Re:What was their crime? Feeding the homeless in a park
by ciaranm on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:42PM
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Maybe dealing with the root issues that cause homelessness (mental illness, debt, drugs, etc) should be more important than whether well-off people 'feel' safe? People being dirty and homeless doesn't make them automatically dangerous.
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Re:What was their crime? Feeding the homeless in a park
by Ralfp on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:46PM
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Do you believe that world without debt and people falling into addictions can be created?
Re:What was their crime? Feeding the homeless in a park
by ensignavenger on Sunday January 08, 2017 @03:59PM
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We can certainly have a world where debt doesn't make people homeless, but addiction is a much more difficult problem. We can do a lot better there with better mental health care.
Re:What was their crime? Feeding the homeless in a park
by ciaranm on Sunday January 08, 2017 @04:01PM
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I feel like a world where people who have addictions are treated rather than criminalized can exist.
Debt isn't a problem in itself, but I don't feel like there's enough support for people who find themselves in rough financial situations. Dealing with money and debt isn't that hard, but you need to understand it and I think there's loads of people that don't.