gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agoNew California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get helpapnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square129linkfedilinkarrow-up1277arrow-down110
arrow-up1267arrow-down1external-linkNew California law aims to force people with mental illness or addiction to get helpapnews.comgAlienLifeform@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 2 years agomessage-square129linkfedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThe law is definitely going to be used for surprise sobriety checks in cities as an excuse to begin to remove homeless encampments. However, it creates a standard of care to deal with some homeless as being sick instead of committing a crime.
The law is definitely going to be used for surprise sobriety checks in cities as an excuse to begin to remove homeless encampments. However, it creates a standard of care to deal with some homeless as being sick instead of committing a crime.