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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The vast majority of homeless people suffer from mental illness and/or addictions. No one grows up wanting to be a vagrant that desperately needs their fix. And too often the resources we set aside to help the homeless are vacuumed by cynical NGOs who are only interested in enriching themselves. We need a sensible carrot and stick approach to deal with the difficult issues that the homeless bring. And that includes building long term asylums for those who are too far gone as well as serious addiction treatment facilities that give people the 90 days or so it takes for the crap to get out out of their system and for their brains to reset. The homeless need a choice - compassionate treatment or jail. Until then, homeless addicts will continue to be a public burden.  [/quote]

I definitely agree that we need more services for the homeless who are often in that situation due to mental illness. But currently, we don't have the social nets and services that support them. So one of the only places they can go and not freeze to death is the library. [/quote]

That’s just not true - DC has Day programs and keeps additional shelters open during cold and heat emergencies. And of course it’s an issue in any weather.[/quote]

1) DC most definitely does not have enough to accommodate everyone
2) DC area is much bigger than DC proper. [/quote]

Oh are the day shelters full? I seriously doubt it. DC makes extensive plans every winter to provide shelters: https://streetsensemedia.org/article/d-c-approves-winter-plan-adding-shelter-beds-amid-high-shelter-occupancy/[/quote]

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