“Martin v. Boise and Grants Pass v. Johnson have prevented cities from punishing people for sleeping in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go.”
“Martin v. Boise and Grants Pass v. Johnson have prevented cities from punishing people for sleeping in public spaces when they have nowhere else to go.”
A place to go with strings attached is not a place to go. Being required to abandon your partner, your pet, or your property is not tolerable to all. Being vulnerable to physical and sexual abuse in a “place to go” also makes it the opposite of that. A curfew? These aren’t children.
In most cases it’s “no drugs, alcohol, or weapons” that’s the barrier to entry.
Yet, the articles you linked above cite not having your pets as an exact reason people don’t go and as something that the city could address.
They also mention, as you quoted, that shelters aren’t good places for people with mental illnesses or who are neurodivergent. This may not be a technical barrier for entry on the part of the shelter, but it’s definitely a barrier for people who are sensitive to stimulation or who have severe trauma.
That’s a pretty bold claim. Got any evidence for it?
Living in Portland and reading interviews with tweaked out homeless people for 4 years?
You can’t expect addicts to all go cold Turkey espically since alcohol withdrawal can literally kill you