City hosts engagement meeting to give business owners chance to voice concerns about escalating crime; lax criminal law, housing, addictions, treatment centre all cited as factors
Not much point in locking someone up for a few months, without any real treatment and support. They'll just go back to previous life. Everyone keeps saying that more mental health and drug addiction treatments plus housing are needed, but no one wants to pay for it. But I'll bet those are the cheapest solutions.
So it was pretty much like a closed door meeting with no reporters,wow our city has thier heads in the sand!!!
Not much point in locking someone up for a few months, without any real treatment and support. They'll just go back to previous life. Everyone keeps saying that more mental health and drug addiction treatments plus housing are needed, but no one wants to pay for it. But I'll bet those are the cheapest solutions.