Nip it in the bud
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Something that tells us how to move to a hybrid state of public safety and public health would be a better use of creativity.
That being said, as an advocate for Citizens with Disabilities every time I hear the word ‘vagrant’ in Asheville today… first off, it’s a word from the Middle Ages. Look up the usage of the word. So, it’s a nobility / serfdom sort of a way to containerizing the disaster of hyper-priced housing, healthcare, and just a ton of American Junk Policy that’s built up and built up.
At the same time American Liberal Democracy could be pretty useful and tossing it for going insane as an alternative isn’t a real option.
Use of vagrancy had declined in use as of the 50s. And just recently it’s become popular again… for those folks who don’t like to delve into the instability behind all the ‘silver bullet’, cheap-o, dime-a-dozen theories on getting Asheville and America into better shape.
APD officers have little to do with where the disaster on Asheville’s streets is coming from. Blaming police and Rule of Law for everything was what I mean too as to Ultra Progressives looking for scapegoats. I’m all for upgrading to Scandinavian level civilization.