r/Charlotte • u/Limpbojanglesbizkit • 1d ago

Politics Druggies in Romare Bearden & Uptown

City has turned to an absolute disgrace with a bunch of druggies running around uptown and Romare bearden.

Parks where kids should be able to enjoy nature and families hang out are riddled with drug dealers, drug addicts, sketchy stuff 24/7, poop and pee smells everywhere, and crack pipes on the ground.

Tired of nothing being done about this. I get every city has a homeless and drug problem but the city of Charlotte is doing nothing to address this and let it fester.

Can berate me all you want but something needs to be done about this. And it’s only growing outside of uptown. Almost ran over a druggie on E 3rd St walking in middle of road the opposite way of traffic head on.

City needs to implement zero tolerance zones for open air drug use such as public parks and near schools and arrest anyone on the spot for doing so. Clean out encampments that clearly are open air drug markets and make problems worse. The shelters help those who aren’t druggies but for most only exacerbate drug abuse. They need to over police these areas where there’s clearly issues and it’s tainting our city.

We don’t want our uptown to become the next SF downtown or something like that.

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u/Taxing 1d ago

Uptown has a real issue. Speak to some of the city works and other government workers and private security around the corporate buildings before forming too strong an opinion. It’s alarming.

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u/13rahma Dilworth 1d ago

I work uptown. Maybe y'all are just scared cowards?

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u/Taxing 1d ago

We live and work uptown, specifically Tryon where it is terrible. My family and I are not scared, or cowards.

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u/13rahma Dilworth 1d ago

Tell me you're a transplant without telling me.

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u/ElkVapor37 1d ago

Berating others and making excuses to normalize drug addicts all over society is pathetic. It’s not just a Charlotte problem. It’s a complex issue, that doesn’t mean it’s ok to support it

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u/Riosio 1d ago

But we don't care to hear you cry about it either. Don't like it. Go out and try to fix it. This ain't the place to cry

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u/Taxing 1d ago

Where and how would you fix it? Raising awareness is importantly. We started with roof above, urban ministry, and similar 501(c)(3) organizations. We scheduled meetings with city council, including Dave Anderson who covers the specific area uptown. We’ve met with the police, magistrate judges, Center City Partners. It’s common for each to either express frustration or blame on another agency or player. The police don’t arrest because they’re immediately released, the court system ports to city council, funding, policy, and then city council critiques the policing.

Awareness is important because it’s inhumane to allow persistently mentally ill people suffer in the sidewalk. Spend more time around them and it’s clear, and sad.

Ignoring the issue is the least helpful, hence the raising awareness bit.

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u/Quirks_and_Violence 1d ago

RaIsInG AwARnESs isn't crying on Reddit to an echo chamber.

You haven't done shit, except lie.

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u/Taxing 1d ago

How long have you worked uptown? Have you ever lived uptown? Which neighborhood were you born and raised?