[wfhordie]

> Some might call it inhumane. But, it provides rehabilitation for those willing to seek care, it provides safety for those who've 'fallen on hard times' and makes the difficult decision to socially-isolate the small but dangerous minority within them.

Quoting you for emphasis. The “compassionate” version of addressing homelessness by Seattle and SF is anything but. Put another way: if I were mentally ill, homeless, and endangering myself and others on the street… I wouldn’t want to be left to my own devices, to OD. I’d hope that someone in my life would step up and actually help me through it, even when that help was hard, even when it meant putting me in an uncomfortable place like institutionalization.

Anything else feels cruel.