Boston city officials start clearing out homeless encampments at "Methadone Mile"

Boston officials began moving the homeless and addicted population out of the area around Mass and Cass in Boston. A tent city has popped up in the neighborhood, and the city cites unsanitary conditions. (Herald video by Meghan Ottolini)

[@michaelgriffin4892]

I Know this woman and she is an AMAZING MOTHER!!!! No matter what circumstances you have in life, addiction can take a hold of you. From the rich to the poor and anyone in the middle. To see a mother being there hands on trying to help her son through his dark times is amazing and a blessing. Many of the people down there have either lost their family or lost contact with them because of where they ended up. We need more mothers like Tasha to stand up for their children and others and actually work to get them help. Not bag up their stuff and toss them in a detention center after being told of they don't go all their belongings will be thrown away. Do this the right way or methadone mile will just relocate to another part of town.

[@thebossy1]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ 🙏🙏

[@michaelgriffin4892]

You keep your head up T. MUCH LOVE!!

[@phongdao9239]

These people only complain because drugs are not allowed in the shelters. So they make these excuses not to use them. Why listen to their lies?

[@lensuber919]

So sad. Heart and prayers go out to those people.

[@Editthem]

Mother’s like her know one day her son will be free from addiction.

[@dianeryan2440]

This is so sad, I pray for everyone

[@xxx-jw4ur]

God bless this woman. She’s such a beautiful person, you can see it right in her eyes and the way she speaks 🙏

[@Jovial_1]

Anthony’s mom is an angel. I hope you realize how blessed you’re Anthony.

[@thebossy1]

Ty sweetheart!! He is doing so great! We've gotten so much support he's getting help now I see him everyday and I haven't been so happy in such a long time thank you so much! I spent Sunday out there feeding people and I will do that each and every week there's so many people out there that aren't being looked for and every single one of them was my child at one point. ❤️

[@Jovial_1]

@@thebossy1 ThankYou for being YOU!

[@thebossy1]

@beantownn54 ty! ❤️❤️

[@roderickpowell9439]

Something had to be done! I lived in Manhattan/Harlem, and in Boston. You simply can't normalize drug use, and that's what both Cities are doing. People should not be able to use drugs out in the open for all to see. Nevertheless Massachusetts is a addict friendly State. There's plenty of help, if you want it. No Excuses!!!!

[@thebossy1]

You are so right and that's exactly what has happened I said so much more on the news that they edited they asked me whose fault this was and it's the government's fault it's the mayor's fault it's the governor's fault they have completely normalized shooting up I have seen people shoot up in broad daylight in the middle of a Main Street I've seen 50 people smoking crack shooting up etc human waste on the street and I told them why don't you take a picture of that? it is crazy they hand out meth and crack pipes in Boston Literally! that's what the news didn't want me to say that's the part that cut out because I'm pissed. Anyone who hasn't lived in one of these crazy liberal cities that thinks this is helping people does not understand it

[@thebossy1]

However I do want you to understand that this was all about election there was an election the next day those people are still out there I just fed them last weekend. the mayor Boston allowed this for years! This just became political because there's erase the next day there was Voting to be done and someone wanted to look like they cleaned it up it's not cleaned up they didn't help anyone it's hard to find beds in treatment for one person let alone 200 people and a lot of those people don't want help because they let it go for so long that they've normalized shooting up in the streets you get it but a lot of people don't

[@thebossy1]

Stop voting for people who allow s*** like this

[@qjtvaddict]

This is an addict friendly country

[@qjtvaddict]

@@thebossy1 so stop voting for neoliberals?

[@Yuppp2022]

Is she kidding me why was he out there in the first place she should be ashamed

[@thebossy1]

Because he is a grown ass man who can do what he chose to do in life. U must be a very sheltered or ignorant person who thinks mommy is to blame for everything. He is a 28 year old man. Addiction is an epidemic stop acting like u have never seen it.

[@michaelgriffin4892]

You should be ashamed for making an ignorant comment about a situation that you know nothing about apparently. May God bless you with some common sense.

[@edhcb9359]

We do this same thing here in Sacramento and the homeless always cry “short notice” when they were in fact given two months notice.

[@laopang91362]

Don't take actions for first one = huge cost later. We see this pattern everywhere.

[@talkintruth6565]

After 30 years of living in downtown Atlanta and interacting with the homeless on a daily basis, I can tell you that 90% of them are out there by choice. The other 10% can't be found so easily.

[@nyyommm9640]

It’s about time. Get rid of those methodone clinics as well

[@zikemdg]

Boston shelters are horrible places where they treat you like animals, your possessions gett stolen constantly and wake you up at 5:30 every morning, even Sunday and kick you out shortly after smiling all the while at your missery.

[@nyyommm9640]

Interesting. I too wake up at 5:30 to go to work.

[@413westernmassbornjp6]

Damn I thought Springfield was bad smh we wake up at 630 tho been here for two years hoping to get my own place soon

[@timc4765]

Well that's the point. To get you off your ass early in the morning to either go to detox or find a job. You want them to give you fruit loops and Saturday morning cartoons?

[@dowen1511]

Lock the boarders down !! Stop the dope !!

[@willsjaime]

Mom tells the truth.

[@doctorcameltoe]

Wendell poppin his head out that tent had me cracking up for some reason 👀 (not laughing at the guy just how random that interaction was)

[@jadek.weldon2224]

For sure. He's been out there so long.

[@jadek.weldon2224]

I got off the ave in 2015, was there for almost 6 years he was out there back then. It's a way of life for so many. They'll never change.

[@johnmitchell2281]

It's not just drugs how can you afford to live here with a job

[@brendaross7955]

Prayers for people on drugs

[@jacquelyn999]

Not cleaning fast enough

[@gordonmari-ju2lv]

Mental illness, drug and alcohol abuse is very sad in this world. God bless them All.😢😢

[@penelope-oe2vr]

AND THEYRE STILL THERE NOW

[@j.kelley1685]

Wendell has been out there for over a decade.

[@Wildhorse66]

What do you expect when you're handing out free drugs.

[@touchmycamerathroughthefence]

Also when you have police going to the local neighborhood businesses and telling the owners they need to know how to use narcan and are responsible for the wellbeing of the homelss. Boston is a joke, sanctuary city

[@jakedoe1302]

Dont send them.down to RI again why is this allowed in the first place all this so called programs where are they ok we moving you to a 30day rehabilitation after that you just keep getting lock up

[@thebossy1]

Rhode island has had its own homeless situation for years I lived in providence 15 years ago no one none "sent" homeless and drug addicted people to rhode island. RI coddles their homeless just like San Francisco does just like many liberal cities in this country do. this is an epidemic all over our country when you do that you end up with situations like this. It's everywhere Cali Seattle Philly New York DC... Every where. Educate urself about addiction and start getting mad at politicians who allow this and then want to clean it up before an election like in Boston. Start blaming pharmaceutical companies and doctors who got this epidemic out of control in this country in the first place.

[@jakedoe1302]

@@thebossy1 so true so true RI is getting bad it self

[@frankihatch]

Looking like skid row

[@413westernmassbornjp6]

Almost exactly like that it seems

[@ProppahYisrael]

I feed my people down there I’m not scared there is no shelter that will take them at all times there are restrictions for some I hear stories I pray they are just like you and me and I’m happy my ppl enjoy my cooked food Everyone at one time get in a bad situations I’m not afraid of people I’m protected by TMH I pray things get better🙏🏽❤️

[@joannaazar7396]

So we’re are they going too put the homeless. They will be back

[@techFPV5964]

Mass. Government has to do more to help these ppl, they need as much help as you can give them. Very few of these citizens rather live in a tent on a sidewalk, if you offer them a home furniture, clothing and a job with Drug addiction services then this would bring down the pain, suffering you see on Meth mile, other places in this country. A lot of these men, women are ex military with PTSD problems... They just need help!

[@galegrazutis964]

Hang on the majority of us who weren't stupid enough to be junkies. Who work hard didn't get any of that stuff!

[@Buck-mp4yi]

Help your son

[@ryanderek8125]

Pretty sad

[@supportmytroups7]

The guy shooting heroin and living on the street says the shelters aren’t Sanitary lol

[@galegrazutis964]

BRILLIANTLY SAID! LOL

[@lilyrose7082]

The shelters are filthy, violent and they kick you out for the entire day no matter the weather! How were they able to put the homeless in hotels and dorms last year during covid but now they have no money for it? This is bullshit! At least in their tents they’re out of the weather but now they don’t even have that! These are humans for gods sake! Help them mayor!!

[@thebossy1]

Lily you are so right! This was a show. No one got housed yesterday they got kicked off mass Ave and now they are just sleeping somewhere else. The lie is that they were offered treatment it's simply NOT TRUE. my son got treatment because I was there to advocate for him and take him my self. People don't see these people out there as humans. "Martys mile" is what I call it. The politicians cleaned it up because there's an election they did NOT HELP THE PROBLEM. They got grants and money to help... Where is it?? No one wants to sleep in those dangerous shelters and get robbed they would rather be outside. That says alot

[@deanmason5900]

You would have be on dope ,or in the Army to be out in Massachusetts winter weather .I trained in two foot of snow just West of Boston back in 1966 , People if you want to be homeless in America there is Florida ,or Southern California.

[@rhondalanning1417]

Ft. Devens?

[@Only1English]

GOOOODDDDD GET THEM OUT.... SEND THEM ON THERE OWN ISLAND... THEY DONT WANT HELP... THEY CHOOSE THIS LIFE

[@scottcaverly5135]

Winter time wipes them out

[@j.kelley1685]

Funny I was there last week and it's a horror show still

[@abrahanrodriguez9003]

Poor mom

[@barbieepenthousebihh]

That mom is disgusting for letting that baby live in the street like that

[@abrahanrodriguez9003]

@@barbieepenthousebihh who knows the reason, I’m homeless my mom wants be to move back in with her or even get me my own place with I won’t because I’m siblings live with her and treat both me and her awfully. I won’t have her pay for a place, I won’t put her through that.

[@abrahanrodriguez9003]

@@gstrathmore194 A moms love for their child unreasonable. Doesn’t matter to her if he is an adult and an addict. The relationship between a mother and their children is amazing. You see this with mother shielding their children from blame, bailing them out of jail, paying for their college, letting them live rent free, having their children say the worst things to them and still loving them, I’ve even heard stories of their own adult children killing them, they probably saw the red flags before hand, still it happened. My siblings in their 30s still live at home, and mistreat, and abuse her, she has to cry for money to help with bills, only then will they help, at least only one of them will. She doesn’t even have a private room, she sleeps in the living room. My poor mom. I wish I strong enough to protect her from them.

[@felden123]

@@barbieepenthousebihh You are clueless. Sorry.

[@thebossy1]

@DMB thank you!!! That is MY SON!!! I am one of the only mothers that I saw down there helping their children and my son is in treatment today because of me because I didn't give up on him people have the nerve to try to judge!? those are people are forgotten! I risked my life going down there to save my child because I love him but I will never enable him. I have been through hell and back most people don't have the balls to even walk down that street and I went there every single day for weeks and it worked! Thank you for your kind words of support these people have no clue at all clearly what addiction will do to a person or what an addict will put their family through

[@joegorman1864]

This is a good example of the problem, Anthony has a loving mom and is not homeless,nor unintelligent,he chose to be there, instead of self reliance he wants to be unself reliant. Let me ask , whatever happened to self reliance?

[@qjtvaddict]

You need rehab first dude

[@galegrazutis964]

@@qjtvaddict yes but it was totally hi choice to take it in the first place!!!

[@rudolpharmijo5488]

Your money won’t save yous then....

[@rudolpharmijo5488]

Boston the rich live there.........sad......

[@dowen1511]

Yes get rid of these pepole !!

[@galegrazutis964]

ASAP!!!!!

[@nastyarussia_esc7909]

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[@rudolpharmijo5488]

You will meet god and he will turn away from you too.....just yous wait and see....

[@natedog2304]

Another liberal city, keep voting blue guys.