Ask HN: Can we compare SF homelessness epidemic to Ebola?

A woman was attacked by a mentally ill homeless person in SF and yesterday, he pleaded not guilty and was released on his own recognizance. Links: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/08/13/video-woman-attacked-assailant-outside-lobby-san-francisco-building-embarcadero/ And https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2019/08/14/victim-outraged-man-attacked-san-francisco-home-released/ When I read it this morning, it was clear that just homelessness wasn’t the problem..it was homelessness, mental illness, drug addiction, California, Sacramento, San Francisco, Gavin Newsom, SFPD, the courts, the judge. The whole system. If we were to compare this to a biological system, I thought it would be just like Ebola. Why? It’s haemorrhaging internally, the immune system that is supposed to protect the body is turned against the body as the virus spreads. And then it becomes an epidemic. Would this be an accurate comparison? If it is so..and keeping that in mind...how to solve the homeless epidemic as if it were a virus.