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Is Living in a Tent Doing Fentanyl the Goal? And Ellery's New Home
from #245 - It's Saturday Night! | The Tim Dillon Show · #245
9 min
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Tim continues dissecting the Echo Park situation, arguing the encampment isn't a real solution, mocking the idea it's a "beacon of light," discussing the death of a young woman there, and noting Ellery Smith herself has now moved into the community.
- Echo Park homeless describe themselves as not your average homeless, almost branding themselves for a reality show
- Tim on the two sides of the homelessness debate: corporate corruption on one side, naive park encampment solutions on the other
- A girl died doing fentanyl in the park, but some LA residents defend the encampment as community and learning
- Tim questions whether living in a tent doing fentanyl should be the goal when housing is the actual solution
- Organizers claimed the park was the only safe place from anti-Asian hate crimes, creating safety through tent encampments
- Some residents had two tents against the rules but the co-op board allowed it, raising questions about selection and favoritism
- Tim challenges whether it's acceptable to say children shouldn't aspire to live in tents doing heroin
- Mitchell Farrell's demand to either leave them alone or stand in solidarity, calling for reimagining community
- A young woman died in the park after coming to LA to protest, caught up in a scene she didn't belong in
- Hilary Smith moved into housing after the park closure but remains pro-consequence culture despite being evicted
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