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Why is this comment getting downvoted? I understand in progressive circles this statement maybe controversial, but I've always admired hacker news for being sli
by crhulls 4y ago
Why is this comment getting downvoted? I understand in progressive circles this statement maybe controversial, but I've always admired hacker news for being slightly more sensible when it comes to shunning people for statements that are not politically correct.
- zackees 4y ago[dead]
- Zigurd 4y agoIt is getting downvoted because "sweeps" are a showy way for the cops to look like they are part of the solution. Don't buy in to copaganda. More police is a high-cost, unaccountable, self-perpetuating approach demonstrated for decades not to work. In conservative Utah, they know their housing-first approach works. It isn't 100% effective, but it is more effective than police-based approaches.
- O__________O 4y agoSee HN’s guidelines on commenting on voting: https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
- runarberg 4y agoProbably because it has nothing to do with the article. It is derailing the conversation from something interesting (the legality of the war against homelessness) to something unsubstantiated (whether substance abuse is to blame for homelessness, and the role of organized crime). I’m gonna go so far as to say that it is even a little flamebate-y.
- colpabar 4y agoBefore you jump to comment on downvotes, just give it some time. The comment is 13 minutes old as I type this, things can change. Also, commenting on downvoting is generally frowned upon here. Discuss the article and the comments themselves instead.
- triceratops 4y agoBut it's not "not politically correct" it's just plain "not correct". Every homeless population in every city has its share of drug-addicted and mentally ill people. What most cities don't have is SF's insane expensive rental market. Follow the money.