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Jacson6

(1,159 posts)
Sat Apr 19, 2025, 04:41 PM Saturday

A Southern California mayor says he wants to give homeless people 'all the fentanyl they want.'

A Southern California mayor facing a recall effort is coming under fire after his suggestion to ending his city’s homelessness issue was “giving them all the fentanyl they want.”

The comments were made by longtime Lancaster Mayor Rex Parris during a city council meeting on Feb. 25. The comments have surfaced in recent days since he gave an interview to Fox 11 this week, where he doubled down on the sentiment.

During the February meeting, a speaker during the public comment portion wanted to speak to Parris about the homelessness crisis within the city of Lancaster. Her claim was that Parris wants to “lump” the city’s homeless population in one singular encampment in the city, which she took issue with.



https://ktla.com/news/california/a-southern-california-mayor-says-he-wants-to-give-homeless-people-all-the-fentanyl-they-want/


Well, they have revealed themselves as people that want the mentally ill to die.

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A Southern California mayor says he wants to give homeless people 'all the fentanyl they want.' (Original Post) Jacson6 Saturday OP
Well, it is Klancaster, so I wish I could act surprised . . . . hatrack Saturday #1
YOU GODDAMNED FUCKING SON OF A BITCH! Aristus Saturday #2

Aristus

(69,753 posts)
2. YOU GODDAMNED FUCKING SON OF A BITCH!
Sat Apr 19, 2025, 05:43 PM
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FUCK YOU!

Not all homeless people are suffering from drug use disorder. In fact, I can say, anecdotally, from my years of providing medical care for people in the homeless community that the rate of drug use disorder among the homeless is roughly equivalent to that in the mainstream population.

You asshole. You completely heartless asshole.

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