Bogota’s solution to homeless problem: Put them on the bus to other cities

Bogota’s solution to homeless problem: Put them on the bus to other cities

written by Adriaan Alsema August 19, 2016

Colombia’s capital has been boasting its recent crack-down on crime. However, according to other cities, Bogota did nothing but put homeless people and drug addicts on the bus to other cities.

Bogota Mayor Enrique Peñalosa vowed to curb crime rates in Bogota when he took office in January this year.

Since then, he and President Juan Manuel Santos had promised coordinated efforts to seek “a more more orderly, clean, illuminated public space where citizens feel there is authority and certain norms to abide.”

One of the most publicized offensive was the evacuation of a small, but infamous area informally called “The Bronx,” a crime-infested area named after the New York City borough.

Read more: http://colombiareports.com/bogotas-solution-homeless-problem-put-bus-cities/

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