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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
For an encampment? or the homeless issue in general?
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Neither - I think the problem posed by the thread isn't "make it so there aren't homeless people", but "make it so that people are safe from aggressive public harassment when carrying on their normal lives". Eliminating homelessness would certainly be one way to solve that problem, but it's a solution that's broader than the issue as presented. Aggressive draconian police measures might also solve said problem, but no one is on board for that (except White Out 403 apparently).
I think your position earlier in the thread seemed to be that it's one or another - either we take broad measures to tackle the homeless problem (and the associated problem of drug use in public spaces) in a more holistic way, taking some of the steps you've just mentioned, or we just go full "jackboot thug" on them and use brute force to relocate or incarcerate anyone who might bother someone. Is that your view, or is there a third option?