The fact there is not already one or any attempt at common sense enforcement speaks volumes in it's own right. Maybe we need another department and a 10 year study.......
We used to have government funded mental institutions that would have handled this, but Reagan handed this off to the states who didn't have the money to continue funding.
If the City passes this, the homeless will not go away. They will move into the surrounding neighborhoods. Your children will step over the homeless as they walk to school and you will hear screaming all night long..
I have deep respect for Columbia's Police Department, and I believe a think tank like these meetings are the answer to our future.
ReplyPeople who care for their community, are concerned about their community. Those that don't, aren't.
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