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Home secretary criticised for tweets vowing to restrict use of tents by homeless people, ‘many of them from abroad’
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoThe reason they can’t afford it is because they’re too far gone on drugs. At least here in Oregon. decriminalization has been a disaster here. https://www.kptv.com/2023/10/11/man-says-portland-drug-homelessness-crisis-continues-pose-problems/ https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/we-enable-portland-drug-counselor-calls-for-new-approach-to-homelessness/ That guy though has other problems: https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/04/kevin-dahlgren-homelessness-service-provider-theft-misconduct-charges/
minus-squarecannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 year agoThe sources for those are “some guy” and a drug councilor, neither seem particularly qualified to speak decisively about the causes of homelessness.
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 year agoThe sources are actual homeless people.
The reason they can’t afford it is because they’re too far gone on drugs. At least here in Oregon. decriminalization has been a disaster here.
https://www.kptv.com/2023/10/11/man-says-portland-drug-homelessness-crisis-continues-pose-problems/
https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/we-enable-portland-drug-counselor-calls-for-new-approach-to-homelessness/
That guy though has other problems:
https://www.opb.org/article/2023/11/04/kevin-dahlgren-homelessness-service-provider-theft-misconduct-charges/
The sources for those are “some guy” and a drug councilor, neither seem particularly qualified to speak decisively about the causes of homelessness.
The sources are actual homeless people.