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POVERTY IS A FEATURE NOT A BUG (lemmy.ml)
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[–] 20 points 3 years ago (6 children)

Literally though. And there's a whole practice of hostile architecture that makes it harder and more uncomfortable to be homeless.

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  • [–] 19 points 3 years ago (5 children)

    The point of hostile architecture isn't to solve homelessness, just to send them to the next block/town over (not saying you don't understand that, just pointing it out).

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  • [–] 12 points 3 years ago (4 children)

    I wonder if hostile architecture also kills people. Increasing exposure to cold and reducing opportunities to rest doesn't seem good for your chances for survival. I guess that would solve homelessness, but in the worst most morbid way possible.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 years ago

    You're absolutely right in your suspicion. Like so many "let's punish the poor and vulnerable so they'll stop being poor and vulnerable" policies that people think are just a "righteous" inconvenience, hostile architecture DOES kill people.

    It's social murder just so the more fortunate don't have to look at the consequences of an unjust system.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

    The most morbid way i heard about was in the news, when i lived in Brasil. Store owners used to pay police officers to get rid of the homeless disturbing their business in Rio de Janeiro.

    Carried out at night, organized & stealthy, most victims were kids.

    I don't remember if someone really went to jail for this. That was in the 80s, like 20 years ago.

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