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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 76 points 1 year ago

I've never figure out how these people are expected to pull themselves out of their situation. Drug use is merely a symptom, the cause is living conditions and an existence that makes being sober untenable.

"Get a job"? Find a job that will hire anyone on the spot, AND that can pay for an actual place to live.

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 42 points 1 year ago

My brother said the same thing. "He can go get a job at McDonalds."

Ok, do you think McDs wants to hire someone who hasn't bathed recently? How will he eat after work if he hasn't been panhandling during the day? What happens between now and his first paycheck? What if he doesn't have a bank account when that arrives?

It's as if getting a job doesn't immediately cure your problems. My brother sorta seemed to be persuaded in that he didn't push the idea any further.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Sorry that was for the other guy

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[-] huginn@feddit.it 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

A significant number of homeless in CA and WA have at least 1 job as far as I know.

Fast food workers make up 6% of the CA homeless population, for example.

[-] TubularTittyFrog@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

they are expected to not exist because they are an eyesore and reminder of human fragility.

nobody cares about them 'pulling themselves out of their situation'

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[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 45 points 1 year ago

Implemented by folks who surely call themselves good Christians. Boy, Jesus sure would be proud.

If only they cracked down on real estate / investment industry the same way. What a fucked up world.

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 5 points 1 year ago

It’s funny because I thought that’s the group of people that says you can’t just ban something because people will just do it anyway. But they banned homelessness and pretend the problem is solved.

The irony that they talk so much about their rights while they are obsessed with taking mine away.

[-] Maeve@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
[-] penquin@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago

I've been saying this forever, homeless folks need to learn how to levitate so they're just in the air. Or will the government ban that, too?

[-] austinfloyd@ttrpg.network 7 points 1 year ago

The government will get the FAA involved at that point.

[-] guycls@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

No levitation in public spaces!

[-] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Boy, I bet many people are going to comment on this that either A) don't live in an affected city, or B) didn't bother reading the article and seeing the nuance in the situation.

[-] ImWaitingForRetcons@lemm.ee 29 points 1 year ago

Having read the article, the post captures the essence quite well. Cities are criminalising homelessness, often illegally.

[-] disguy_ovahea@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

NIMBY people usually stay quiet, and are commonly the largest group of people with the power to change laws like these.

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