Loading ...Should the homeless be allowed to risk their lives by sleeping outside in winter?
That is the moral question at the heart of legislation being drafted by the B.C. government that would give authorities the power to move homeless people into shelters during periods of extreme weather – whether they want to or not.
On the surface, there wouldn’t seem to be much to debate. A just and civilized society wants its citizens protected. And occasionally, ensuring that happens means overriding their constitutional rights and freedoms in order to protect them from themselves.
But not everyone sees it that way. (more …)
