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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I can't believe you all live around this. That article says an example of an injustice against the homeless was a cafe trying to clear an encampment so they could actually have outdoor seating for their customers. What is it you all are trying to achieve? Drug addicts shooting up wherever?[/quote]

What are you trying to achieve? Where do you think the people should live?[/quote]

In some kind of dwelling where they follow social norms and contribute to society.[/quote]

What's the best way to get there?  Kick them and trash their stuff?  Or offer them a hand up?[/quote]

But DC is already quite generous in offering them a hand up. Many just refuse those services because shelters for example come with rules like no drugs.[/quote]

I don't mean this to be rude or mean, but that's a pretty superficial understanding of what is offered and what that means for someone.

But let's take that example anyway: why is it the right policy to say 'no drugs' as a condition for an addict?  Do you think many addicts are going to say 'ok then no more drugs for me'?  It's why 'housing first' approaches are so much more successful.

Now consider all the other barriers there are to DC's 'great services'.  Do you have ID/documents?  Many don't.  How about the risk of COVID in a congregate setting?  The risk of getting your things stolen?

If you actually spent time with people in that situation and really cared about them then you'd see we aren't providing such great services.  Some things are good and getting better, but it's not enough.[/quote]

So you'd like us to pay for regular housing, (not a shelter with conditions)  next to families and neighbors'rs, so people can do drugs? Do you know any addicts and what they are like? Treatment first yes, housing first no.[/quote]

I hope this isn't a surprise to you, but people in houses also do drugs. You just don't see it as much.  Treatment first just doesn't work.[/quote]

DP. If you live in your own home and pay your own bills, I don’t care much what you do. How is this difference maker not obvious?[/quote]

Well, [b]as a homeowner you are on the government dole[/b], through tax breaks that aren't available to others.  Maybe you should stop taking the mortgage interest deduction before your next hit.[/quote]

Dear lord, some of you are stupid. I pay way more to this city than they spend on me. If people like my family and me leave, who do you think will be paying for all the crazy and/or addicted homeless people?[/quote]

Oh, good.  The people who believe paying more in taxes makes them morally superior and we can't live without them.  You can go. We'll be fine without you.[/quote]

Who do you think pays taxes these days? It’s not the uber-wealthy ruling class.

Believe it or not, most people don’t want to live in neighborhoods filled with public pissing and pooping where we can’t take our moms on a walk around the block without having to cross the street to avoid potentially violent, crazy-seeming homeless people. [/quote]

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