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‘The Problem Is, There’s No Place for Anyone to Go’: CounterSpin interview with Keith McHenry on criminalizing homelessness (fair.org)

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[–] cynthorpe@discuss.online 4 points 2 months ago

Makes me want to go take a nap on a park bench and say, “I’m not homeless, I’m just sleepy”

[–] ramble81@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago

That’s not a bug. It’s the intended outcome. Prisoners can be forced into labor. What better way to have a nearly endless labor supply made up of people who generally won’t be missed.