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I agree that both are problems worth solving, but one is pretty obviously a more urgent public health problem, and unfortunately, the more difficult one to solv
by ithilglin909 8y ago
I agree that both are problems worth solving, but one is pretty obviously a more urgent public health problem, and unfortunately, the more difficult one to solve.
When people are talking about Seattle's worsening homeless problem, they're talking about the presence of needles and fecal material on the sidewalks, and being harassed, and sometimes even attacked, by clearly mentally ill people, not about people living in trailers in non-urban areas.
- blablabla123 8y agoMaybe people also get mentally ill from being homeless. Then one gets physically ill from living in a physically hostile environment...
- WalterSear 8y agoI know I'd use lots of drugs.
- chongli 8y agoI don't think the original cause matters so much. It's the cause that sustains their homelessness which needs to be addressed. People with strong support networks can bounce back from a lot of difficulties. It's the unlucky few who end up on the sidewalk in abject despair.
- ryandrake 8y agoMaybe the people peacefully living in tents outside of town should instead start being more visible and getting in people’s faces, if that’s what it takes to be a priority.
- ithilglin909 8y agoWe’re not talking about “getting in people faces”, we’re talking about a situation that is extremely unsafe, for everyone, homeless and non-homeless alike. If you’re suggesting more of that, there’s something seriously wrong with you.
- ryandrake 8y agoWow, slow down on the insults, cowboy. All I’m saying is if you’re considering group A a more urgent priority for providing help to than group B, then you’re incintivizing group B to be more like group A. Officials need to address the whole problem, not just the visible problem.
- ithilglin909 8y agoThat's cowgirl to you. So, if we prioritize, say, addiction treatment, more people will want to be addicts. Right.