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Woman found living in Michigan grocery store sign, complete with computer and Keurig, for months (www.nbcnews.com)

submitted 6 months ago by StrawberryPigtails@lemmy.sdf.org to c/usa@lemmy.ml

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She was not formally charged for living in the space, police said

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[–] entropicshart@sh.itjust.works 22 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Contractors really had to report it? Seems like she was living there without disturbing anything /one

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 31 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Let's not blame the contractors for a societal problem.

[–] scytale@lemm.ee 13 points 6 months ago (1 children)

That and there’s the whole liability issue if something happens and it’s found out they were completely aware someone was living there.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 10 points 6 months ago

Right, if the contractors looked the other way, I would support that, but I also understand why they didn't or couldn't. I would also bet that the roof sign lady, who didn't have any visible means to climb onto the roof while living there for a year, probably had a number of reasonable people look the other way.

What is appalling is that the working poor cannot afford housing. What is sad is that our society could provide for everyone, but we choose not to. Because profit above all.