☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-27 months agoRecord numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?toronto.citynews.caexternal-linkmessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up193arrow-down10cross-posted to: us_newsusa@lemmy.ml
arrow-up193arrow-down1external-linkRecord numbers in the US are homeless. Can cities fine them for sleeping in parks and on sidewalks?toronto.citynews.ca☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆ to news@hexbear.netEnglish · edit-27 months agomessage-square9fedilinkcross-posted to: us_newsusa@lemmy.ml
minus-squareDamarcusArtlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up50·7 months agoPeople who can’t pay fines end up in prison. The prison industrial complex in the US is one of the most profitable systems they have. This isn’t just empty “punish the poors” rhetoric, it’s designed to push more slave labour.
minus-squareTankiedesantski [he/him]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·7 months agoMarg Bar Amerikkka.
People who can’t pay fines end up in prison. The prison industrial complex in the US is one of the most profitable systems they have. This isn’t just empty “punish the poors” rhetoric, it’s designed to push more slave labour.
Marg Bar Amerikkka.