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[-] oatscoop@midwest.social 56 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

We should absolutely have safe housing for homeless people with UBI and transitional programs. We should also offer mental health and substance abuse treatment -- and in extreme cases humane involuntary treatment for people that are a danger to themselves and others.

And none of this should take place in shared, public spaces for the safety and dignity of everyone involved. This is a failure of society and needs to be treated as such. Placing the burden on individuals isn't the solution. Expecting public spaces designed for other uses to pick the slack of a broken societal safety net is insane.

[-] Emerald@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

humane involuntary treatment

You can't have humane involuntary treatment. In cases where somebody is threatening someone else, I would say involuntary treatment is called for. But we shouldn't decide when its okay to imprison people for exercising their bodily autonomy.

[-] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 1 year ago

Or fix the housing crisis lmao

[-] Uranium3006@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

hire the homeless to build housing for homeless people

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