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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-feces-bronx-subway-assault-20220228-64knxmgn5bh4tgr4smtfrdoray-story.html

Maybe your mom heard this story? It made national news.

Here’s the thing: chronic street homelessness is up in nyc and other communities across the country. Dramatically. That’s a fact backed up by point in time counts and reports from the frontlines.

Everyone poops. Even people without homes.

And, contrary to popular belief, you can’t just use the restroom at Starbucks.

I’m baffled by the response that this human suffering is written off as red state conservatives making it “a bigger deal than it is.” As a liberal whose day job has been law and policy strategies to address homelessness, I can assure this is a big deal. The entrenched and growing homelessness despite tremendous infusion of funding and innovative housing and services should terrify everyone.

Google the stats on how many people are one paycheck or one medical crisis or one divorce or sudden death of a spouse away from homelessness. You might be shocked. Or maybe you just don’t care because you’ve grown accustomed to blocking out the human suffering surrounding you in your city. [/quote]

Bigger deal than it is - sure, it's a big deal, but it's quite hyperbolic when conservative media makes it sound like every square inch of every sidewalk in every city is completely covered in poop and that the stench will bowl you over from miles away, like you need hip waders and a gas mask to go outside - which is far from being true.  Mostly the homeless who have substance abuse issues congregate in places where they think they can panhandle and find drugs which is not the whole city.  And only the most mentally ill and/or drug-addled are pooping in the middle of busy sidewalks.  Those are very very different scenarios from what you're describing, like a family evicted from their home due to medical bills or a sudden death of the family breadwinner.  Those are people who want help and who want to get back on their feet.   But there's far less that can be done for the homeless severe substance abusers and/or mentally ill who refuse treatment, who, if given a home might accidentally or intentionally burn it down, they'd need supervision and serious 24x7 case management if put under a roof.[/quote]

Your post recognizes that homeless people tend to congregate in heavily populated touristy areas. That’s true (unless the city is prone to moving them along).

It’s not a leap for the touristy areas to have many homeless people along with a certain smell.

As is typically the case, the truth is in the middle. And, facts support increased homelessness and related issues in major cities. [/quote]

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