I spotted a tent in a public park this time last year. No way was i gonna narc but knew they were doomed because they were in full view of a paved trail. A few days later a newspaper article said two people were found inside. One alive, one deceased
this post was submitted on 25 Nov 2024
3 points (100.0% liked)
Flippanarchy
1416 readers
1 users here now
Flippant Anarchism. A lighter take on social criticism with the aim of agitation.
Post humorous takes on capitalism and the states which prop it up. Memes, shitposting, screenshots of humorous good takes, discussions making fun of some reactionary online, it all works.
This community is anarchist-flavored. Reactionary takes won't be tolerated.
Don't take yourselves too seriously. Serious posts go to !anarchism@lemmy.dbzer0.com
Rules
-
If you post images with text, endeavour to provide the alt-text
-
If the image is a crosspost from an OP, Provide the source.
-
Absolutely no right-wing jokes. This includes "Anarcho"-Capitalist concepts.
-
Absolutely no redfash jokes. This includes anything that props up the capitalist ruling classes pretending to be communists.
-
No bigotry whatsoever. See instance rules.
-
This is an anarchist comm. You don't have to be an anarchist to post, but you should at least understand what anarchism actually is. We're not here to educate you.
-
No shaming people for being anti-electoralism. This should be obvious from the above point but apparently we need to make it obvious to the turbolibs who can't control themselves. You have the rest of lemmy to moralize.
Join the matrix room for some real-time discussion.
founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS
Don't leave us hanging. What does "found inside" mean? Froze to death or murdered? What does being in full view from the path have to do with it?
They were in full view of the trail so i knew someone would call the cops or rangers on them. This isn't an area where folks are accustomed to seeing homeless people.
The news article said the person died of exposure which i took to mean froze to death though it hadn't gotten that cold yet. My fishing buddy later said a ranger told him it was a man and a woman sharing a sleeping bag and it was the woman who had died.
Homelessness is becoming more common where i live. I'm thinking some don't have much experience sleeping in the cold and don't realize how important it is to insulate yourself from the ground. This may account for the woman freezing to death despite it not being that cold yet
Nah fuck that complacency.
Go complain about it. Complain that we're failing people. Complain that we don't build enough homes. Complain that our social safety net lets people end up in tents.
Fuck this benign neglect bullshit that has let the homeless rot rather than housing them.
Complain about the system, not the tent.
It's always baffling to me that the NIMBY Karens complain about the person taking the last resort to shelter themselves, rather than the systemic failure of making shelter a commodity in the first place.
Because they know, even subconsciously, that that systemic failure is responsible for them being as successful as they are.
They also are scared, usually subconsciously, of that happening to them if they stop wageslaving for even a second.
Doesn't excuse their actions, but they have logical, selfish, reasons for their thought process.