Homelessness Is A Crime: George Carlin

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Homelessness is a problem

If a turtle doesn’t have a shell, is he homeless or naked?-George Carlin
The homeless suffer everyday from getting criticised as “trash” and no one paying them any attention or even a penny for what they go through. They have to dig through trash and find food and shelter in alleys and many of those who beg or sleep in public places may be arrested.
These are some facts about homelessness from huffington post

Cities are increasingly making homelessness a crime. A 2014 survey of 187 cities by the NLCHP found that 24 percent of cities make it a city-wide crime to beg in public, 33 percent make it illegal to stand around or loiter anyplace in the city, 18 percent make it a crime to sleep anywhere in

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