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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by fzeroracer on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:47PM (#20781093)
That's just objectively wrong. NYC has a higher homeless population both in sheer volume and per 100,000 people. So what is NYC doing to stop the growth of their homeless population beyond making it out of sight and out of mind?
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by thatswrong0 on Friday August 23, 2019 @02:59PM (#20781268)
If their homeless population is far less dangerous and destructive to the lives of all the other citizens that live there, then they're doing _something_ right, even if their homeless population is somewhat bigger per capita.
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Re:In effect, Seattle is decriminalizing the use of hard drugs by CPLX on Friday August 23, 2019 @05:04PM (#20782542)
NYC has a right to shelter law. They also have enforcement of basic public space issues like camping and being in parks overnight, or petty street crime.

Those two things together are a good starting point for discussion.

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