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Topic	Anti-homeless people* measures may be the single greatest civic failing of usa
lightwarrior78 01/30/21 10:20:29 PM #72:	MabusIncarnate posted... What kills me is how much money they spend on it when instead they can just put it into renting an abandoned warehouse and buying like 50 cots or something and making an effort to give them somewhere to go instead of trying to thwart their efforts to do basic human things like sleep. It's probably not the best example but you get the point. They invest on making life harder for them instead of attempting to find some kind of humane solution. They are people, not vermin. It's not that easy. As others have said, mental health is an issue, and if you put a bunch of people like that in the same space without adaquate care and supervision, even the homeless can be afraid of going in for fear they'll be robbed of what little they have, catch some communal disease, or just have a fight break out. Having worked with that population a bit, I can tell you the mental health care they need is an uphill battle to rival Sisyphus. It isn't "pop pills and you're normal". There's usually a long struggle to unlearn bad habits, overcome brain chemistry, and accept the world kind of sucks but you don't get to take it out on others, on top of the big barrier with some getting them to quit the substance abuse. I know that sounds like a right wing talking point, but I saw it happen: quit the weed or you can't come in anymore did have people prefer the streets. Some are at a developmental level and they legitimately need full time care that isn't always affordable, nor do they even want it. As such I understand some of these measures while not agreeing with them. Some people can be so vested in their anger and self pity they can get a hand up and slap it away for not being easy enough, and the world has to adapt. Oh, and I can't say take one into your home, but a big challenge in that field is staff. It's often low pay and extremely stressful, so maybe apply and do better if anyone thinks they can. --- I'm not saying that less toxic gaming journalists would lead to less toxic gamers. I'm just saying there's no proof to the contrary. <cite>lightwarrior78 posted [p:950105761] in Anti-homel... [t:79268695]...</cite> <quote>MabusIncarnate posted... </cite> <quote>What kills me is how much money they spend on it when instead they can just put it into renting an abandoned warehouse and buying like 50 cots or something and making an effort to give them somewhere to go instead of trying to thwart their efforts to do basic human things like sleep. It's probably not the best example but you get the point. They invest on making life harder for them instead of attempting to find some kind of humane solution. They are people, not vermin.</quote>It's not that easy. As others have said, mental health is an issue, and if you put a bunch of people like that in the same space without adaquate care and supervision, even the homeless can be afraid of going in for fear they'll be robbed of what little they have, catch some communal disease, or just have a fight break out. Having worked with that population a bit, I can tell you the mental health care they need is an uphill battle to rival Sisyphus. It isn't "pop pills and you're normal". There's usually a long struggle to unlearn bad habits, overcome brain chemistry, and accept the world kind of sucks but you don't get to take it out on others, on top of the big barrier with some getting them to quit the substance abuse. I know that sounds like a right wing talking point, but I saw it happen: quit the weed or you can't come in anymore did have people prefer the streets. Some are at a developmental level and they legitimately need full time care that isn't always affordable, nor do they even want it. As such I understand some of these measures while not agreeing with them. Some people can be so vested in their anger and self pity they can get a hand up and slap it away for not being easy enough, and the world has to adapt. Oh, and I can't say take one into your home, but a big challenge in that field is staff. It's often low pay and extremely stressful, so maybe apply and do better if anyone thinks they can. --- I'm not saying that less toxic gaming journalists would lead to less toxic gamers. I'm just saying there's no proof to the contrary.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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