General Discussions

[PaulP]

you know society is bereft of morals and values when they criminalise homelessness which most people have minimal control over.  I haven't met someone who's homeless who said I just didn't want to live in a house anymore.  They are the down trodden victims of social disorder resulting in a spiral of hopelessness and a cycle of poverty that would be difficult to break out of.  Yes someone them have made some really poor choices but these people would probably choose prison over the streets.  At least they will. Know where their next meal comes from.

I'm not so sure myself that these people would choose prison over the streets. They can get themselves into prison pretty easily if they wanted. There's little doubt in my mind that part of the reason for this legislation is to funnel homeless people into the American, for-profit prison system, where they can be blatantly and shamelessly exploited as free or dirt cheap slave labor. I've seen reports of one prisoner being paid 13 cents an hour for their work. Every aspect of prison life is privatized - food, medicine, communication etc.

If you're interested :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kCGsDouRiWA