A lot of the push was as anti-psychotics were introduced, they thought the invalids could function in society again. It's clearly not true for a significant population. The guy Penny eended up killing was arrested something like 42 times. About 90% of our homeless problems could be handled by simply stating after the first violent outburst "Either six months in jail or institution. Pick one."
The major issue in homelessness is not the lack of housing. It's the refusal of society to say no. No, you can't camp in this city. No, you can't shit in the streets. No, you can't panhandle aggressively. No, you can't shoot up publicly and leave your used needles lying around. The fact that we are not going to allow you to destroy our city by doing these things is not our problem. It's your problem. You can solve your problem by not doing drugs, getting help for your mental problems, getting a job, and sharing rent with others so inclined until you can afford a place of your own, probably in a lower cost community.
This is not going to happen because the people we have elected allow the homeless to wallow in their victimhood rather than accept personal responsibility for their self destructiveness.
What specific steps should be taken by cities to deal with the problem? Cities should use all existing shelters and further provide simple shelter space with surplus military tents with mess and recreational tents, a medical tent and restroom and shower facilities (the way I lived in the army) on leased or purchased unused commercial or industrial sites on the outskirts of the city. As many who want to and are able to work should be hired to help feed others and to maintain the facilities. Individuals could use surplus military squad tents or their own for sleeping. When those facilities are available the city should send in crews to clean up existing encampments, without arresting anyone who does not physically resist.
Custodial care should be mandatory for those who are so mentally or drug addicted that they cannot care for themselves. We did a huge disservice to the mentally ill when we closed rather than reform our state mental hospitals. We need them back. This approach actually would cost far less and be far more effective than the current housing first attempts to fix the problem. Most of the homeless lack the capacity to live unassisted in modern society but that is not an excuse to destroy our beautiful cities and drive out our productive citizens.
The whole problem is caused by the top-down imposed pseudo-ethic of being 'non-judgemental.'
Everyone 'judges.' If they don't they don't get very far in life, or are relegated to living on the fringes.
Thank God and the Founding Fathers and the Constitution they gave us. Because of them I am able to 'judge' where I want to live and who I want to live around.
When the looney left forces people to live in 'strip cities' or high-rise hovels, 'sane' people will have to rise up and set things straight. It will not be pretty.
Me and the wife have had discussions about this! I'm going to send it to her and see what she thinks. She's been in psych for 14 years I think or 11. A goodly chunk of that as house supervisor and she volunteers in Galveston County's emergency response for disasters.
A lot of the push was as anti-psychotics were introduced, they thought the invalids could function in society again. It's clearly not true for a significant population. The guy Penny eended up killing was arrested something like 42 times. About 90% of our homeless problems could be handled by simply stating after the first violent outburst "Either six months in jail or institution. Pick one."
The major issue in homelessness is not the lack of housing. It's the refusal of society to say no. No, you can't camp in this city. No, you can't shit in the streets. No, you can't panhandle aggressively. No, you can't shoot up publicly and leave your used needles lying around. The fact that we are not going to allow you to destroy our city by doing these things is not our problem. It's your problem. You can solve your problem by not doing drugs, getting help for your mental problems, getting a job, and sharing rent with others so inclined until you can afford a place of your own, probably in a lower cost community.
This is not going to happen because the people we have elected allow the homeless to wallow in their victimhood rather than accept personal responsibility for their self destructiveness.
What specific steps should be taken by cities to deal with the problem? Cities should use all existing shelters and further provide simple shelter space with surplus military tents with mess and recreational tents, a medical tent and restroom and shower facilities (the way I lived in the army) on leased or purchased unused commercial or industrial sites on the outskirts of the city. As many who want to and are able to work should be hired to help feed others and to maintain the facilities. Individuals could use surplus military squad tents or their own for sleeping. When those facilities are available the city should send in crews to clean up existing encampments, without arresting anyone who does not physically resist.
Custodial care should be mandatory for those who are so mentally or drug addicted that they cannot care for themselves. We did a huge disservice to the mentally ill when we closed rather than reform our state mental hospitals. We need them back. This approach actually would cost far less and be far more effective than the current housing first attempts to fix the problem. Most of the homeless lack the capacity to live unassisted in modern society but that is not an excuse to destroy our beautiful cities and drive out our productive citizens.
The whole problem is caused by the top-down imposed pseudo-ethic of being 'non-judgemental.'
Everyone 'judges.' If they don't they don't get very far in life, or are relegated to living on the fringes.
Thank God and the Founding Fathers and the Constitution they gave us. Because of them I am able to 'judge' where I want to live and who I want to live around.
When the looney left forces people to live in 'strip cities' or high-rise hovels, 'sane' people will have to rise up and set things straight. It will not be pretty.
Me and the wife have had discussions about this! I'm going to send it to her and see what she thinks. She's been in psych for 14 years I think or 11. A goodly chunk of that as house supervisor and she volunteers in Galveston County's emergency response for disasters.