newestindustry

newestindustry t1_ixdlndz wrote

>Nobody said that.

Not sure how else you could interpret the post I was responding to.

>But there are clear downsides to homeless shelters that Progressives from upper middle class backgrounds are more than happy to ignore and pretend the people opposing them in their neighborhoods are heartless monsters.

OK pal

> Unless we actually fix some of the fucking issues related to a spike in crime and harassment around homeless shelters

Is there any data to back this up or are you just reading off the r/nyc anti-homeless cue cards?

>we're going to end up with stronger local resistance over time.

Yeah, the exact same people who complain about homeless people sleeping on the train fight homeless shelters tooth and nail at every opportunity. Never hear too much about where they think homeless people should go!

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