Post AVP0Kl9UhPdpq5MPc8 by caffeneko@indieweb.social
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 (DIR) Post #AVP0KgFKwGLOcl3VWi by QasimRashid@mastodon.social
       2023-05-07T00:30:04Z
       
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       Here are the facts:•45% of homeless people have mental illness•66% of homeless people suffer from addiction•44% of people in locally run jails & 43% of people in state prisons have a mental disorder•68% of inmates suffer from addictionIf we truly believed that mental illness and addictions were illnesses—not crimes—then we'd allocate resources accordingly. But we don't, because that's just not profitable.Jordan Neely's murder was preventable. But our policies made his end inevitable.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVP0Kh69lsaxGZlgrA by caffeneko@indieweb.social
       2023-05-07T04:00:46Z
       
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       @QasimRashid 8 ppl in Allen, TX are dead today b/c of a mass shooter....but the right will still double down on propaganda that its "crime in Democrat cities that is out of control."Nextdoor here in the Seattle area is filled with ppl saying they're leaving WA to move to Oklahoma; North Carolina; Phoenix, AZ or Vegas, NV; or Texas. All b/c they see more homeless here on the streets...and they correlate that with higher crime.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVP0KjBtzUNZkyTJ5c by caffeneko@indieweb.social
       2023-05-07T04:02:03Z
       
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       @QasimRashid The visibility of homeless drug use and mental illness seems higher in WA only b/c Washington cops don't lock up homeless addicts or mentally ill in jail like they do in red states. Statistics still show that gun deaths are higher in red states.
       
 (DIR) Post #AVP0Kl9UhPdpq5MPc8 by caffeneko@indieweb.social
       2023-05-07T04:06:44Z
       
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       @QasimRashid Do I think that they should be left on the street? Of course not - there are efforts being made by cities like Tacoma and Seattle to route people to rehab, mental health support and  transitional housing. https://kingcounty.gov/depts/community-human-services/mental-health-substance-abuse/services/mental-health.aspx
       
 (DIR) Post #AVP0PAGLHUKasNfEgq by dibi58@this.mouse.rocks
       2023-05-07T05:50:03Z
       
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       @caffeneko @QasimRashid tell them to go, and stay ...