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The new policy suggests that many homeless individuals—particularly those exhibiting violent or erratic behaviors—should be detained without their consent and placed into long-term institutional care. Proponents argue this is essential because a significant portion of the homeless community is mentally ill and on drugs, which makes them a danger to society and themselves. The speaker emphasizes that you cannot address homelessness without addressing mental illness and addiction comprehensively.
The Challenge of Resources and Implementation
However, questions linger about the practicality of such an approach. Critics point out that the United States lacks the sufficient mental health and treatment infrastructure to accommodate potentially thousands of involuntary commitments.