Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed to Death in SF

Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by kolbe on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @10:28AM (#35454828)

> providing them the help they need.

Statements like this seem to be exactly why people are frustrated with SF's policies. What is the "help they need" that will be sufficient to keep them from being a problem? I've known addicts and schizophrenics, and it's near impossible to fix them, even with an affluent and caring family to support them the whole way. What will an incompetent state actor possibly do that is better, other than just lock them up to keep them from harming others?

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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by blog0r on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @11:36AM (#35455938)

basically the help they need is not becoming homeless in the first place. because the stress of that would make most people insane. once you go a few days without sleep, anyone is going to become psychotic. and then once you’ve been psychotic it just gets worse. so basically they just need basic housing and a place to wash their clothes. if you don’t want to give them that just kill them or stop complaining

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Re:Bob Lee, Former CTO Square, Creator of CashApp, Stabbed t... by kolbe on Wednesday April 05, 2023 @05:39PM (#35460737)

You should submit your new baseless theory about schizophrenia and addition to the AMA. Sounds like you've solved this Nobel-worthy problem.

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