Police and courts are already massively understaffed and the government wants to make being homeless illegal. Genius move from genius former minister Braverman
Homeless people should not be arrested just if they smell - minister
Submitted 7 months ago by Mex@feddit.uk to unitedkingdom@feddit.uk
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68713436
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j4yt33@feddit.de 7 months ago
Nougat@fedia.io 7 months ago
Would you be arrested if you smelled bad and had a place to live? No?
Then they would be arresting you because you're homeless.
ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 7 months ago
This is where the Overton window is at, that “I think we shouldn’t arrest the poor for being unwashed” is considered the most compassionate possible response
Mex@feddit.uk 7 months ago
What the actual…
Mex@feddit.uk 7 months ago
theguardian.com/…/rough-sleepers-should-not-be-ar… Another report on it
Mex@feddit.uk 7 months ago
Better discussion on this here. feddit.uk/post/9948501
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Does the UK have sniffing constables that specialise in this?
mondoman712@lemmy.ml 7 months ago
Oi mate, u got a license for that stink?
Akasazh@feddit.nl 7 months ago
The British ran out of foreign people to terrorize and belittle, so now they do their own.
dragontangram88@lemmy.world 7 months ago
The fact that they have to state this just shows how badly they need shelters for their homeless.
NickwithaC@lemmy.world 7 months ago
Homeless people should not be arrested. They should be homed.