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Adventurous-Ad-4678 t1_jb2f3qt wrote

Reply to comment by B9Jupiter2 in After spending a few months in jail, Chris (homeless) is back in Downtown. What do we do now ? by [deleted]

Chris is a guy who needs medical assistance, but no one cares. Don't know why he went to jail, tho.He stays in downtown on 3rd and 2nd. He's not a bad guy, but he's heavily on drugs and can be very aggressive.

Police can't do anything, but i feel like the city is responsible for helping him out and offering him proper medical treatment at this point. For everyone's safety.

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Dependent_Map_3940 t1_jb2gmjg wrote

I didn’t think I would read “he’s not a bad guy” & “can be very aggressive” in the same sentence today.

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Adventurous-Ad-4678 t1_jb2j1k8 wrote

I would not lable every people with addiction bad people. But it's your choice to be judgemental if you'd like to.

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B9Jupiter2 t1_jb63fvi wrote

Oh I see. Unfortunately I don't believe Jersey City, or really any municipality in NJ, has the resources to deal with his condition. Pretty much all the mental health facilities are closed and patients, if seen by medical professionals, are released on something like self care. (There was a whole documentary on this a while ago, but based in NYC). Which is why so many are on the streets left to harm themselves, potentially others. It's F'd up but until the mental healthcare systems are overhauled, I doubt there's anything to be done.

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