The mayor of Southern California wants to eliminate the homeless population of his city by giving him “all fentanyl they want.”
Lancaster Mayor R. Rex Paris shared a controversial view at the city’s council meeting when residents were troubled with the city’s attempts to deal with the homelessness crisis by “surrounding” people who have not been allowed to do so on abandoned golf courses near residential areas.
“What I want to do is give them free fentanyl,” Paris said when she interrupted the woman’s comment. According to the video from the meeting.
“I mean, that’s what I want to do. I want to give them all the fentanyl they want.”
A Jolted resident told Republicans that “the statement was not kind.”
However, Paris, who has been mayor since 2008, has no “remorse” to give homeless people extremely addictive and often fatal opioids. Telling Fox La In an interview Friday, he mentioned a steady criminal who “refuses” to be helped.
“I made it very clear that I was talking about the crime elements that came out of prisons, which have become 40-45% of what is called the homeless population,” Paris told the outlet.
“They are responsible for most of our robberies, most of our rapes, and at least at least half of our murder,” he added. “There’s nothing we can do for these people.”
Paris added that he never thought anyone would think of his comment as “literally,” explaining that Fentanyl is so easy to ride on the streets that the city gave it free of charge would not make a difference.
He boasted about Lancaster for providing more “innovative” solutions to the homeless population than any other city in America before seeking a “purging” for the federal government.
“Frankly, I hope the President gives us a purging because we need to kick these people out,” Paris said.
“Is it tough right now? Of course, it’s tough. But my duty as mayor of Lancaster is to protect the hardworking families who live there. I can no longer do that… it’s an unacceptable situation and I want these people to be open from our city.”
Paris, who made headlines in 2018 in hoping to ban tie ties from her workplace, has since been targeted in a recall campaign, with political opponents furious at what he said.
Jonathon Irvin, a Democrat who lost to Paris in last year’s mayoral election, said his previous opponents were not worthy of holding public office.
“People who want homeless people to give all the fentanyl they want or suggest that President Trump should be allowed to purge the homeless population are not in business in public office,” Irvin said. The Los Angeles Times reported.
online Remember the petition As of Sunday night, they only received 6% of their 20,000 desired signatures.
The mayor who fought the term of office will expire in April 2028.
Paris did not immediately respond to requests to post comments.
