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"Flip the script" seems like a fancy way for you to deflect from answering the question. I can tell you locally we put people in jail when they defecate in the
by choko 4y ago
"Flip the script" seems like a fancy way for you to deflect from answering the question.
I can tell you locally we put people in jail when they defecate in the streets or shoot up in public. We also offer space at shelters for people that can follow basic rules - no drugs, no fighting, etc. In addition, our local food bank is fairly well stocked and funded, and several churches in the area have outreach programs. The end result is that I can walk downtown and never have to dodge human feces and rarely see a panhandler.
- fzeroracer 4y agoI can almost guarantee you that other people in or around your city will likely have the opposite opinion, especially if they live in an area of town that has homeless encampments. I've lived in Texas and that's been my general experience. Even deep blue Austin takes a more conservative approach to dealing with the homeless population and the end result is simply pushing their problem onto other people because said homeless population and their camps move further out of the city core. The reality is that you see downtown being clean but don't see the other people you've pushed your problems onto. And that's a consistent trend of trying to solve the homeless issue in America through things like bussing initiatives, relocating homeless camps and so forth. No conservative or progressive city has solved this problem because it's a societal issue with the US in general.
- seanmcdirmid 4y agoSounds like Bellevue WA. They don’t have much of a homeless problem because Seattle is right across the lake where the police aren’t as strict.