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DJ Calvert told BBC News NI: "I've been let down - and I'm not the only one."

It was proof that Northern Ireland's health and social care system had "crashed", said the 49-year-old.

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[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You can survive easy out here if you can stay sober enough to make a few phone calls and show up to appointments. Most of the homeless crisis is really just a drug crisis.

I trust that in order to make such such a generalizing and dismissive statement you have some form of qualification or primary experience?

[–] Thcdenton@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yes. I get free healthcare, and I qualify for free food and low income housing. Many of my friends have been homeless and they have had an easy time finding a shelter.

[–] HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Fair enough then, not going to argue with your own experience.

[–] MycoBro@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

You sure were getting geared up to put him in his place though, huh? I’m going to just start telling people like you “thank you for your service “