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Asylums are better than homelessness, but to go as far as saying they are "safety net" is a stretch. They were usually not designed to help, but to put away. Th
by cpa 12y ago
Asylums are better than homelessness, but to go as far as saying they are "safety net" is a stretch. They were usually not designed to help, but to put away.
Then again, I'm not american and whenever I come to the US I'm amazed by how many homeless people one see in the streets.
- pavel_lishin 12y agoThere are people that we cannot help with current medical technology. Letting them live somewhere safe, with people who can care for them, is probably better than most of the alternatives - homelessness and prison.