As can be seen by the explosion of homelessness on the Left Coast, which shovels mountains of other people’s money at it, when moonbats advocate for the homeless, they effectively advocate for more homelessness. You might say they advocate having their house burned down by a bum:

As The Oregonian reported, 51-year-old homeless man Vashon Locust was arrested on Tuesday after starting a fire that torched Portland City Councilor Candace Avalos’ townhome and car.

The aptly named Locust faces misdemeanor charges. You were expecting serious jail time?

According to a police affidavit obtained by the paper, Locust snuck into a shed near Avalos’ home on October 26 and attempted to use an electric outlet.

When that failed, he set a fire to stay warm…

At least no one was killed:

Avalos and her cat managed to escape the incident unharmed. She claimed afterward that she was targeted for her political beliefs.

Maybe she was angling for a spot on the Hate Hoax List.

The Daily Mail notes that Avalos has long been an apologist for Portland’s homeless population.

As for Locust,

Locust has been arrested more than 50 times for various felony and misdemeanor charges since 2006, according to court records obtained by The Oregonian.

What goes around, comes around. Sooner or later, it was bound to come around to Avalos.

On a tip from DCGere.