Portland's Homeless Encampments

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I was wondering because we have that down in LA to, I used to ride along the bike paths along the rivers like Santa had a river trail. Now there's homeless encampments along the way. And do they, because it's better weather here, you always, I always wonder, did they talk amongst themselves? Hey, it's, it's much better in LA. Let's all go up there. We can get showers or bathrooms and something like that. Well, they definitely do. A lot of them are very honest and they'll just tell you, yeah, I'm here to do the drugs. And Portland is a great place to get drugs. If I need this,

Shermer and Thornton discuss: aggression: passive, proactive, reactive, relational • moralistic punishment and the game theory analysis of the logic of violence • gun violence (homicide, suicide, accidents) • violence against women/children • male-on-male violence • alcohol, drugs, infidelity • race • self-control • training soldiers • male role models • Rodney King, Michael Brown, George Floyd • police violence • bullying • fatherless homes • rape and sexual violence • self-defense.

Matt Thornton has been teaching functional martial arts for more than thirty years and holds a 5th degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. His organization, Straight Blast Gym, has more than seventy locations worldwide and has produced champion MMA fighters as well as world-class self-defense and law enforcement instructors. He lives with his wife Salome and their five children in Portland, Oregon. His new book is The Gift of Violence: Practical Knowledge for Surviving and Thriving in a Dangerous World.