so, i was packing up my stuff to move from the sidewalk i'd occupied for about a week, when the police showed up and asked my name...

i didn't see the point in talking to them, so i continued to pack up and move.

#rapidresponse, the police's thieving allies showed up.

i was arrested.

rapid response wound up stealing a huge amount of my stuff - a mattress, all my art supplies, a great deal of my clothing - especially raingear.

the police even stole my eyeglasses.

#pdx #homeless #portland

in order to retrieve what was left of my possessions, i had to sign a statement that said i would not be on city property - the sidewalks, the parks, the streets - or that i would be guilty of 'criminal trespassing.'

i'm going to write me up a #folkpunk tune called 'in the city where i live.'