Southern California Mayor's Idea to Clean Up Homelessness: 'All the Fentanyl They Want' and a 'Purge'

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Lancaster mayor's remedy for homelessness: 'Free fentanyl' and 'a purge'

"Anyone willing to give homeless people all the fentanyl they want, or to suggest that President Trump should allow a purge of the homeless population, has no business in public office," said Johnathan Earvin, a Democrat who challenged and lost to Parris in last year's mayoral election.

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California Mayor Sparks Outrage With Plan To 'Purge' Homeless Population With Free Fentanyl

Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris’ is standing by his comments to give the homeless “all the fentanyl they want,” and says he doesn’t have any regrets for remarks he made during a February 25 city council meeting.

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California mayor proposes tackling homelessness with fentanyl – media

A mayor in Southern California is facing a backlash after suggesting the city of Lancaster could address homelessness by providing vagrants with “all the fentanyl they want,” according to the Los Angeles Times.

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Outrage Erupts After Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris Suggests Free Fentanyl for Homeless

Lancaster County Mayor R. Rex Parris suggested giving homeless people "all the fentanyl they want" Fentanyl is a highly addictive opioid that is responsible for several deaths across America. This is not the first time the mayor has made such a proposal. He also made headlines in 2018 for wanting to ban neckties from the city.

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Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Parris made the comments during a city council meeting on Feb. 25. He is now facing a recall effort, although it has only collected 6% of its goal of 20,000 signatures. He has faced past scrutiny for comments he has made about the homeless.

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"Quite frankly, I wish the president would give us a purge because we do need to purge these people," Mayor R. Rex Parris told FOX 11.

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Mayor suggests a ‘purge’ of homeless people by giving them ‘all the fentanyl they want’

Rex Parris, mayor of Lancaster, Ca., said in a council meeting in February that he would solve the issue of an encampment of homeless people by giving them “free fentanyl … all the fentanyl they want.” Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid which is is responsible for tens of thousands of deaths by overdose. Parris later doubled down on his comments in an interview with Fox 11.

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CA Mayor Wants to Give Homeless All the Fentanyl They Want

Lancaster, California, Mayor Rex Parris, sarcastically said he wants to give the homeless all the fentanyl they want. Parris meant they can kill themselves. He said some are killing the citizens, and they have no respect for law and order. He later clarified he meant “criminals among the homeless,” whom he blamed for the most serious crimes.

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