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A comment on Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success Story (2021). Parent comment

Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ... by ty6853 on Friday January 10, 2025 @07:33PM (#42662098)
The standard ought to be they have or imminently are going to harm others. Like actually harm a real victim, criminally by violence or taking property. If they want to live in a gutter worshipping lizard king, well, not everyone has the same idea of the pursuit of happiness.
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Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ... by lern_too_spel on Saturday January 11, 2025 @02:32AM (#42664074)
As a society building a public space, do we not get a say in how it's used? If you cannot find a place to live without blocking a sidewalk, one will be provided for you. That place will not let you take hard drugs indefinitely.
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