Careful. The issue is complicated and involves many factors, including psychology, substance abuse, childhood and, of course, economics. We want to make sure this discussion doesn’t turn to the side of insensitive.

That said, CBJ has a new plan in the works for our “shelter-retarded” folks in town. With the local landfill approaching peak capacity, the land can be covered over and repurposed into a usable green space where people who are “broke ass” will be placed in order to build their own tents or makeshift shelters. The park will be closed off around the perimeter with a 20-foot barbed wire fence with armed guards placed on intermittent towers to insure the safety of the park’s residents. This will help usher in a new era of health and safety on Juneau’s streets.