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Benches have been removed for your inconvenience (cdn.masto.host)

submitted 2 weeks ago by irreticent@lemmy.world to c/aboringdystopia@lemmy.world

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[–] IndiBrony@lemmy.world 70 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

And all of those are genuine concerns, but this:

removing enticements for them to sleep in the station was much needed

How about we do better as a society and get these people homed?

Removing them from the station isn't solving the problem, it's kicking the can down the road, making it someone else's problem.

[–] Remotedeck@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 2 weeks ago

No we can't give them homes, think of the landlords. It's unfair to them if we just give homes away.

P.S. Tip your landlords

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Is it the subway's job to house the homeless?

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

No it's society's.

[–] Halosheep@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The subway making the decision to remove the benches is a failure of society. The homeless being homeless isn't the subway's fault or responsibility, but keeping the subway clean and safeis.

The point I'm trying to make is, complaining that the subway is trying to solve their immediate problem instead of solving major societal issues is not going to resolve anything.

[–] bane_killgrind@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago

.... Yeah it is. The subway is run by the municipalities, the municipalities are responsible for housing as part of their scope of governance and by virtue of being part of society.

The subway should quantify costs to the municipality of inadequate services for the homeless. Then the municipality can justify expenditure for programs that will save them money. Same with libraries, community centers etc