COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Miranda Atnip lost her home during the coronavirus pandemic after her boyfriend moved out and she fell behind on bills. Living in a car, the 34-year-old worries every day about getting money for food, finding somewhere to shower, and saving up enough money for an apartment where her three children can live with her again.

Tennessee to house all homeless … in prison :amerikkka-clap:

  • SoyViking [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    Persecution of US American internally displaced persons increase

    International human rights observers are voicing concerns over increased violence from government security forces towards the increasing number of internally displaced persons in the US American province of Tennessee. The regime sees the people displaced by decades of economic mismanagement as an embarrassment and seeks to remove them from public view to save face and prevent the remaining population of the troubled republic from realising the scale of the economic crisis.

    Just two years ago many observers hoped the appointment of Joseph Robinette Biden as supreme leader of the former British colony would lead to a thaw in the regime's stance towards the internally displaced but so far these hopes have been frustrated and the internally displaced are subjected to violence, arrests and imprisonment by the regime's security forces who spread terror in the population with impunity.

  • poppy_apocalypse [he/him, any]
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    3 years ago

    A felony. Sleeping outside is a fucking felony. Putting up a tent and protecting yourself from the elements is a fucking felony. Just fucking do it already; if you can't afford to consume, you will be executed.

  • Awoo [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    The law requires that violators receive at least 24 hours notice before an arrest. The felony charge is punishable by up to six years in prison and the loss of voting rights.

    Fucking monsters.

  • BeamBrain [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    In light of the 13th amendment, this is a paper-thin excuse for using the homeless as slave labor.

  • DoghouseCharlie [he/him, comrade/them]
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    3 years ago

    Hey, just so y'all know some states like TN have a rent relief program and I may or may not have gotten several thousand out of it and avoided homelessness because of it.

  • Runcible [none/use name]
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    3 years ago

    I thought that it was determined public camping (in lieu of other options like shelters) fell under the province of "pursuit of life"

    Thought it was decided in something having to do with Idaho a few years back.

    • Frank [he/him, he/him]
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      3 years ago

      The law is just made up. I doubt Tennessee cares, and it's not like a homeless person can afford to sue.

  • Ho_Chi_Chungus [she/her]
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    3 years ago

    Bit idea: Teaching homeless people Ukrainian so people actually give a shit about them