The organization, which has been ticketed 90 times over the last year for providing free meals to the homeless near City Hall, has declared victory after a federal judge issued a preliminary injunction.
A not insignificant portion of the homeless are drug addicts, severely mentally ill, or both. These people can be dangerous. Not having them congregate in very public areas is a public safety issue. Full stop.
Pretending that every homeless person is just homeless because of financial issues is disingenuous.
Homelessness is an extremely complex issue, and using absolute statements like that shows you don’t understand the issue at all.
P.S. Inever once said that they shouldn’t be taken care of, but there has to be a balance between care and public safety.
A not insignificant portion of the homeless are drug addicts, severely mentally ill, or both. These people can be dangerous. Not having them congregate in very public areas is a public safety issue. Full stop.
A not insignificant portion of the most vulnerable among the public are drug addicts, severely mentally ill, or both. These people can be dangerous due to not receiving treatment according to their and the public’s health needs. Not having them ( “a not insignificant…untreated…portion of the homeless”) congregate in very public areas is a human rights issue.
P.S. Both sides have valid points. The charity has a right to distribute food, but the most vulnerable among the public don’t have the same right to safely use public facilities as the rest of the public.
This doesn’t have anything to do with being poor.
A not insignificant portion of the homeless are drug addicts, severely mentally ill, or both. These people can be dangerous. Not having them congregate in very public areas is a public safety issue. Full stop.
Pretending that every homeless person is just homeless because of financial issues is disingenuous.
Homelessness is an extremely complex issue, and using absolute statements like that shows you don’t understand the issue at all.
P.S. Inever once said that they shouldn’t be taken care of, but there has to be a balance between care and public safety.
A not insignificant portion of the most vulnerable among the public are drug addicts, severely mentally ill, or both. These people can be dangerous due to not receiving treatment according to their and the public’s health needs. Not having them ( “a not insignificant…untreated…portion of the homeless”) congregate in very public areas is a human rights issue.
P.S. Both sides have valid points. The charity has a right to distribute food, but the most vulnerable among the public don’t have the same right to safely use public facilities as the rest of the public.