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On the contrary, American cities and towns are far too accepting of antisocial behavior such as littering, vagrancy, and disturbing the peace (not to mention mo
by baggy_trough 1y ago
On the contrary, American cities and towns are far too accepting of antisocial behavior such as littering, vagrancy, and disturbing the peace (not to mention more serious crimes such as drug use and offenses against property). We need far more enforcement and critically punishment for such behavior.
- foxyv 1y agoHow dare they lay their unwashed bodies upon our streets! Let them eat cake!
- PaulHoule 1y agoEasy to say if you live in the ‘burbs, get all your stuff delivered by Amazon, get food delivery, etc. so you never need to go out in it. It was Ronald Reagan’s neoliberal policy to turn downtowns into open air asylums.
- foxyv 1y agoSorry I think you mistook my previous comment for a serious attack on the homeless. It was hyperbole to highlight the absurdity of punishing the homeless even more.
- baggy_trough 1y agoIf shelter is provided, they damn well better be in it, regardless of whether they will have to be sober, do chores, or obey the rules.
- foxyv 1y ago"Nothing is so hard for those who abound in riches as to conceive how others can be in want." -Jonathan Swift
- PaulHoule 1y agoWhen it comes to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exit,_Voice,_and_Loyalty I went to something like ten conferences in a row in San Francisco and often mentioned to the organizer that the scene was unsafe. At least one conference moved to another venue and it’s been a long time since I went back. Part of the answer is that if cities don’t feel safe people will go to someplace which is safe. The Moscone center is still kept on life support by hometown heroes like Apple and Salesforce.com who might be too worried that their young employees would get in trouble with the hookers, booze and dice if they decamped to Vegas but if Apple moved WWDC to Vegas they probably serve triple the crowd.