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Re:Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused pe... by bsder on Sunday December 29, 2024 @03:21PM (#42542722)
> You'd need some sort of institution with far greater resources to handle those, like an asylum. North America just seems to have a sordid history with the like.

Does anywhere not have a sordid history with asylums? I'm genuinely asking as it seems like such facilities always devolve into pseudo-prison for the undesirable no matter what.

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Re:Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused pe... by buckle8017 on Sunday December 29, 2024 @05:05PM (#42543777)
The thing about asylums is that they're always going to be terrible, but the standard isn't good, it's better.

Is a terrible asylum better or worse than living on the streets?

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Re:Toronto man creates tiny mobile homes to help unhoused pe... by carlosjobim on Sunday December 29, 2024 @07:02PM (#42544828)
Worse for the inmates, better for the general public.
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