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Quebec City looks to Finland's successful approach to ending homelessness (www.winnipegfreepress.com)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think overall it's a really good idea.

However, I knew someone that just didn't care about its place. Everything was filthy in his appartment. He ended up in jail for abusing his girlfriend and the landlord had to fix everything that was broken (door smashed out, hole in walls, water damage, overall filth).

How would that be adressed?

[–] franklin 9 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think this is an inevitable reality and you do need to have a disciplinary measure in place for when it does happen but I think it's important to note that it will likely be the exception and not the rule.

I don't think many people without a house are going out of their way to ruin their chance of happiness and yes while some of them may be mentally or emotionally unwell the cost to society from these situations will be less than that caused by homelessness.

[–] OrteilGenou 4 points 11 months ago

Warnings, fines, expulsion from the program/jail time for severe cases?