c. scott andreas

St. Petersburg, FL is fighting a battle against the homeless – not against homelessness, as we might expect. The city had agreed to allow homeless individuals and families to set up tents under an overpass. However, the mayor’s office reneged on the deal yesterday, then authorized the police and fire departments to slash and destroy the tent community. The police then took the tents, leaving behind a torn and broken community.

Not only were these tents the legitimate property of their inhabitants, they were also their makeshift homes. The city gave no compensation for the tents. But to the officers’ credit, they were kind enough to dump their meager possessions onto the ground afterward.

“That’s all that’s left of it…They cut it all the way down…I just started crying. I don’t even know what to do about it. I don’t know where to go now. This is sick. This is really sickening, man. Why would people do that?”
- Viola Wilson, St. Petersburg resident.

Please watch the video. This will not be tolerated in the Kingdom of God.