The Supreme Court Should Be Ashamed for Criminalizing Homelessness.
The Supreme Court Should Be Ashamed for Criminalizing Homelessness.
Let me tell you: No one wakes up one morning and chooses to be homeless.
It's abundantly clear only the minority of the court still has their shame center in tact
Can't be ashamed if you have literally no morals or scruples points to head
Give companies the right to buy blocks of residential housing, remove rent increase caps, kick out those who can't afford rent anymore, send the now homeless to privately owned prisons -> maximum profit for the rich!
Can’t be ashamed when you’re flying on an all expenses paid vacation to the Caribbean
There's not much the Supreme Court has done in the last couple of years that they shouldn't be ashamed of.
No, it’s ok, it’s what supply-side Jesus would have wanted!
HUMANITY should be ashamed of this. They’re running news stories about a SC justice’s wife flying flags at one of their multiple homes and we still harass poor folk on park benches?
Demolish the planet and build the bypass already.
San Francisco tried this path eons ago. Didn't go so well then: https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/s-f-abandons-matrix-program-but-brown-says-2999337.php
Let's see how it goes this time.
Extreme Court
“I see you have no apple, therefore you owe us an apple.”
"And now, for our next trick, we will proceed to criminalizing poverty!"
The majority should be ashamed for existing.
The US Supreme Court thinks shame is some kind of food.
Is it this shit wasn't going on before the Supreme Court decision?
"No one wakes up and chooses homelessness"
But then there's this guy, first person arrested under the new ordinance:
"Both police and city outreach workers had spoken with Macdonald "several times" prior, PPB said, and he refused to accept shelter or any other services.
On Friday, Macdonald was given a last chance to seek shelter, including access to a tiny home, police said.
"Macdonald was told his options would be to accept services or he’d be arrested," PPB said. "Macdonald stated he would rather be arrested than go to the tiny home.""
"Multnomah County Sheriff's Office refused to book him."
This dude would rather live in squalor on the public streets than accept assistance which has been offered multiple times.
Now, if we were only talking one guy, sure, not a problem. Keep an eye on him and arrest him when he inevitably commits some other crime. But there are upwards of 6,000 homeless in the Portland area and it's having a major impact on their health, the environment, and the overall livability of the city.