@Maru
You heavily contradict what I’m saying about homeless and mental illness but then go on to say, “
There are definitely major issues with how mental illness is treated in this country and with police brutality going unchecked. I agree 100% with this. Positions of power will always attract corruption though and like our govt, it needs to stay in-check.”.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10, 2016 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --*The National Alliance on Mental Illness*(NAMI)*today warned the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee that criminalization of people living with mental illness has reached "crisis proportions" and called for support of federal, state and local reforms to overcome failings in both the mental health care and criminal justice systems. - See more at:
https://www.nami.org/Press-Media/Pre....9wT3yD2n.dpuf
What you are clearly saying is, things are not uniform from state to state or agency to agency. Whilst Baltimore cops don’t get rewarded for arresting as many people as they can, other states do.
Surely man shortage issues means something is going wrong within the system?
Whilst homelessness may not be illegal in Houston and Baltimore it certainly is in other states/cities. Its the same in the UK. Certain areas of this country have become no go areas for those who sleep rough whilst other boroughs, like your example of Baltimore, get action plans going to try and help these people, especially during cold periods.
Anti Homeless Laws Have Risen Rapidly in the U.S.
http://www.upworthy.com/anti-homeles...gton-responded and
https://www.nlchp.org/documents/No_Safe_Place
A study from the National Law Center on Homelessness and Poverty analyzed 187 U.S. cities between 2011 and 2014 and found criminalizing homelessness is pretty popular nowadays. Bans on sitting or lying down in certain public areas, for instance, have spiked 43%.
I will say though universally they prefer the prison over jail. The prison life is considered much better.
And that’s tragic, don’t you think?
training and classes involving skills dealing with the public is increasing.
Yes but from what I’ve read, these classes aren’t mandatory and they really need to be because for those taking these classes, they are seeing very positive results.
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/ar...health/280485/ and so whilst some forces will dedicate and encourage their force to take such courses, others won’t.
Militarization of Law Enforcement in America
http://www.globalresearch.ca/militar...ontrol/5398855
People with mental illness are 16 times more likely to be killed by police
http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2...lice/77059710/