r/news • u/belleodis • Dec 01 '19

Title Not From Article NYC is quietly shipping homeless people out of state under the SOTA program

https://www.wbtv.com/2019/11/29/gov-cooper-many-nc-leaders-didnt-know-about-nyc-relocating-homeless-families/
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u/s-h-a-m-a Dec 01 '19

In Virginia Beach the homeless pretty much take over the oceanfront library. Sorry but it’s true I can’t go in that library because it smells horrible.

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u/Dissolam Dec 01 '19

There are literal open air heroin markets in Ptown that cops don't even respond to anymore...you'll see a crowd of 50-100 homeless people exchanging drugs/cash on a semi busy street in broad daylight.

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u/Dilsnoofus Dec 01 '19

Well I'm sure with drugs decriminalized and the cops leaving them alone these homeless folks will be back on their feet in no time amirite Reddit

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u/Dissolam Dec 01 '19

Idk where you are from but heroin is still very very illegal in ptown lmao

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u/meltingintoice Dec 01 '19

cops don’t even respond

still very very illegal

If the cops don’t even respond, it’s not “very very” illegal. It is at most technically illegal, i.e., decriminalized.

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u/orangesunshine Dec 02 '19 edited Dec 02 '19

In Paterson it's not decriminalized in any way shape or form though.

These are more like the "safe zones" they had in "The Wire" ... which was more a desperate reaction to the fact the police neither had the man power nor resources to do anything useful by trying to arrest every street buyer.

Moving people into an area with abandon buildings and is already dilapidated is a hell of a lot better than just chasing them all over the city and bringing the related crime to other areas that aren't absolute shit holes.

It's not perfect ... and neither is decriminalization ... but the idea that arresting them has any positive effect either is a farce. This way at least they *aren't~ wasting resources on a problem you can't solve with a night, month, or year in jail.

edit: aren't not are

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u/Dissolam Dec 01 '19

Oh I understand now. The strange part is if they were dealing 2-3 blocks over they would absolutely be arrested. It's a slum located directly next to a historic area

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u/[deleted] Dec 02 '19 edited Dec 19 '20

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u/Dissolam Dec 02 '19

That's what everyone refers to it as, basically just the area where people were rich enough to renovate their homes

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u/AugmentedLurker Dec 02 '19

decriminalizing drugs doesn't mean its legal to buy or sell, you just won't get thrown in jail for using it or having a small amount on you.

The goal is to arrest the dealers and distribution networks, not penalize mentally unwell or physically unwell people who are addicted.

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u/glassinonmoose Dec 01 '19

Just like poor tony.

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u/[deleted] Dec 01 '19

Why would you feel sorry for feeling that way?