Police steal homeless peoples bedding and food.

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What the **** do the Police think they're doing? I had to read this article twice because I was so gobsmacked and couldn't get my head round what I was reading. This is utter madness, the war on the poor has just hit an all time low. I hope those Police officers are sacked for this. :mad:

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/u...ers-in-crackdown-on-homelessness-8631665.html

I know it's nearly a year old but just NO!
 
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Because if you take all their stuff away then they magically become unhomeless, of course.

Police later confirmed that the shocking intervention was part of a co-ordinated effort to “reduce the negative impact of rough sleepers”.
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Can be roughly translated as 'people don't want to be reminded that some people are homeless, so if it looks like they don't exist then we're happy'.

But that's definitely a year-old article.
 
Having spoke to many homeless people and offered them hot drinks, snacks etc. I've found a lot of them do actually have the support and somewhere to go but either refuse or end up getting kicked out for breaking the rules.

Many of them appear to sleep rough on the streets for money to fund their addictions.
 
Seems weird whatever the ideals or goals in mind all its likely to do is drive those people to crime to replace the items rather than work towards getting them off the streets. Its a mentality I see a lot lately for some reason and completely don't understand.
 
if they did it now it may certainly reduce the numbers in the cold snap....

but yeah most have a place to go but don't because they cant be ****ed or high.
 
Yep, 9 month old article but It was the first I heard, sorry if this was brought up at time of incident but I felt so appalled by the article I just had to have something to say, maybe others have not heard of this too before now.
 
Storm3y said:
Having spoke to many homeless people and offered them hot drinks, snacks etc. I've found a lot of them do actually have the support and somewhere to go but either refuse or end up getting kicked out for breaking the rules.
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There was a program on the tele a year or two ago (not some sensationalist C4 thing either) about homeless people and it said much the same thing. There's places for them but for what ever reason they don't use them. Mental illness and drug addiction seemed to be the predominant reasons.
 
Jokester said:
There was a program on the tele a year or two ago (not some sensationalist C4 thing either) about homeless people and it said much the same thing. There's places for them but for what ever reason they don't use them. Mental illness and drug addiction seemed to be the predominant reasons.
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also the fact they're full of homeless people is another bad point, they tend to nick each others stuff an get into fights.

just like the most unpleasant aspect of prison isn't the prison but the prisoners.
 
If they are homeless the local council will have a duty to house them, whether or not in shared accommodation or a hostel. As many others have said more often than not though people choose to sleep outside for whatever reason, or do have somewhere to sleep and sit outside all day trying to make extra income.

Having said that I've worked in Hostels and Shared accommodation so at times I can understand why some people don't want to live in them.
 
Caged said:
Isn't there a town in Florida doing something like this?
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They have just passed a law in California to ban people sheltering under blankets or cardboard, obviously targeting the homeless.

The mayor then denied this only for his emails on the subject to be leaked.
So much corruption in American politics.



As this story was a while ago, I wonder how it panned out?
Surely it is illegal to take someone's possessions when they are not being arrested?
Sleeping bags probably given to them by the homeless charities.
 
Infam0us said:
If they are homeless the local council will have a duty to house them, whether or not in shared accommodation or a hostel. As many others have said more often than not though people choose to sleep outside for whatever reason, or do have somewhere to sleep and sit outside all day trying to make extra income.

Having said that I've worked in Hostels and Shared accommodation so at times I can understand why some people don't want to live in them.
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If I became homeless I wouldn't want to stay in such places if what some say here is true and I wouldn't want the Police to confiscate my belongings essential for survival.
 
Tefal said:
then don't sleep in council owned buildings
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I don't think that really justifies the 'rough wooing' and legitimised theft of some of the most vulnerable in our society.

Is it too much to hope that a 'Crackdown on homelessness' in Britain might consist of a little more?
 
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