Having lived in SF, their policies destroyed the city. Had to move out, even though I loved living in the city for more than a decade. > officials don’t requir

Having lived in SF, their policies destroyed the city. Had to move out, even though I loved living in the city for more than a decade. > officials don’t require medical treatment for addicts out of the belief that doing so is more ethically justified than jail and prison. The root of the problem thinking jail and prison is always bad and nothing good comes out of it. Punishment can be good if you see it as a wake-up call for those that can easily make changes in their lives. Many people on the street are just there because they can, but we don't have psychological tools to assess this properly, so instead progressives think everyone has no agency or freewill and needs to be treated like they are unable to do anything about their own situation. > offer drug treatment as an alternative to jail and prison This should have always been the solution. I don't think they'll do any of this now. Especially after defunding the police.