Are NFL owners Selfish

[SissyBoyFloyd]

We have these huge stadiums that sport's owners use for literally a few days or weeks per year and sit vacant the rest of the time, as our stadium does. Why aren't we using these huge empty facilities to help house the homeless, and in some cases, refugees. I know most care more about our sports than we do the human condition and the millions of homeless and suffering human beings, but what would be wrong about changing our perspective just a little when in comes to our fellow men, women, and children.

What would it hurt to share our magnificent sports' palaces with those who simply need the basic things in life. Open up the doors to places that can house the homeless on days they are not being used. Why don't we Cardinal fans ask our owner to use the stadium to help those who are wondering the streets crying out for assistance. Let's start a humane gesture that hopefully will spread to other teams, fans, and owners around the world. Wouldn't you be willing to help a fellow human being in need by letting them use something that isn't being used some days, weeks, and months?

Sure it would cost money to clean, pay for utilities, security, and such. But there are ways to solve and address those issues. We are talking about multi-billionaires, aren't we.

I know this doesn't have to apply to only sports palaces. There are so many buildings and facilities in our country that go unused much of the time or sit vacant for even years. Isn't it simply pure selfishness not to use them to assist in our nationwide homeless crises? We can start somewhere, so why not with NFL owners.

 

[oaken1]

because they tear **** up and won't leave.

 

[TJ]

Is a Smurf blue?

 

[sunsfan88]

Isn't everyone in the world selfish?

 

[PDXChris]

First off, these venues to not go as unused as you think.

http://www.universityofphoenixstadium.com/events

Second, how to your propose converting it into a giant shelter for a few months a year?

Third, how do the stadiums in Chicago and New York help this time a year?

 

[NJCardFan]

These are the posts that have me question SBF's sanity. #1, would you open your house to the homeless? If not, why would you expect NFL owners to do the same? #2, why are you only calling out NFL owners? What are baseball parks doing from October to March? #3, what to you propose they do with these homeless now squatters on game day? Tell them to go for a 6 hour walk? #4, The one answer you can look at is the Superdome during Katrina. Took a year and $185 million to repair the damage.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

The one answer you can look at is the Superdome during Katrina. Took a year and $185 million to repair the damage.

Most of the damage was done by the water itself, but I see what you are getting at.

 

[BillsCarnage]

These are the posts that have me question SBF's sanity.

+ infinity

How about SBF opens up his house to a half-dozen or so homeless people for 6-8 months and then report back to us how it went. If it goes as easy as he suggests, then we can gradually scale up the idea until.

 

[Stout]

Is water wet? Does the Pope crap in the woods?

 

[TruColor]

I'd like to talk about sammiches.

Why are they so delicious?

 

[Rivercard]

These are the posts that have me question SBF's sanity.

Maybe he's not so crazy. They could earn the right to be there for a few months by learning a trade while staying there. What a great marketing opportunity for The University Of Phoenix.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

btw, it is this post, and not all of the polls that make you question his sanity?

 

[juza76]

Here where i live we use to say something like
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[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Here where i live we use to say something like
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Um, wow

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

Maybe he's not so crazy. They could earn the right to be there for a few months by learning a trade while staying there. What a great marketing opportunity for The University Of Phoenix.

Oh what a great feel good story!!!

It's all good and well until you want them to leave, and they refuse under some BS residency/Tenant loophole.

That's the moment where you truly understand the phrase "No good deed goes unpunished"

signed,

One time California rental property owner.

 

[TJ]

Is water wet? Does the Pope crap in the woods?

Judges would also accept, "Is a bear Catholic?"

 

[Stout]

Judges would also accept, "Is a bear Catholic?"

 

[NJCardFan]

Maybe he's not so crazy. They could earn the right to be there for a few months by learning a trade while staying there. What a great marketing opportunity for The University Of Phoenix.

That's pretty damned good but does UofP do trades?

 

[NJCardFan]

Most of the damage was done by the water itself, but I see what you are getting at.

Yes the storm damaged a lot but when they just left those people to their own devices caused a lot of interior damage.

 

[dreamcastrocks]

Yes the storm damaged a lot but when they just left those people to their own devices caused a lot of interior damage.

So you would rather they didn't actually give people a safe place to be? I am sure that I am biased on this issue as my father actually had to be rescued from his rooftop after Katrina and went to the SuperDome, but damn.

 

[oaken1]

So you would rather they didn't actually give people a safe place to be? I am sure that I am biased on this issue as my father actually had to be rescued from his rooftop after Katrina and went to the SuperDome, but damn.

lots of people had to be rescued...most of them because they didn't evacuate when they were told to. The levee breaking caught some by surprise.

 

[Southpaw]

How about turning the replaced venues into public housing units complete with educational resources. When taxpayers fund "new" stadium venues, the old ones are usually torn down and become commercial property for developers motivated by profit. There would seem to be room for reusing these as public domain facilities. Hey lots of screaming for the wave of refugees/migrants but hardly a whisper for indigenous homeless. In exchange for tax funding new facilites, the franchise owners can fund the renovations of the old facility for use as shelter/etc. I know that is a stupid idea.

 

[Solar7]

There is not an emoticon to express my reaction to this thread.

 

[NJCardFan]

So you would rather they didn't actually give people a safe place to be? I am sure that I am biased on this issue as my father actually had to be rescued from his rooftop after Katrina and went to the SuperDome, but damn.

OK. I'd love to hear where you gleaned this from. However since you asked, if you think that was handled correctly then you and I have vastly different views on what should be done in emergency situations.

 

[NJCardFan]

How about turning the replaced venues into public housing units complete with educational resources. When taxpayers fund "new" stadium venues, the old ones are usually torn down and become commercial property for developers motivated by profit. There would seem to be room for reusing these as public domain facilities. Hey lots of screaming for the wave of refugees/migrants but hardly a whisper for indigenous homeless. In exchange for tax funding new facilites, the franchise owners can fund the renovations of the old facility for use as shelter/etc. I know that is a stupid idea.

I saw somewhere where they were converting abandoned malls into housing. That's a good idea.