Citations Needed News Brief: Media, Billionaires' Attacks on Homeless People May Pay Off Big at Supreme Court
Mar 6, 2024
Exploring the upcoming Supreme Court case on criminalizing homelessness, the podcast delves into the potential consequences and the broader issues of poverty criminalization. It discusses extreme proposals like internment camps, advocates for systemic solutions like housing, and emphasizes the importance of advocating for the rights of homeless people.
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Criminalizing Homelessness Questioned
- The Grants Pass case challenges whether cities can criminalize homelessness when no shelter exists.
- It highlights the cruel logic of making basic survival measures like blankets illegal as 'camping'.
Grants Pass Homelessness Reality
- Grants Pass lacks low-barrier shelters and forces people to pay or work for housing.
- People living in cars or outdoors are fined heavily for camping, a policy meant to push them away.
Race to the Bottom in Cities
- Cities use law enforcement to make homelessness so unbearable that people leave or perish.
- This creates a cruel "race to the bottom" competition among cities to be harsher.