Helsinki's solution to homelessness

Re:Helsinki's solution to homelessness by petrikapu on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:03PM (#20086142)

Cold and harsh winter is actually what makes homelessness not an option around here

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Re:Helsinki's solution to homelessness by TaylorAlexander on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:07PM (#20086209)

Homeless people die every winter in San Jose CA, so I guess this program could have wide appeal.

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Re:Helsinki's solution to homelessness by virgilp on Monday June 03, 2019 @02:38PM (#20086600)

Yeah, but the weather is mild enough that I bet many don't fully realize the risk. In Helsinki, spending the winter sleeping outside is obviously not an option.

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Re:Helsinki's solution to homelessness by AstralStorm on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:19PM (#20087146)

You'd be surprised what homeless in Poland pull to just sleep inside during harsher winter.

Forging keys, breaking and entering into garbage disposal or basements and of course trespassing and squatting are some of the things I've personally witnessed and that's not the end.

Yes, there are some facilities but apparently not enough and with conditions not acceptable to some of them.

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Re:Helsinki's solution to homelessness by DuskStar on Monday June 03, 2019 @03:05PM (#20086977)

Wide appeal to the homeless or wide appeal to policymakers?

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