Average Americans: The homeless? Cant stand 'em. They need to disappear from my view.Me: Arm the homeless so people, especially the cops, are afraid to fuck with them like this.
Advocates of the Unhoused : Understood, you dont want to see them. What if we provide affordable housing, even free for those who need it? That should address your concern, right?
Conservative Citizens: Absolutely not! They need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps!
SOME Liberal Residents: Im all for helping the homeless, as long as its not happening in my Backyard.
Advocates of the Unhoused: What the hell.
But to be so dismissive about them, saying "it's okay, they're homeless, let the squat on your private property", that's just disgusting.Who is saying that tho
What is this supposed to achieve aside from punishing homeless people for not having homes?I can imagine the goal is to literally and metaphorically sweep them under the rug.
It's hard to say what exactly can even be done. The portion of the homeless population that makes active camps is going to likely be the kind that need more help than we can reasonably give. If we could promise fair care under forced institutionalization, that could help, but it's doubtful we have a system in place where they'd be treated well.Reasonably give? My dude, we have more than enough money and resources to help all of these people. It's cheaper to house them than it is to police them but since our society is build on cruelty we don't. Not to mention if we can incarcerate them then the private prison sector gets paid.
Who is saying that tho
Reasonably give? My dude, we have more than enough money and resources to help all of these people. It's cheaper to house them than it is to police them but since our society is build on cruelty we don't. Not to mention if we can incarcerate them then the private prison sector gets paid.There are parts of the homeless population where just giving them a house is a perfectly valid way to end their homelessness, but those are generally not the kind of people who live permanently out on the streets. The section of the homeless population that is the most visible are the kind where just offering them a house isn't going to end things for them.
There are parts of the homeless population where just giving them a house is a perfectly valid way to end their homelessness, but those are generally not the kind of people who live permanently out on the streets. The section of the homeless population that is the most visible are the kind where just offering them a house isn't going to end things for them.True, but we also have the resources to help them as well. We chose instead to fund massive police forces that exist solely to be the boot on the neck of the working class.
True, but we also have the resources to help them as well. We chose instead to fund massive police forces that exist solely to be the boot on the neck of the working class.I'd say it's less of a funds issue and more of a complete infrastructure issue. Not to say we don't have the funds to fix the infrastructure issue, but getting those funds to the right places is the bigger problem.
Yeah sure. I've already had you tagged.
Homelessness is not a circumstance conducive to addressing mental health concerns. The places with high rates of homelessness aren't unique for their mental health crises; they're the places with the highest housing costs.I think the main problem is lumping all kinds of homelessness into one box. The guy living out of his car, the teen kicked out of the house with no support, someone who has been living on the streets for twenty years, etc. are all homeless. Each is a problem that needs to be solved, but all are solved in different ways. The average person can see the first two and not inherently even know they're homeless, while the day to day homeless person that is a "problem" for a local community is only generally going to be one type. All of them need help and support, but not the same kind of support.
its cute that you nerds think anyone actually cares that you want to attribute them being a Trump supporter to the point that they would lie to you anonymously on CE
Oh yes, the "deal with it" response. Tell me, what's your solution on stopping them from trespassing? Can't call the cops, because that won't stop them. So what's YOUR solution?So what's your solution?