At least one of these gentlemen pictured is breaking the law. Many, if not all of the men and women on the street are struggling with addiction to ILLEGAL narcotics. For most, the money to fund their habit also comes by illicit means.
There has to be a REAL safety net at the bottom. Jail provides food, shelter, clean water, and most importantly, isolation from drugs. Free housing or a soup kitchen might be the right answer for a handful, but for most the graveyard spiral continues downward with continued access to narcotics.
Stop the cycle of addiction FIRST. Enforce the law and uphold sentences. Jail is the first step. It doesn’t sound nice, but it’s vastly preferable to the systemic neglect that lets these poor folks overdose and die in the cold.
Our leaders are soft on crime and it’s destroying our city. Homelessness is exacerbated by half-measures. Who is winning right now? Perhaps those charged with mitigating the crisis stand to gain from perpetuating it.
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