Homeless People Are Discrimination By Law Enforcement And Private Businesses

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“About two thirds of homeless people are discriminated by law enforcement and private businesses”. Over your lifetime you will most likely see a homeless person. Most likely you will see them holding a sign saying need money.

“A report from a homeless woman said that a DC officer told her she could only sit on a bench to sleep instead of lying down.” Other reports told of how a homeless man was stabbed and the paramedic said that he only wanted to “get out of the

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