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So you think harsher criminal sentences for drugs is the answer to reducing homelessness? Have you not seen the broader consequences of the war on drugs since
by wing-_-nuts 4y ago
So you think harsher criminal sentences for drugs is the answer to reducing homelessness? Have you not seen the broader consequences of the war on drugs since the 1970's? All one has to do is to look to Portugal as a great counter example of this.
Let's be real. The real issue isn't drug use or homelessness. Both of those are deeply rooted in mental health issues, and those aren't getting better without treatment.
Regardless, you've got the right to your own opinion, so I'll wish you well and leave it there.
- systemvoltage 4y agoYes. We need much more incarceration that’s proportional to crime rate. We need Federal forces to step in and evacuate SF and Portland. They’re inhabitable. This is not sustainable. The answer to increase in crime isn’t to become even softer on it. We’ve tried that since 1970’s.