• dohpaz42@lemmy.world
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    4 months ago

    I don’t know. I’d bet you going to jail as a homeless person would be a step up, as they’d have a guaranteed bed, shower, and 3 meals a day. No, criminalizing acts of being homeless is more about punishing them for their existence, and making their lives more miserable; not better.

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      4 months ago

      Well, except for locking them in a place with actual violent criminals… and violent prison guards. Jail is a pretty fucked up place, even if you get 3 hots and a cot.

    • space@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      4 months ago

      Jails are dehumanizing and horrible places. I would rather starve than live in jail.

      Not to mention how having a criminal record pretty much destroys any hope of ever getting out of homelessness. Nobody will hire you, nobody will rent to you.