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Washington Post Editorial Board: Encampments are not the way to help D.C.’s homeless

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Even before a man at a homeless encampment was fatally shot on Monday, there had been problems at the small tent city located near a busy thoroughfare in downtown D.C. Police had responded to numerous calls about drugs, thefts, vandalism and threatening behavior. Nearby residents complained about the blighted conditions and what they saw as a growing public safety hazard. Within hours of Monday’s events — police are still sorting out exactly what happened — officials cleared out the encampment, removing tents, a portable toilet and a shopping cart, and offering housing to the people who had stayed there.

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