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Sumotect
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Post Number: 210
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Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 - 11:06 am:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Here is a plan from Seatle that appears to have some merit.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/07 /05/us/05homeless.html?_r=1&ex =1152331200&en=6ee81beea5c1e66 7&ei=5087%0A&oref=slogin

The article made me think of all the threads that had stories of the horrors of public urination.

The program seems humane to me and sounds like it could save some public money.
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Danny
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Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 12:02 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

WE NEED MORE RESOURCES YOUR DEFEND YOUR THESIS PLEASE.
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E_hemingway
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Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 2:45 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Intriguing idea. I'm not sure how I feel about it. I like the idea that this would get some of the most chronic homeless off the streets, but it seems almost like they're warehousing them. After some thought though, I say f it. Give it a try. It's not like anything else is having a dramatic impact. However, I don't know if I would have given them such a nice place and on the edge of downtown on top of that.
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Dougw
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Posted on Saturday, July 15, 2006 - 7:06 pm:   Edit PostDelete Post   Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)

Seems like it's worth a try. It doesn't sound like anyone is forced to live there, so it is humane in that sense.

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