r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Garey_Coleman • 10d ago

Where are the homeless supposed to go?

Cities have been cracking down on homeless people so they can’t have encampments or stay on sidewalks. At the same time usually the shelters are full. So those who are unable to get into a shelter, where are they supposed to go?

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u/VolitionReceptacle 10d ago edited 10d ago

"Why don't we just take the homeless... and push them somewhere else?!"

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u/mkt853 10d ago

What a groundbreaking idea! I'm sure that's never been tried before.

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u/Proud-Cartoonist-431 10d ago

It's been tried by the USSR. You just bulid a small town of commieblocks 100ish km away from the city with basic amenities and everything, and transport them there, giving each a small residence. Alcoholics can't afford railroad tickets because vodka is cheaper. That's all.

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u/PulsatingBlueEyeball 10d ago

Britain kind of does that...they have things called "wet houses". Poor alcoholics can live there and drink themselves to death, although they can get help if they want it. But theyre really for alcoholics that are pretty much beyond hope, just giving them a home so they dont die in the street.

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u/JPesterfield 9d ago

Do people there drink as much as they did before they arrived?

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u/PulsatingBlueEyeball 9d ago

i guess. theyre allowed to drink as much as they want, the ones that get there are pretty far gone, they were probably drinking to the max anyway.

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u/JPesterfield 8d ago

I recall an experiment in Washington or Oregon with a shelter that let people drink, and it was talking about how many were at least cutting back.

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u/PulsatingBlueEyeball 8d ago

well it depends on the individual. They CAN cut back if they want, some want to, some dont.