Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ...
by giantg2 on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:23AM
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So are they committing people who are drunk? That would explain why the number is so high, but that also seems like overkill.
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Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ...
by oriolid on Saturday January 11, 2025 @06:49AM
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No, drunk people who do stupid shit or have passed out in public are just locked up for night and then let go unless they injured or killed someone.
Re:Finland's Zero Homeless Strategy: Lessons from a Success ...
by poincaredisk on Saturday January 11, 2025 @09:52AM
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In my (european) country overly drunk people[1] are locked up for the night in dedicated facilities, and let go the next morning. They also need to pay for it quite a lot of money (detention places are often jokingly called "the most expensive hotel in the city").
I'm not personally a fan of that, but it's quite common in post-soviet countries and very normalized (people are actually surprised when I tell them that not every country does that)
[1] Ultimately for their own good, not as a punitive measure. They are watched by medical personnel and don't risk dying of hypothermia. Still it's not something I'd like to experience.