Why is San Francisco ... covered in POOP?

[Mountain Man]

"Imprison the homeless." - Seer, a Christian

I read something recently that I found very interesting. Apparently some liberal or other got it in their head some time ago that psychiatric institutions were "inhumane", and as one thing led to another, a lot of the mentally ill people who used to be housed and cared for in clean, secure facilities are now wandering the streets. This is why there seems to be a sudden "epidemic" of homeless people throughout the United States.

And for the record, seer never said to imprison the homeless, he said that people who defecate in public should be arrested, which is hard to disagree with.

[JimL]

Could it be what was originally meant as a joke started becoming a useful tool as the problem got increasingly worse?

Are you talking about Trump?

[rogue06]

Are you talking about Trump?

And the full blown Trump Derangement Syndrome extremus surfaces yet again.

[Cow Poke]

And the full blown Trump Derangement Syndrome extremus surfaces yet again.

It is amazing the power Trump has over his enemies, making them dance like little puppets, keeping them focused on his antics the whole time he's getting things done.

[Mountain Man]

It is amazing the power Trump has over his enemies, making them dance like little puppets, keeping them focused on his antics the whole time he's getting things done.

Trump is living rent free in the heads of liberals everywhere.

[Cow Poke]

Trump is living rent free in the heads of liberals everywhere.

And he makes them becoming more like him every day!

[rogue06]

See, why aren't journalists doing that kind of work to make sure their news are correct?

The dataset is three years old and hasn't changed since then. I literally can't find anyone discussing or promoting it, or any references to linking to in any useful way either on Twitter or Reddit, or anywhere else. The only who is discussing is are conservatives news sources or commentators like Rush Limbaugh who's falsely claiming that its an official city app, or even that maps are handed out on streets etc.

ETA: And apparently there are poop maps so I don't think it's inconceivable that they are being handed out somewhere

[Sparko]

What I don't get is where were these homeless numbers 20 - 30 years ago? We never had homeless camps in my town until about five years ago, now we have a number of them. What has changed?

Liberals 'helping' them?

[Sparko]

ETA: And apparently there are poop maps so I don't think it's inconceivable that they are being handed out somewhere

poopmap.jpg
http://mochimachine.org/wasteland/

[Psychic Missile]

Well no I would have you arrested too if you were pooping on the street, homeless or not. And if you kept doing it you should get jail time. Never mind the fact, having done prison ministry for a number of years, jail can be the only time they get clean (off of drugs/booze) three hot meals, a bed and health care.

The point of the article is that they have no other choice, so it is no different than arresting them because they are homeless.

[Psychic Missile]

I read something recently that I found very interesting. Apparently some liberal or other got it in their head some time ago that psychiatric institutions were "inhumane", and as one thing led to another, a lot of the mentally ill people who used to be housed and cared for in clean, secure facilities are now wandering the streets. This is why there seems to be a sudden "epidemic" of homeless people throughout the United States.

And for the record, seer never said to imprison the homeless, he said that people who defecate in public should be arrested, which is hard to disagree with.

You read a load of BS. The increase in homeless population in cities is due to stagnant wages and rising housing costs.

[Sparko]

You read a load of BS. The increase in homeless population in cities is due to stagnant wages and rising housing costs.

You mean like forcing businesses to pay $15/hour in San Fran? Maybe there are more homeless because businesses can't afford that much.

[seer]

You read a load of BS. The increase in homeless population in cities is due to stagnant wages and rising housing costs.

Nonsense, how many of these people are actually working!

[seer]

The point of the article is that they have no other choice, so it is no different than arresting them because they are homeless.

Now that is BS, this is about addiction and crime:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018...-business.htmlAt the same time, the city has seen a sharp jump in property crime, up more than 60 percent since 2010, though the actual increase may be higher because many of the crimes go unreported.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/25/u...or-worsen.html

[rogue06]

I read something recently that I found very interesting. Apparently some liberal or other got it in their head some time ago that psychiatric institutions were "inhumane", and as one thing led to another, a lot of the mentally ill people who used to be housed and cared for in clean, secure facilities are now wandering the streets. This is why there seems to be a sudden "epidemic" of homeless people throughout the United States.

It was a lot more complicated than that. There was a reaction to the "snake pit" image of mental institutions, a number of studies showing that people exhibiting no signs of mental illness still being confined, movies like One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, the advent of psychiatric drugs able to manage psychotic episodes along with a bunch of other factors that led to wide-scale deinstitutionalisation.