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That doesn't explain why those same people were not doing that years prior to that policy change. SF had walkable streets not even 10 years ago, and poop patrol
by proc0 4y ago
That doesn't explain why those same people were not doing that years prior to that policy change. SF had walkable streets not even 10 years ago, and poop patrol didn't exist and was not needed.
I think not prosecuting is one part of the solution but it needed to be implement alongside a real solution to the root problem. Many people living on the streets have mental issues of all kinds, and not addressing that while simultaneously removing all boundaries when it comes to what they can or cannot do outside, is quite obviously going to create mayhem. The cynical side of me thinks that could be the end goal, but that's a different matter.
- yodon 4y agoRecycling laws changed and plastic bags ceased to be readily available. It's not a change in prosecution that happened, it's a change in the availability of the disposal mechanism.
- Aloha 4y agoI think you actually hit the nail on the head. The homeless have always been there, the poop, the needles, and the other trash was less visible - until the plastic bag bans - now there is no ready disposal mechanism.
- spfzero 4y agoSure, whenever I can't find a convenient plastic bag when I need to defecate, I just do it in the street, because, what choice do I have?