Posted by epignosis I normally wouldn't go out of my way to photograph homeless encampments but this was too fascinating. Seems like a shaman hermit had been living in this spot at some point but when I found it it seemed to have been untouched for a while. I did find a news article from a couple years back that locals discovered that a shaman had been living in the same area for fifteen years but I'm not sure if this is from the same person. https://i.imgur.com/ikdArCu.jpg?1

That is an interesting space.

Posted by epignosis I normally wouldn't go out of my way to photograph homeless encampments but this was too fascinating. Seems like a shaman hermit had been living in this spot at some point but when I found it it seemed to have been untouched for a while. I did find a news article from a couple years back that locals discovered that a shaman had been living in the same area for fifteen years but I'm not sure if this is from the same person. https://i.imgur.com/ikdArCu.jpg?1

Any closer pictures of the shrine?

Wow, med services for the homeless... Dr Underpass

No just no... There is so much wrong with this. It would be like me going into your house, riffling through your stuff, and taking pictures of it all. (including the shit streaks you leave in your toilet)
Just because someone is forced to take advantage of the land around them doesn't give you the right to skip through their homes like it's some magical fairy land.

From someone who's lived on the streets before please have some more common decency then that

Posted by Trout na bout No just no... There is so much wrong with this. It would be like me going into your house, riffling through your stuff, and taking pictures of it all. (including the shit streaks you leave in your toilet) Just because someone is forced to take advantage of the land around them doesn't give you the right to skip through their homes like it's some magical fairy land. From someone who's lived on the streets before please have some more common decency then that

NO just no

People i.e. bums camped on the public sidewalk that I pay tax dollars for don't enjoy the same rights as my family inside my house or on my ranch. WTF?

Where did you go to law school anyway?

I don't see where anyone went "riffling" through their stuff he just took pics of hobo stuff in plain view.

Great post nonetheless. Im all for leaving these folks alone but to elevate them to the same status as home owner is just ridiculous LOLOL

… riffling

Posted by 2Xplorations NO just no People i.e. bums camped on the public sidewalk that I pay tax dollars for don't enjoy the same rights as my family inside my house or on my ranch. WTF? Where did you go to law school anyway? I don't see where anyone went "riffling" through their stuff he just took pics of hobo stuff in plain view. Great post nonetheless. Im all for leaving these folks alone but to elevate them to the same status as home owner is just ridiculous LOLOL … riffling

This tendency to dehumanize the homeless is part of the problem here. Laws don't factor into it- it's a matter of morality, not legality.

Being on hard times does not make somebody's intrinsic human worth less than that of somebody who owns a house. Homeless people are still entitled to privacy and dignity; treating them like some kind of abandonment fauna to be gawked at instead of as people deserving of respect is part of the problem with this thread, and your "to elevate them to the same (basic human dignity) status as a homeowner is just ridiculous" attitude is part of the overwhelming problem with society as a whole.

nice picture of a crack den

NO just no People i.e. bums camped on the public sidewalk that I pay tax dollars for don't enjoy the same rights as my family inside my house or on my ranch. WTF?

In fact, as ruled by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and allowed to stand by the Supreme Court, as well as the Washington State Court of Appeals, they do:

https://www.latime...-sleep-on-sidewalk

https://www.columb...rrested-vancouver/

Posted by Baldran In fact, as ruled by the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals and allowed to stand by the Supreme Court, as well as the Washington State Court of Appeals, they do: https://www.latime...-sleep-on-sidewalk https://www.columb...rrested-vancouver/

Well the one case quoted only protects them from the police and the other that's not about taking pictures that's more of a 4th amendment type decision by the 9th circuit court.

So let them sue me or have ME arrested LOL ! Taking a picture of anyone in public is not mentioned in either article is it??

Posted by Steed Any closer pictures of the shrine?

This is on the back ledge there. The imagery isn't in line what is used here indicating it would have been an outsider shaman.



The spot is actually next to what once was a huge shrine but it seems villagers have sealed it up in order to try and stop people from visiting. Probably relating to this whole situation.

Posted by 2Xplorations NO just no People i.e. bums camped on the public sidewalk that I pay tax dollars for don't enjoy the same rights as my family inside my house or on my ranch. WTF? Where did you go to law school anyway? I don't see where anyone went "riffling" through their stuff he just took pics of hobo stuff in plain view. Great post nonetheless. Im all for leaving these folks alone but to elevate them to the same status as home owner is just ridiculous LOLOL … riffling

You serious? Everyone has the same rights no matter where they are living. It's intrinsic... As Aran pointed it it's about morality not legality. Stop trying to dehumanize people just because they've fallen on hard times... Whether it's their own doing or not.

Plus these picture are of encampments hidden in the woods not people sleeping on the sidewalk.

Since when does owning a home make anyone more human? You can take your same status shit and shove it real far up your ass. All humans should be treated as the same.

Posted by Trout na bout You serious? Everyone has the same rights no matter where they are living. It's intrinsic... As Aran pointed it it's about morality not legality. Stop trying to dehumanize people just because they've fallen on hard times... Whether it's their own doing or not. Plus these picture are of encampments hidden in the woods not people sleeping on the sidewalk. Since when does owning a home make anyone more human? You can take your same status shit and shove it real far up your ass. All humans should be treated as the same.

woo hoo . . .

Posted by Thinklikefreak 1. click to view

Three months later...
It's turned into a pile of trash... and there's a new capsized boat. I wonder WTF happened.

When I was a teenager, some friends and I constructed a fort in an empty field. It was well camouflaged, and pretty big...we could fit 7 or 8 of us, without being crowded. We would just hang out and smoke pot and just be teenagers. Good times. One day a homeless guy showed up and we let him hang out. Now, this was back in the '80s. so there wasn't really alot of homeless people in South San Jose. You could tell he wasn't quite right in the head, but seemed harmless and always had entertaining stories.

So, a couple of friends and I are hanging out...passing a joint or something, when all of a sudden "Russ* started punching himself in the groin 4 or 5 times! Hard! Just outta nowhere! We all stared at Russ, waiting for some explanation. Finally, one of us asked, "Russ, you okay?" Now, picture this guy, a little warn out, but somewhat clean, but always tucked his jeans into his socks...it completed the "look". He also chewed tobacco and was always spitting in a can. "Russ, you okay?" Russ pulled his sock away from his jeans, spit chew into his sock, let go of his sock, and said, "Yea, I'm cool."

We all got the fuck outta there, laughing and yelling "WTF?" After that, we let Russ keep our club house, and hung out by the donut shop.