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Tent City: People first, property second
Any changes to the tent city that many of Nashville’s homeless residents call home should focus on helping those in need first and worrying about the future of the property second. I agree that allowing this situation to continue indefinitely is dangerous for its inhabitants, but trying to wipe tent city away immediately is likely to cause unneeded suffering and harm.
I imagine that few, if any, of the tent city residents chose to call it home out of preference, but rather out of necessity. It may be a harsh and unsafe way to live, but it may have been the best option for staying alive for many residents at the time they moved in. I’m glad to see the emergence of a more compassionate approach to this problem than what was suggested earlier this month.
Tags: homelessness, nashville, tennessee, tent city, the tennessean
