The mayor of Lancaster, Rex Parris, has ignited a controversy after musing during a council meeting that one approach to homelessness would be to "give them free fentanyl … all the fentanyl they want.

A mayor of a California city has drawn criticism for suggesting a mass purge of people by allowing them “all the fentanyl they want.” The Los Angeles Times reports that Rex Parris, mayor of Lancaster,

A Southern California mayor said he wants to give his city’s homeless population “all the fentanyl they want” and later called for a federal “purge.” In a February city council meeting, Lancaster Mayor R.