LAPD officer on skid row. "It is this bad, because we arrest them over and over

[iamwhatiseem]

53 sq blocks?????....seems like a minor prob.....though l'd like to know what quals as major.

Uh... I hope you are jesting?
You do realize how large 53 square blocks are? A few square miles with estimated 38,000 people living in conditions that have not existed since the dark ages. Literally. All because of inept/corrupt/delusional politicians in the area that are more interested in burying their heads in the sand and throw fairy dust in the air tham have to deal with a problem that might make them look raaaacist.

That would be......of course ......should be scandalous....not something to celebrate

Who is celebrating?
It is well beyond scandalous and right into criminal neglect.
The city leaders are far more interested in propping up artificial statistics and making themselves feel busy with conferences, meetings than having to get down to actually solving the problem which will REQUIRE tough legislation and oh so non liberal fairy dust policies. But that is not going to happen unless Los Angeles residents vote out the progressive morons and replace them with people who actually want to do something.

City govt. They think they are being compassionate by allowing this

Ah...but compassion without direction and result oriented goals simply becomes enabling.
These are "progressive" politicians.
They can't bring themselves to so something that would be.... responsible.
Because being responsible requires discipline and hard decisions. That is simply not in their agenda.
And so far - the voters in Los Angels can't get past their own idealism either. They have all collectively allowed this to happen because, again, this is what happens when you elect people who base policy on idealism rather than realism.

 

[iamwhatiseem]

And I have to say again - the silence from our liberal posters is telling.
For the simple fact they can't defend this. As well as they can't bring themselves to say that idealism doesn't work in the real world.
This is what happens when no one want to be the "bad guy". No one wants to face the reality of what is happening, so they look away.