At first they came for the Latinos then they came for the veterans... That's kind of the vibe I'm getting..

I didn't read the article though and it seems like there might be a need for some of this, but I don't trust this administration to actually address anybody's problems.. probably just going to Make some company a lot of money.

Has anyone tried, IDK, giving them a home?

they’re talking about people who have debilitating medical or psychiatric conditions

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry_in_the_Soviet_Union

In times like ours, I'm going to oppose any attempt to expand the powers governments have at putting people in cages, however benevolent the aim.

Yeah, my wife works with homeless veterans. They run the gamut, from hard on your luck to absolutely insane. She had to call PD yesterday because one threatened suicide. She convinced another to speak to a therapist after she acted as a mediator for two hours between the vet and their landlord.

Some of these folks are just off the deep end. Some have very serious drug addictions. And some are fine. If people like my wife got to be part of the process for determining whether someone needed to be institutionalized, I feel like I could trust that process.

Honest question. Do you trust this administration, our systems as they stand, and do you understand the historical significance of such measures?

Because I can answer those.

No. Yes. Yes.

And in no way, shape, or form would I grant them this power. Especially since we literally have a talking head on the main network that our current president literally hires from that straight up suggested just killing homeless people because it’d be easier.

So, I understand and can respect your good faith interpretation, and I understand how you could believe this could be used for good but with all that said, are you outta your god damned mind? Of course they’re gonna end up abusing that power. It’s a literal inevitability.