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>That’s not a valid lifestyle choice. > that point is reached “no thanks” is no longer an acceptable response to offers for help. On this path lies a terrifyi

• steveylang 5y ago
  We have laws prohibiting smoking indoors in public places. When your actions affect the lives of others, that's when they are subject to potential legal/judicial intervention. Certain segments of the homeless population have become a significant public safety issue in many parts of California, that is what is driving this. Leaving the extremely mentally ill/drug addicts to essentially rot and die on the street is not a solution for anyone. I'm not saying all homeless people fall into this category, but this is the segment that is driving this change.
• mulmen 5y ago
  The terrifying dystopia is already here. Try walking or taking a bus from King Street Station to Third and Virginia in Seattle without seeing human excrement and tarp shelters. The area is completely unusable. Try eating a sandwich for lunch in Pioneer Square, or in Denny Park. That I don't feel safe traveling through my own city because it is overrun by mentally unstable people is unacceptable. Neither they nor I should live like this. We have rules and norms in a civilization. When we ignore real problems like mental health everyone suffers and those norms break down. I am not in favor of adjusting our norms to include "well you can't use public spaces because we don't care about mental health".
  • dijonman2 5y ago
    Washington state is a woke shithole. Move to Texas or Florida and be reminded of what normalcy is.