Housing First FIASCO: Murder in Bushes Over $3K Shocks Bellevue

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Here we go again with another "Housing First" success story – this time featuring homeless murder over spilled wine and $3,000 cash in Belleview, Washington. Two guys booted from a low-barrier homeless shelter decided camping in office park bushes was the next logical step, because what could go wrong? Well, apparently spilling vodka on someone with three grand in their pocket gets you beaten to death and robbed. The murderer then casually offered the wheelchair-bound witness some of the stolen cash before fleeing to Portland – because where else would a fugitive blend in? Meanwhile, Belleview residents are living in terror with police scanners running 24/7, watching their safe community transform into Seattle's overflow parking lot. Remember when neighbors' concerns about these facilities were dismissed as overreaction? Turns out those "crazy" residents were spot on about the spillover effects. Is anyone surprised that zero-barrier housing leads to zero-barrier violence? How exactly does a homeless person withdraw $3,000 in cash anyway – asking for a friend who can barely get $500 from an ATM without a phone call from the bank. What's your breaking point before you'd fight back against these facilities in your neighborhood?

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