stopthatgirl7 to [email protected] • 2 years agoSuella Braverman says rough sleeping is ‘lifestyle choice’www.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1138cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
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Home secretary criticised for tweets vowing to restrict use of tents by homeless people, ‘many of them from abroad’
minus-square@[email protected]Mlinkfedilink1•2 years 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•2 years agoThe sources for those are “some guy” and a drug councilor, neither seem particularly qualified to speak decisively about the causes of homelessness.
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.