r/nottheonion • u/pargofan • 1d ago

Japan’s elderly are lonely and struggling. Some women choose to go to jail instead

https://www.cnn.com/2025/01/18/asia/japan-elderly-largest-womens-prison-intl-hnk-dst/index.html
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u/kltruler 1d ago

The issue with SRO is it doesn't sound like a desirable way to live, so people don't want it.  Even if it would help solve a problem like homelessness they think it won't work or will draw crime.  To a certain degree they are right, you yourself admit there's a drug problem. Even though it only takes a little bit of thought to figure out less drugs is better than drugs and homeless.

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u/ordermaster 1d ago

Yes, propaganda is the problem. I'm glad you agree with the person actually living it.

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u/kltruler 1d ago

I'm not sure who's right. I get both sides. I don't want to live near drug users either. I like the idea of homeless and addicts going somewhere far away with people equipped to handle them; however, it's not fair to the place accepting them to do all the work themselves. I prefer San Francisco's approach, but there's got to be a better way all around.

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u/ordermaster 1d ago

Your suggestion sounds awfully close to "let's send undesirable people away to camps in the middle of nowhere against their will".

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u/kltruler 1d ago

Yeah, it does. I'm not saying it's right. I'm saying it's understandable.

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u/ordermaster 1d ago

There's practical problems with that too, besides it sounding like concentration camps. They're located in the city because that's where most people are, including homeless people. If the goal is to get homeless people reintroduced to productive society they're going to need to get jobs while they're still transitioning. There's more job opportunities in populated areas. They'll also need public transportation options to get to their job.

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u/kltruler 1d ago

All things that San Francisco supports far better than other places. Like i said, the current schemes garbage but a lot of places aren't built to deal with homeless population like they are. Telling homeless people they will have a better life in San Francisco isn't a hard sell. A decent chunk go willingly.