• Throwaway@lemm.ee
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    11 months ago

    Sometimes theres a reason why they’re undesirable. And even if there isnt, if you want people to walk around downtown, you have make downtown not undesirable. Part of the walkable cities bit

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      11 months ago

      Perhaps portland shouldn’t deny housing support based just on drug use. So that they actually have a way off the streets.

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      11 months ago

      ”… some people lying motionless near the street and others exhibiting clear signs of mental illness …” Yeah, I don’t think jail or prison is the right place to get the help they need.