Well done, Halifax! Acknowledging reality, and treating people with understanding, is actually working better than punishing people for their circumstances! www.bbc.com/news/article... - ThreadSky

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mikemedby.bsky.social • 94 days ago

Well done, Halifax! Acknowledging reality, and treating people with understanding, is actually working better than punishing people for their circumstances!

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3wq7l1lnqpo

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coleharbourdave.bsky.social•94 days ago

This only came about after public outrage when Halifax tried to bulldoze an existing encampment. There was a homeless support protest which resulted in a number of unrelated bystanders including children beaten by the police. https://www.cbc.ca/amp/1.7310867

mikemedby.bsky.social•93 days ago

I mean, at least they stopped that shit? 🤷‍♂️

coleharbourdave.bsky.social•93 days ago

Eventually

mikemedby.bsky.social•93 days ago

I hope you don't hold it against me for boosting the story that talks about how NOT bulldozing homeless encampments has been a positive policy... Even if it follows previous terrible events...

I have hope 🤏 that maybe we're learning not to use armed gangs (police) to solve social problems.

coleharbourdave.bsky.social•93 days ago

No, I don’t. I’m just surprised The Guardian missed that side of the story. And unfortunately we’ve just elected a Mayor who campaigned on getting rid of the encampments in favour of municipal shelters.

mikemedby.bsky.social•91 days ago

Tempting to say "shelters are better than encampments" but that's what they WANT isn't it? Applause for being so humanitarian in their funding of shelters and food banks.

Meanwhile, systemic causes of poverty, hunger and homelessness are ignored. Politicians lack the courage to solve hard problems.

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