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'Nobody should live like this' - Kāinga Ora tenants hope changes make a difference (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 7 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/politics@lemmy.nz

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It sounds like other KO tenants suffer the worst, to be honest.

Utterly shameful the previous government let it get this far.

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[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 6 points 7 months ago (11 children)

"People living in and around social housing should suffer the actions of the few disruptive/violent/etc people." - Everyone opposed to these actions.

The problem still stands though, as in, it's true, they are just moving the problem elsewhere.

So, what is to be done?

The only thing I can think of is to move these people into a separate environment where they can not bother other people, and be given training, tasks, and education, to help them out of it. Which unfortunately sounds a lot like labour camps. I'm out of ideas.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 6 points 7 months ago (8 children)

If there was a strong possibility they would end up homeless, or in a much worse living situation than they are currently in, that would be a strong incentive to change their behaviour.

Also criminal charges for threatening and intimidating behaviour would be a good start.

Any sort of consequences for their actions really.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 5 points 7 months ago (1 children)

If there was a strong possibility they would end up homeless, or in a much worse living situation than they are currently in, that would be a strong incentive to change their behaviour.

Respectfully, I disagree. Many people in this state really DGAF and especially DGAF about (/have no understanding of) consequences, or they wouldn't be in this situation in the first place. Consequences work for people who have something to lose. For these people, many don't (feel they) have anything to lose. Change will not come from within in these cases.

[–] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 4 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Regardless of whether it will change their behaviour, they need to be moved out of state housing in my view, they shouldn't be able to make life hell for those around them.

[–] luthis@lemmy.nz 4 points 7 months ago

100% agreed there.

[–] BalpeenHammer@lemmy.nz 1 points 7 months ago

Do you think they will be less disruptive when they are living in the streets?

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