| I wish there was a single source of truth website that was like a status page for this whole issue. A dashboard of the stats and what is being done about it. From the outside it seems blatantly obvious that it's simply a lack of policing. I really don't get the animosity of the left-wingers about police, and the way everyone has to pussy-foot around these issues. No one is having issues with police if they aren't breaking the law. This view of the police is so distorted. The unwavering KPI of every city should be: citizen safety. This is the basic human need, and it should override every other concern. Here is the solution: 1. You are not allowed to setup a tent on the street. You must stay in housing provided by the government outside of the city in a cheap area. You will be given free transporation there. 2. If you are a repeat offender found to be sleeping on the street, then you will be arrested, and imprisoned. 3. A mental health disorder is not an excuse. If necessary, build a jail that is a mental health treatment center. I don't get what is so hard about this. Just make it clear: it's illegal to sleep on the street, loiter, do drugs on the street. What is the worst thing that happens from this policy implemented fully? |
yes, they are. that's why there's "animosity of the left-wingers about police."
> 1. You are not allowed to setup a tent on the street. You must stay in housing provided by the government outside of the city in a cheap area. You will be given free transporation there.
and what about the residents that already live in that "cheap area"? who pays for the construction of the housing - the people within the city limits or the people living in the cheaper area?
> 2. If you are a repeat offender found to be sleeping on the street, then you will be arrested, and imprisoned.
what if it's a family who lost their home? do you separate the children from their parents for the crime of being too poor?
> 3. A mental health disorder is not an excuse. If necessary, build a jail that is a mental health treatment center.
great - how long are you imprisoned if you have a mental health crisis?
> What is the worst thing that happens from this policy implemented fully?
abuse by law enforcement; imprisoning people who need mental health services, not to be locked up with actual criminals; the separation of families who have fallen on hard times; criminalization of poverty; short-sighted solutions which don't actually address the core issues.