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No but that is all you mentioned. I'm all for affordable housing. But when a homeless man commits murder, the answer to that isn't a one liner about the import

No but that is all you mentioned. I'm all for affordable housing. But when a homeless man commits murder, the answer to that isn't a one liner about the importance of affordable housing which is always the first and only thing that's mentioned when it comes to the homeless. There is nothing draconian about Kendra's Law by the way. It is far more humane to make sure treatment, psych beds are used, especially for people that do not have the capability of knowing when they need help.

pavas 5y ago
There were 485 murders in NYC in 2021. What is the difference between those and these ones, other than the murderer being homeless? Some stats I pulled up: - Minimum wage in NYC is $15/hr, coming out to ~$30k/yr pre-tax @ 40hrs/week and 50 weeks/year, or $22,752 yearly after tax. - At 30% of income rule for rent, that comes out to $568/month for rent. At 80 hrs/week that's ~$1k - "The Bronx neighborhood of Bedford Park has the lowest median rent in the city—$1,558 for a one bedroom" Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding something, but how is this not a problem of lack of affordable housing?
DoreenMichele 5y ago
When anyone commits murder, the appropriate response is jail time. That's not peculiar to homeless people. I know a whole lot about homelessness and have left many comments on the subject over the years. If you want to have a meaty discussion about it, I'm capable of doing so, though this approach to engaging me isn't a good way to get that. I write less about homelessness than I used to. These days, I try to focus on community development. I think that's the best antidote we have and one that gets too little attention. There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in. ― Desmond Tutu.

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No but that is all you mentioned. I'm all for affordable housing. But when a homeless man commits murder, the answer to that isn't a one liner about the import

by muh_gradle 5y ago

pavas 5y ago
There were 485 murders in NYC in 2021. What is the difference between those and these ones, other than the murderer being homeless? Some stats I pulled up: - Minimum wage in NYC is $15/hr, coming out to ~$30k/yr pre-tax @ 40hrs/week and 50 weeks/year, or $22,752 yearly after tax. - At 30% of income rule for rent, that comes out to $568/month for rent. At 80 hrs/week that's ~$1k - "The Bronx neighborhood of Bedford Park has the lowest median rent in the city—$1,558 for a one bedroom" Forgive me if I'm misunderstanding something, but how is this not a problem of lack of affordable housing?
DoreenMichele 5y ago
When anyone commits murder, the appropriate response is jail time. That's not peculiar to homeless people. I know a whole lot about homelessness and have left many comments on the subject over the years. If you want to have a meaty discussion about it, I'm capable of doing so, though this approach to engaging me isn't a good way to get that. I write less about homelessness than I used to. These days, I try to focus on community development. I think that's the best antidote we have and one that gets too little attention. There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they're falling in. ― Desmond Tutu.