Noticable reduction in homeless and tents in DC, what about libaries and metro?

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

+ 1million

+1 million to what??? What novel policy solution has been offered here?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

So everyone should be treated as if they have rich family that can dump hundreds of thousands into healthcare?

Is that what you think is happening now?

Of course not. However, you can't refuse to do anything because every homeless person doesn't get the velvet glove treatment. The wealthy often avoid severe penalties from the justice system. That's not a reason to stop arresting people who can't afford a team of lawyers.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Drove to DC for a work meeting with a customer, and the reduction in homeless people and tents was noticeable.

It was a positive change, as usual. DC looks depressing with all the homeless people and encampments.

Does anyone know if they are still congregating in other areas like the libraries and metros? If they aren't, I may revisit date nights, etc, taking the metro and walking around at night.

Yuck. The homeless who have been drug away never to be seen again were not bothering you.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

So everyone should be treated as if they have rich family that can dump hundreds of thousands into healthcare?

Is that what you think is happening now?

Of course not. However, you can't refuse to do anything because every homeless person doesn't get the velvet glove treatment. The wealthy often avoid severe penalties from the justice system. That's not a reason to stop arresting people who can't afford a team of lawyers.

Where did anyone say not do do anything?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

So everyone should be treated as if they have rich family that can dump hundreds of thousands into healthcare?

Is that what you think is happening now?

Of course not. However, you can't refuse to do anything because every homeless person doesn't get the velvet glove treatment. The wealthy often avoid severe penalties from the justice system. That's not a reason to stop arresting people who can't afford a team of lawyers.

Where did anyone say not do do anything?

Giving them tents to live on the street is worse than doing nothing.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

Not in a prison, no. An institution, yes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

Not in a prison, no. An institution, yes.

Do you realize there is a severe shortage of impatient beds in mental health treatment facilities in the US? Haven't you read about acute patients staying in the ER for days while doctors fight for placement? How is this your answer?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

Not in a prison, no. An institution, yes.

Does this mean you are for universal healthcare?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Who do I need to call to get the drug addict man in Adams Morgan on the corner of 18th & Columbia Rd (near the bank) moved?

Don’t call DC. We tried for months to get a homeless guy moved off the median in front of our house. We were stunned that DC or the police would not act. Instead they visited him regularly to make sure he was comfortable? WTF? We have three little kids. Not cool.

Was he yelling at them? Engaging with them at all? If not, why does the fact that you have kids matter? Were you letting them play in the median previously?

Do you care abiut his safety? A median is not safe for anyone to hang out.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

Not in a prison, no. An institution, yes.

Does this mean you are for universal healthcare?

Universal healthcare and return of mental institutions, including more group homes with very strict supervision and controls.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

DP. Well locking them up and throwing away the key isn’t going to help w health. shake my head

Not in a prison, no. An institution, yes.

Does this mean you are for universal healthcare?

Nope. Only for citizens. Non-citizens get deported. The US isn't a dumping ground for "expensive" citizens.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

Take each one to an evaluation center. Discuss options. If they refuse help (including medications if needed) from family or city services, then longterm hospitalization. Bribv back mental institutions. Not an option to live on the streets.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I mean it's not just about being unsightly. It's because addiction thrives in these tent cities. New people get addicted because others share drugs or sell to them there.

I don't think we should allow people to live on public streets. And yes, there are shelters available. It just isn't what they want.

There are many legitimate reasons why some homeless people don’t want to live in a shelter. Until we find ourselves in the shoes of homeless people, perhaps we shouldn’t judge them.

Some reasons homeless individuals avoid shelters:

- Safety risks (violence, theft, harassment)
- Lack of privacy (shared spaces)
- Health/hygiene issues (bedbugs, illness exposure)
- Substance use restrictions
- Mental health/trauma triggers
- Pet or partner restrictions
- Inaccessibility (location, capacity, eligibility)
- Negative past experiences (mistreatment, discrimination)
- Bureaucratic barriers (intake processes, religious affiliations)

Well, sorry, but they don't get to just live wherever they wish. Accept help and/or get clean, live with family or friends, get a job, pay rent etc. If not possible, then they have to do what's offered.

If it was easy to get clean, people would do it. We all know rich addicted losers who would be out on the street if not for their family safety net. Some people don't have that safety net. It doesn't make them better or worse than other addicts. And people like you throwing out all these so-called options as if nobody else has ever thought of them is the height of stupidity. You don't want to help people, you just don't want to see them. I feel sorry for people like you.

PP here. Nope, ypu have not described me. I work with a volunteer group to help unhoused individuals access resources and social security benefits. Some in my own family have struggled with depression and alcohol. I still say you can't just let people live on the street because they don't want to take meds, be housed with others, be confined, etc. It's not a suitable health option for them or the general public and is not about wanting them out of sight.

If you actually work with this population (in a hands-on way- not on some charity Board), what do you think you have written that is helpful? What is the "suitable health option" that is going to work?

Take each one to an evaluation center. Discuss options. If they refuse help (including medications if needed) from family or city services, then longterm hospitalization. Bribv back mental institutions. Not an option to live on the streets.

This is expensive and not at all in keeping with Trump's complete lack of interest in funding social services for the poor. It also runs up against issues of personal freedom that you discount but many judges do not.