Subj : Re: Homeless in America
To : Lee Lofaso
From : aaron thomas
Date : Tue Dec 17 2019 01:31 am
LL> You heard that right. The justices of the US Supreme
LL> Court without comment on Monday let stand a ruling by
I can dig it. The homeless shouldn't be disrespected.
I was homeless for about a week, sleeping in my car, until I was able to make
other arrangements. It was a cold November in Pennsylvania. I dealt with the
anxiety of people complaining about where I was parked for homeless-sleep, but
luckily, nobody bothered me at all. I was also anxious about getting a DUI
because I drank myself to sleep during those times. I also had a job, and
shaving, hungover, without a shower, in the bathroom at work was quite
embarrassing.
On the bright side, I had everything I owned close to me, mostly in the trunk.
Taking a piss was the most difficult part of it, aside from the emotional
pain I was going through at the time.
But although I had a taste of the homeless life, I had a job & an income, and
I'm sure that other people are way less fortunate than I was!
It shouldn't be a crime to sleep on public property. Homeless or not.
Sleeping is ok. I even tolerated homeless sleeping in the dumpster enclosure
at one of the apartment complexes I lived at. How can I complain about that?
They were basically sleeping in the trash - Should we let them get brutalized
by Officer Hardass for it? No way.
It sucks that they do gross things on public property though; and the trash
they leave behind is repulsive. But, I say, catch them doing something worse
than sleeping and/or loitering.
