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MineralMan

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5. No question about it. It's an enormous problem.

Reply to Codeine (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 18, 2018, 10:07 AM

Aug 2018

The answer isn't just providing toilets. It's providing a decent way for everyone to live. It's about society having some compassion for those who are unable to provide for themselves for whatever reason. It is about taking responsibility for finding equitable solutions that assist those in our society who are the least able to function.

It's a public health issue, but it's also a public responsibility issue. The solution isn't simple, but it's essential.

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Why is San Francisco ... covered in human feces? [View all] turbinetree Aug 2018 OP

Mostly around the Civic Center/City Hall ghostsinthemachine Aug 2018 #1

Ahhh! The famous public toilets of Paris, France. Sophia4 Aug 2018 #2

Except the public toilets like this SoCalNative Aug 2018 #6

Even homeless people can afford that just from the hand-outs they get. Sophia4 Aug 2018 #7

People should be able to use a bathroom anytime they need one MichMan Aug 2018 #3

No business or homeowner Codeine Aug 2018 #4

No question about it. It's an enormous problem. MineralMan Aug 2018 #5

Yes. We need to deal with the underlying reasons why people are homeless, and then Sophia4 Aug 2018 #8

I agree. It is a public health crisis & needs to be treated as such. Hekate Aug 2018 #18

I'd give it a week Revanchist Aug 2018 #13

You first Hekate Aug 2018 #22

We don't have people pooping all over the streets here MichMan Aug 2018 #23

I was 2naSalit Aug 2018 #9

Wow, I'm so sorry that happened treestar Aug 2018 #10

Lately I have been Skidmore Aug 2018 #14

I had 2naSalit Aug 2018 #16

Fully Staffed "Public Assistance Centers." MineralMan Aug 2018 #11

Best idea I've heard of peabody Aug 2018 #15

good one heaven05 Aug 2018 #17

Fort Worth has places just like that. MicaelS Aug 2018 #19

The Twin Cities has similar things. MineralMan Aug 2018 #20

Makes a lot of sense, both morally and fiscally. The LA Times runs an intermittent series... Hekate Aug 2018 #21

How about a cyanide capsule instead of a bus ticket? Anon-C Aug 2018 #12