Homeless Homesteading

[OVERKILL]

Police say it is one of most elaborate encampments they have ever seen, with a mini-power grid, including solar panels, and multiple home appliances. The encampment was discovered last week by the City of Edmonton and Edmonton Police Service joint response encampment team. It was almost completely camouflaged and included four multi-level structures surrounded by a fence made of trees and broken branches.The structures had been built without nails or other forms of support and were at risk of collapse.

Inside, police and park rangers found fire-stoves with lit fires, a stone fireplace, stone/marble flooring, a working fridge and washing machine, and live electrical wires strung haphazardly.

Power was supplied by four generators, with solar panels powering a chop shop for stolen bikes.

15 weapons, including three guns, and about $8000 worth of stolen goods were recovered. Police have so far returned 2 backpack blowers and 1 mountain bike to their rightful owners.

20 violation tickets were written, and 10 warrants executed. The encampment caused significant environmental damage to the trees and root systems, and the nearby creek was dammed in multiple places to provide running water to one of the structures.

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This is absolutely insane! They effectively went pioneering/homesteading with stolen property

I've seen plenty of encampments myself, including one in the woods where they clearly ate a dog, but I've never seen something this elaborate.

 

[Timmastertech]

Thats legitimately impressive

 

[UncleDave]

Sounds like the " fort" we always wanted to build as kids.

 

[daves87rs]

Wow!

 

[ka9mnx]

Border crossers?

 

[ripcord]

Border crossers?

Worse! Youtube and Instagram influencers.

 

[Leo99]

Worse! Youtube and Instagram influencers.

You never know what's real these days.

 

[4WD]

Lowest insurance and property taxes too !

 

[Propflux01]

Border crossers?

More likely homeless domestic methheads.

 

[shortyb]

Doesn't surprise me much. Have seen some pretty elaborate "homes" out there while on the job. One guy made a legitimate teepee that was 2 stories high with a loft inside. Excellent construction and imaginative use of "building" materials. We had an arrest warrant for him, and had to use a chainsaw to cut him down out of it when he refused to come out of the loft area.

 

[4WD]

Doesn't surprise me much. Have seen some pretty elaborate "homes" out there while on the job. One guy made a legitimate teepee that was 2 stories high with a loft inside. Excellent construction and imaginative use of "building" materials. We had an arrest warrant for him, and had to use a chainsaw to cut him down out of it when he refused to come out of the loft area.

Isn’t that disturbing Tee-pees ?

 

[Pablo]

Two generators stolen from my old place..........OK I will refrain, but the amount of violence and death in the growing hobo villages around here - yet we are at full employment. These people can work, but would rather steal.

 

[mikeduf]

The more we legalized drugs the more our people in our society will lose their Drive to have jobs or Hobbies or any kind of personal interests that stimulate productive engagement. You basically lose a lot of your personal best, but seeing this construction tells me that there is something more going on.

 

[KrisZ]

These people will definitely be when the apocalypse comes.

 

[Fordiesel69]

The more we legalized drugs the more our people in our society will lose their Drive to have jobs or Hobbies or any kind of personal interests that stimulate productive engagement. You basically lose a lot of your personal best, but seeing this construction tells me that there is something more going on.

This is spot on. Coupled with the current education curriculum when everything goes, no need to turn assignments in on time, no need to be motivated in general. No need to work as a team when you have eletronics that simulate a gathering.

 

[JTK]

Lowest insurance and property taxes too !

Something tells me @alarmguy would find a better rate.

I'm kidding!

 

[4WD]

Something tells me @alarmguy would find a better rate.

I'm kidding!

I know - if there were any flies on him - they’d be payin’ rent

 

[javacontour]

Worse! Youtube and Instagram influencers.

At least it wasn't Vegan Crossfit enthusiasts.

 

[Bailes1992]

At least it wasn't Vegan Crossfit enthusiasts.

Or vegan crossfit enthusiast instragram influencers!

 

[spasm3]

The more we legalized drugs the more our people in our society will lose their Drive to have jobs or Hobbies or any kind of personal interests that stimulate productive engagement. You basically lose a lot of your personal best, but seeing this construction tells me that there is something more going on.

I think thats the motivation. Its not really homeless because of no other options. Its choosing to live that way so you can spend all your money on drugs, and use them openly without question.