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Different sources say 40 to 50% of homeless have substance abuse problems. A lot of people don't want addicts as neighbours.
by selfmodruntime 1y ago
Different sources say 40 to 50% of homeless have substance abuse problems. A lot of people don't want addicts as neighbours.
- UncleMeat 1y agoA substantial reason why these people have substance addictions is because they are homeless and use substances to cope. Reducing the price of rent can prevent people from becoming homeless in the first place.
- bitlax 1y agoWhat mechanism of enforcement do I have when this person continues to use substances in their subsidized housing? How do I prevent my young children from smelling this person's marijuana? How do I prevent my young children from interacting with these people when they play outside?
- UncleMeat 1y agoPoor people are people. "My child should never have to interact with a person living in subsidized housing" is a rather remarkable claim. Is your plan simply to imprison all poor people?
- bitlax 1y ago> rather remarkable claim. Mundane actually. I want my children to play outdoors without interacting with drug users. Your perspective is skewed. > Is your plan simply to imprison all poor people? No, and this doesn't follow.
- UncleMeat 1y agoI do not know any other mechanism to ensure that your child never interacts with a poor person except to imprison them all.
- bitlax 1y agoThis is silly. You don't really believe this. My status quo is potless. We're discussing a policy change.
- UncleMeat 1y agoI really do believe this. And I hope it makes it clear to others why wanting to keep housing prices high to prevent your kids from smelling pot is an outrageous opinion.
- bitlax 1y agoI'm telling you it's obviously not true since I'm a walking counterexample. My children currently do not experience marijuana in any way.
- danaris 1y ago"What mechanism of enforcement"?? Well, maybe you should just give them judgmental glares until they realize that being poor is a bad choice and stop it! Or maybe you should move, since you apparently have such stringent standards for what's "allowed" to be around you and your children.
- bitlax 1y agoI have a better idea. I'll stay where I am and keep drug users away from my children like normal parents do.
- selfmodruntime 1y ago> A substantial reason why these people have substance addictions is because they are homeless and use substances to cope My experience is the opposite, I have family who do streetworking.
- UncleMeat 1y agoAnd the data is wider than your experience I suppose. Yes, there are homeless people with pre-existing substance abuse problems. But so many people have this idea that somebody has their life together and then they try meth and then they end up homeless and that's how most homelessness works. This makes the "well, they deserve it and there is nothing to be done" position stick.
- selfmodruntime 1y ago> And the data is wider than your experience I suppose. Not that I care much. Me and my children will live as far from addicts and the homeless as I can manage, thank you very much. > But so many people have this idea that somebody has their life together and then they try meth and then they end up homeless and that's how most homelessness works Usually people who are on drugs have their life fall apart, which ultimately ends in homelessness.