Re: “Washington officials rip Trump order on homelessness as ‘unjust, obscene’ ” (July 26, A1)
This report highlights a typical observe in addressing social issues, that of making use of the hardhearted strategy of criminalization. I’ve heard many occasions that we have to be tougher on “them” — on this case, the “them” being the unhoused. There are politicians and lots of within the public who assume that criminalizing the unhoused will magically get rid of homelessness. We simply have to be harsher in how we deal with them and cease enabling them by giving them free stuff.
This strategy shouldn’t be new, doesn’t work and solely ignores the deeper causes. These talked about on this article who’re working to deal with the difficulty of homelessness are in a greater place to know what works than the laborious hearts of the Trump administration.
Jerry Gunville, Seattle
