My exp this evening as I was picking up pizza from Blaze (Mall - Tunnel Road): Parked. Got out of car. Immediately approached by someone asking for money. I declined. Person wasn’t happy and let me know about it. To my right, a group of 5 folks openly smoking meth (maybe crack, but likely meth). Grabbed pizza. Approached by another person as I was walking back to car. Asked if I could share my pizza. I ignored, and the expletives flew. “This” isn’t okay. I understand the complexities of the homelessness crisis and our general lack of compassion, but the lack of community norms/standards in favor of individual rights is philosophically suspect. I’ll keep giving $ to Manna - supporting folks that have been othered by institutional forces, etc. My question is what are our elected officials doing about all of this? I have a quick - and would argue a correct response: NADA. Not a damn thing. The levee is breaking in this town.