New Homeless 1000-bed Megashelter: $32M/yr cost

[tstieber]

Originally Posted by hitman619

Whats funny is, most of these people will choose the streets 9 out of 10 times.
Till you want to get clean, or mentally well in the head, the streets are easier for them.
Easy access to cheap drugs, thanks Cartels, free food and resources, why get off the streets.

I think I read that about half have been declining offers of shelter. Even if they do, they can't be in certain areas.

[M3Guy]

Unfortunately many of them would rather be in the streets. It's easier access to drugs, food, money, etc......It blows my mind how so many of them would rather trade an indoor bed for drugs.

[stablegenius]

Originally Posted by tstieber

I think I read that about half have been declining offers of shelter. Even if they do, they can't be in certain areas.

And this is the part they really need to enforce, consistently. If you can't force them into shelter, then they shouldn't be able to foul up the public spaces for everyone else.

Originally Posted by M3Guy

Unfortunately many of them would rather be in the streets. It's easier access to drugs, food, money, etc......It blows my mind how so many of them would rather trade an indoor bed for drugs.

That's probably the drugs making that decision. That's why we need a way to force them into treatment.

[MovinOnNow]

Just give them all free bus rides to Washington DC....problem solved