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| New York failed Jordan Neely, homeless advocates say |
| 2023-05-07 |
| [BBC] Only a scribble of graffiti in black ink, reading "Rest in power, Jordan Neely" gives any indication of what had transpired on Monday. But above ground, his story is sparking a heated conversation around homelessness and the city's ability to protect its most vulnerable residents. The 30-year-old's personal story suggests a series of failures in the system for dealing with homeless people in New York City, advocates say. They cite a lack of mental health support and housing resources, and a dearth of professionals deployed to provide direct, experienced aid to people in distress. New York state senator Jabari Brisport, a Democrat, believes "there are people all across the income spectrum who are in need of" mental health services. |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #7 Reagan followed Court orders IIUC |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-05-07 18:08 |
| #6 ^ I'm sure he did, but it was Ted's bloated tenure as "Lion of the Senate" where the real damage was done. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-07 16:27 |
| #5 I thought it was Bobby Kennedy, Sr who called the mental institutions "snake pits" and demanded they be shut down. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2023-05-07 16:13 |
| #4 Lots of people like to blame Reagan, but it was Ted Kennedy who greased the skids. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-05-07 15:15 |
| #3 40 arrests ago if he had been placed in and HELD in a mental ward. He could have been on the road to mental recovery and a few dozen victims would have been spare injuries. Remind me, who was it that opened the mental hospital gates years ago? |
| Posted by: NN2N1 2023-05-07 14:58 |
| #2 The homeless in NY are not interested in affordable housing. They are interested in affordable drugs and/or booze. Everything else they want for free. The commies would argue for and promise cheap housing accomplished by seizing the property of others. In the cases where people have let them do the seizing, the commies always redistribute the booty to their relatives. |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2023-05-07 13:11 |
| #1 Why didn't the advocates help the homeless? Because it doesn't take as much effort to stand on the sidelines and "boohoo" about other people not doing the hard work. |
| Posted by: AlmostAnonymous5839 2023-05-07 10:26 |