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Should cities provide shelters for homeless people even if they refuse to follow rules?

For

Everyone deserves a safe place to sleep.

Against

Rules are needed to keep shelters safe and fair for all.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Homeless shelters are inhumane, which is why most homeless people don’t want to stay in a shelter.
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  • Most shelters have zero privacy, for example, but privacy is a human need.
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Against

  • And for a homeless shelter, they need to be strict.
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  • Keeping problem individuals from bothering other residents is a rule, and one that I wish was more strictly enforced.
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