Homeless migration to RVs creating problems
There seems to be a trend for the homeless to get an old RV and live on the streets. County officials admit their hands are are tied as they do not have proper laws in place to deal with the problem....
Forum Discussion
Since we are trying to come up with solutions, here is mine:
Based on the assumption that the vast majority of these "homeless" people are mentally ill or addicted, I propose that we re-institute involuntary commitment for these people in humanely run institutions (not jails), until their underlying conditions are addressed.
People who repeatedly "fall off the wagon" would be institutionalized for longer and longer terms.
Some people will never be able to function in society. It is much more humane for them to be institutionalized than to lie in the gutter or rant and rave at the lampposts, or to attack random people in the street.
The small minority of people who are merely temporarily economically "up a creek" can be helped with temporary housing, for perhaps up to 90 days. By then, they should be able to get back on their feet.
Let's not forget the wide spread availability of food stamps and other forms of welfare payments which are available.
And, no one has a constitutional right to live on the beach in California. There are cheaper communities all over the country, and they should be encouraged to migrate to places where it is possible to live on far less money.
Based on the assumption that the vast majority of these "homeless" people are mentally ill or addicted, I propose that we re-institute involuntary commitment for these people in humanely run institutions (not jails), until their underlying conditions are addressed.
People who repeatedly "fall off the wagon" would be institutionalized for longer and longer terms.
Some people will never be able to function in society. It is much more humane for them to be institutionalized than to lie in the gutter or rant and rave at the lampposts, or to attack random people in the street.
The small minority of people who are merely temporarily economically "up a creek" can be helped with temporary housing, for perhaps up to 90 days. By then, they should be able to get back on their feet.
Let's not forget the wide spread availability of food stamps and other forms of welfare payments which are available.
And, no one has a constitutional right to live on the beach in California. There are cheaper communities all over the country, and they should be encouraged to migrate to places where it is possible to live on far less money.
