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Sometimes it can be helpful to not try to treat the systemic issue and just treat the immediate issue. For example, it’s not possible for me to solve the syste
by prepend 4y ago
Sometimes it can be helpful to not try to treat the systemic issue and just treat the immediate issue.
For example, it’s not possible for me to solve the systemic issue of drugs and mental health in order to stop public defecating. It is possible for me to arrest the person for pooping in the street.
I think we should do both at the same time. But we certainly shouldn’t arrest people for pooping because they have a systemic issue invisible handsing them toward public pooping.
People can be trash for different reasons. And if a systemic issue makes someone do trashy behavior, then they are still trashy.
It seems to be missing the point to point out lack of empathy for arresting poopers.
- ryandrake 4y agoCalling someone "trash" is not helpful to the discussion. It dehumanizes them, and dehumanization is the first step down the road that historically has often lead to atrocities. We're talking about real people, not trash. People who are down on their luck, or homeless, or struggling with mental health or addiction. Even if they're out there assaulting people, they are humans that require fair justice, not "trash" that requires disposal.