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		JSavageOne on Sept 9, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Public restrooms are hard to find in America Plenty of public bathrooms in Japan and Korea. The U.S can't have many nice things because it has an epidemic of homeless people, many of whom are mentally ill and/or addicted to drugs, but can't get treatment.

pirate787 on Sept 9, 2023 [–]

It is a breakdown in US culture and law enforcement, not the lack of treatment options.

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