t sure how to respond to a growing homeless encampment right behind their historic home.
Robin Bach and her husband have been instrumental in restoring the 19th century Walker Mansion so that their children, ages 8 and 11, can enjoy it for years to come. Concord Monitor report Saturday.
Family calls police 37 times, receives death threats from violent homeless camp behind their dream home: ‘We can’t even use our backyard’ https://t.co/HGdS3La1xU pic.twitter.com/DeV2XKYUW6
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But they’re concerned because there’s a growing homeless encampment in the woods on their property and no one knows who’s responsible.
Bach said her children are afraid to play outside and she has called police 37 times since 2018 because of numerous issues, including a shooting linked to the camp.
In one incident, a man on the property allegedly threatened to shoot her husband after he asked him to leave, in another, Bach heard yells of “Get away from me, get away from me” from nearby, and in yet another, a fire broke out at a dumpster two doors down.
Bach called the situation “the worst it’s ever been,” adding that they can’t even use their backyard. “We want our kids to be independent and feel safe going outside and playing, and that’s not going to happen,” she said.
Homeowners know it’s a complicated issue, and while they want the encampments removed, they’re concerned about where the people living there will go.
“It’s clear that replacements of people on her land need help and stable housing. Recently she spoke to a man living in one tent who works a nine-to-five job and carries a big contractor’s bag to clean up his area,” she said. monitor The article states that Mayor Bach is calling on city officials to address the issue and address the needs of the homeless.
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The Supreme Court ruled in June that forcing homeless people out of encampments and sending them to prison for violating camping laws is not “cruel and unusual punishment” under the Eighth Amendment, according to Breitbart News.
The media continues:
of case, City of Grants Pass v. JohnsonThe initiative has attracted attention from government leaders across the country who are addressing homelessness, particularly in Los Angeles, California, where the homeless population continues to grow.
Justice Neil Gorsuch, who wrote the majority opinion, sympathized with the homeless and acknowledged that the problem is complex and difficult to solve, but said that laws banning encampments are “commonplace” and that the Eighth Amendment is “insufficient to condemn” them. The proper forum for addressing homelessness is democratically elected governments, not federal courts.
Manchester, New Hampshire Force Following the court ruling, homeless camping in public parks and on the streets is now banned, The Maine Wire reported on Sunday.
New Hampshire Experienced Homelessness is expected to increase in 2022, according to a New Hampshire Public Radio article published in December citing a report from the nonprofit New Hampshire Coalition to End Homelessness.
“The report also found that more people are experiencing chronic homelessness and unhoused homelessness, making them more vulnerable to a range of health and safety risks,” the article said.
