This man staying at the Safe Sleeping site said he think it will attract more people with the Unsafe Camping Ordinance now being enforced in San Diego.
“Very tough. It’s been a learning curve, I would say. At first, I was very naïve about the whole experience and then I quickly learned it’s not fun,” said an unhoused man who didn’t want to be identified.“I have … wear a brace, a back brace, 24/7. It’s called slipping rib syndrome. It causes paraspinal muscle spasms along the right side of my spine. So, I lost several jobs,” he said.“I said, ‘Sure, I would try it.’ I’m willing to try anything,” the man said.
“On the street, I tend to just sleep in the parks by myself where no one would ever kind of go at night or be because l don’t like to surround myself with other people. But then also being completely isolated, you’re more at risk if someone does come up to you who is dangerous or wants to criminalize you or vandalize you; then there’s nobody around,” he said.
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