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General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: theking on July 24, 2023, 12:07:36 PM
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..and/or just homeless folks in general? ???:
Sacramento DA Thien Ho wants to further criminalize homeless population
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Ho is wrong
“Sacramento DA is investigating city’s homeless efforts, says criminal charges are possible,” (sacbee.com, July 19)
Sacramento District Attorney Thien Ho’s proposed solution to the homeless crisis furthers the criminalizatio n of this population, this time by pursuing civil or criminal charges against city officials. It’s disingenuous of the DA to claim that this effort is not against the unhoused, but rather meant to hold elected officials accountable.
If this is the approach to holding people accountable, why not hold funding sources accountable, such as federal, state and county officials whose lack of funding for housing, behavioral health and social services contribute significantly to this crisis? Ho’s proposal is short-sighted and contributes to the fallacy that there are simple solutions to the unhoused crisis. It is definitely not compassionate.
Frances Freitas Sacramento Addiction treatment
“War on drugs can’t hold us back from responding to fentanyl,” (sacbee.com, June 18)
Opioids are the third leading cause of death among teens. As pediatricians, we see teens in clinics and emergency departments grappling with addiction from prescription pain medications. Many teens opt to seek addiction treatment only to face more obstacles.
Buprenorphine is the only Food and Drug Administration-approved medication for individuals 16 and over to treat opioid addiction. Assembly Bill 816 would allow teenagers with opioid addiction to consent to treatment with buprenorphine without parental consent. Many teens facing addiction do not have active parental involvement, and this bill is a crucial step toward evidence-based care.
California has led the nation in many initiatives to expand access to healthcare by allowing adolescents to consent to birth control, STD testing and treatment and mental health care. Addiction treatment should be no different.
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I don't think I would get along with this mofo...lols
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He also has a more Viet Cong look ??? ;D...
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Some Asian leaders decry ‘stereotypes’ in Bee headline about Sacramento DA Thien Ho | Opinion
It is beyond comprehension why The Bee originally published a headline that evokes racist Asian connotations and stereotypes against Sacramento County's first Asian district attorney (“Who elected Sacramento DA Thien Ho to be the dictator of homeless enforcement?
https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article278539619.html (https://www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/article278539619.html)
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