Tent Camping in Public Spaces Should Be LEGAL | Portland

Reid Nicewonder hosts this epistemological inquiry in Portland, where the population of people living in tents in public spaces has surged over the last few years. Reid is the president of Street Epistemology International (https://streetepistemology.com/) and a videographer on many of our projects—you can sometimes catch a glimpse of him in our videos.

In this discussion, the claim, “Tent camping in public spaces should be legal” is explored. The participants choose three different lines: Agree, Slightly Agree, and Slightly Disagree. They consider the topic in light of whether public camping hurts anyone and if the government provides adequate homeless services to justify removing people from tents.

About midway through the discussion, Reid asks a compelling question to participants: "What would Portland have to look like in 10 years that would cause you to move your position on this claim?"

This conversation was filmed in Portland on May 11, 2022.

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Chapters
0:00 Intro & First Responses
2:40 What would it take for you to move to a different line?
10:06 Wrap Up

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