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When we went to Tent City last year, there were several dozen people there living much like they are today, but with a few differences.
In September, there was a sense of optimism, perhaps even of hope. The camp's founder Reverend Steve Brigham had an old school bus he'd been living in for years and he was working with a lawyer to battle the town into allowing the camp to remain permanently. People had little, but there was a solid sense of community — that has changed.
The camp won its legal battle in January and was allowed to stay on the public land, but it's now under increased police attention. There's an increase in residents that refuse to follow the rules and Brigham has lost the ability to evict them.
In fact, when he recently tried to have one person not following community rules evicted, the individual filed a complaint against Brigham and he was arrested. Twice. Once the following day at 11:30 p.m. as he slept.
Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/video-new-jerseys-tent-city-is-falling-apart-2012-7
It's in Lakewood, NJ, a town dominated by the Hasidic colony.
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(18,541 posts)What's the point of that comment?
I'm only half Jewish, not a fan of what's going on in Isreal, but I find that 100% offensive.
