Reading the story over the weekend of some deranged homeless person shoving some innocent woman in front of train reminds me again that we don't have a homeless problem as much as we have a mental health one. There is just. I reason why in civilized society we are ok with a guy pissing himself while screaming about the next Jerusalem should be walking the streets. Homelessness is not poverty, they are two completely distinct issues but they get convoluted. What you are in the NYC homeless population is schizophrenia and drug addiction which tells you that vast majority of NYC homeless should not be walking the streets but instead institutionalized. This would also make the shelters safer and better controlled.
Time to step up Mayor and do the right thing
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