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Montana

Merlot

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3. Well, Missoula, better start building homes

Reply to question everything (Original post)

Wed Sep 6, 2023, 05:00 PM

Sep 2023

Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals that found removing anyone camping in a public space in its Western U.S. jurisdiction when there isn’t a shelter bed for them constitutes cruel and unusual punishment. Missoula has less than half the beds that would be necessary to comply with the order, most of which are already being used.

Not beds, homes. Figure it out and be happy you don't have other states giving homeless people bus tickets to your city.

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A Montana Town Faces a Homelessness Problem Similar to San Francisco and L.A. [View all] question everything Sep 2023 OP

Missoula is no liberal bastion RussBLib Sep 2023 #1

Montana has very cold winters, and camping by a river must be... brush Sep 2023 #2

Well, Missoula, better start building homes Merlot Sep 2023 #3

The ONLY social safety net sort of things... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #4

Safety net Murfdog Sep 2023 #6

Sounds interesting... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #7

Not an accurate description Murfdog Sep 2023 #8

Check... 2naSalit Sep 2023 #9

Bozeman isn't any better. 2naSalit Sep 2023 #5