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I don’t think what’s happening in west coast cities is going to be solved by paying for anything - whether it is housing or rehab or whatever. A lot of people a
by blackeyeblitzar 3y ago
I don’t think what’s happening in west coast cities is going to be solved by paying for anything - whether it is housing or rehab or whatever. A lot of people at these unsanctioned encampments are anti social and want that lifestyle of drug addiction. They refuse services and also refuse to work. They don’t care about taking up spaces meant for other things, or destroying public bathrooms, or stealing, etc. If they’re facing no consequences they’ll keep impacting everyone else. I know this isn’t true about everyone but I would say it’s true of many. I’m no longer a believe in the compassion first approach and now think a tough approach is more effective, even if it’s not perfect.
- pjc50 3y agoPeople aren't born like this, and a solution of "wait for them to die" seems neither effective nor humane.
- polski-g 3y agoThe heritability of substance abuse disorders is around 0.5 For some people, they are indeed "born like this".
- tharne 3y ago> People aren't born like this, and a solution of "wait for them to die" seems neither effective nor humane. Fair enough, but giving other people's money to government entities who have been failing to deliver on these issues since before I was born does not seem like an effective solution either.
- MathMonkeyMan 3y agoIt might be cheaper to help people than to imprison them. What else is there?
- voxic11 3y agoI think measures like this one are basically intended to push the problem elsewhere. Make it someone else's problem.
- polski-g 3y agoThat is the only option: https://twitter.com/kaseyklimes/status/1632096902022832130?t=4klXXzO6bPb_jgu3k4--QA&s=19 https://twitter.com/kaseyklimes/status/1632096902022832130?t...