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  • mrchuckles@beehaw.orgtoMemes@lemmy.mlCringe
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    1 year ago

    theft and vandalism? don’t conflate the issue this isn’t about the cruel treatment of the addicted. it’s about keeping the law abiding citizens safe. empathy has been granted for years, this didn’t happen overnight. coupled with the fact that there were calls for closure from non profit organizations… maybe read the article


  • mrchuckles@beehaw.orgtoMemes@lemmy.mlCringe
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    1 year ago

    the land is being developed, and crime was getting out of control. and they only had to move three blocks to a different one, supplied by the city. to cite the very article you posted:

    There were more than 100 emergency calls for drug use, sex acts, theft, vandalism and unresponsive people in and around the camp. A number of neighboring American Indian nonprofit organizations urged the city to close it.

    it’s a little more nuanced than mean people kicking out poor defenseless citizens.








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