$100,000 Toilets For the Homeless—And It’s Not The Pentagon Buying Them

Yes, that’s correct… Some cities are buying $100,000 high-tech toilets that clean themselves so that those who are “residentially impaired” (the homeless) have a place to go—literally.

The current city to mull over the dilemma of where should people living on the streets go when they need to use the bathroom… is San Antonio, Texas. Other cities who are dealing with this problem are: Seattle, San Francisco, San Jose, San Diego, and, you guessed it… Los Angeles. Here's an article about them.

But instead of buying these high tech bathrooms, Los Angeles opted for regular old portable toilets. They are lined up on Skid Row.

Are they working? Or are they places for drug dealing and prostitution?

I would say that we should be helping those on the streets by providing safe and secure places to use the bathroom. But I would suggest we place these toilets on the property of local homeless agencies—so that they can be protected and managed by agency security staff.

Having these toilets unregulated on the tough streets of Skid Row doesn’t make sense. For the small percentage of people on the streets who prefer crime over proper behavior… these toilets are too much of a temptation to be used for criminal activity.

But instead of throwing the baby out with the bath water—we certainly should provide places for people to use the restroom. But let’s provide them in places that are safe and secure.

$100,000 high-tech toilets for the homeless? Come on… We could be using that money to provide permanent housing…