Why are you so dirty Eugene

Have you ever had a homeless camp materialize on your lawn?

My building is in a very heavily trafficked part of town but our garden/lawn is almost always extremely clean - probably because there is a mere fraction of lawn and we have owners managing the property rather than a management company. It is very rare for me to see any kind of litter.

This last summer we had a camp set up, starting with two guys and a lady in a van. They find the one spot of lawn they can sit on - across the sidewalk, it's public property, you can't arrest them for trespassing. Within 2 days, there were 5-10 people there constantly smoking, drinking, yelling, asking for money. They got rousted eventually, but when they left...

Have you ever seen a full size comforter coated in human shit? That was nestled kindly in our bushes as if for future use. Pants, shirts, underwear, socks, everywhere. Dozens of cans, cigarette butts for days. It was like an art installation on human waste in 10 square feet, assembled with care over 3 days.

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