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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]not everyone wants or will accept help [/quote]

This.  You need to get state law changed to allow for involuntary commitment, which is difficult to do.   But the concern is that power could be abused and hold people for nefarious reasons.

Otherwise, there really is no solution.   The people who want help can generally get it, although not always as fast as they want.

For those who don't want help, the traditional method of stopping their behavior was to arrest them.  The police/courts are no longer really arresting and sentencing people for petty crimes associated with being homeless.    So there is no where to really put them. [/quote]

I think that's looking at it too black and white.  What if we approach it as a negotiation?  Using the police to force them out is one extreme, and like you pointed out, not their priority.  We could try to force the police to do something, but that doesn't feel right to me and probably would have no traction anyway.

So when I think of negotiation, I'd consider what is it that they need and how can we help them while also balancing what we need.[/quote]

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