The Supreme Court ruled Friday in favor of an Oregon city that ticketed homeless people for sleeping outside, rejecting arguments that such “anti-camping” ordinances violate the Constitution’s ban on “cruel and unusual” punishment.
> Does this include anything that reduces the discomfort of homelessness like food and medical care?
Food yes, medical care no. To be clear, I’m not opposed to existing support systems and homeless shelters as they exist today, especially since the shelters require people to stay clean IIRC. But we don’t need to be throwing them into the #RitzCarlton, that incentivizes them to stay homeless.
> It seems likely that any homeless person would want an improvement to their lifestyle of some kind.
Drug addicts want one thing: more drugs.
> A homeless drug addict can’t just decide not be a homeless drug addict.
Right, which is why more needs to be done to get drugs off the street.
I know a dude who once was a homeless drug addict who ended up quitting drugs because his parents had him move back in with them in #Africa and the only drug they have there is #weed
@hapablap
> Does this include anything that reduces the discomfort of homelessness like food and medical care?
Food yes, medical care no. To be clear, I’m not opposed to existing support systems and homeless shelters as they exist today, especially since the shelters require people to stay clean IIRC. But we don’t need to be throwing them into the #RitzCarlton, that incentivizes them to stay homeless.
@hapablap
> It seems likely that any homeless person would want an improvement to their lifestyle of some kind.
Drug addicts want one thing: more drugs.
> A homeless drug addict can’t just decide not be a homeless drug addict.
Right, which is why more needs to be done to get drugs off the street.
I know a dude who once was a homeless drug addict who ended up quitting drugs because his parents had him move back in with them in #Africa and the only drug they have there is #weed