solution for homeless

Plankton · 06-02-2015, 08:00 AM

I've been homeless. Twice. The first time was me running away from problems, but I managed to make it into the Army. The second time, I had lost my job, so I had no money, kicked out of my apartment, parents wouldn't have me, no relatives within 1000 miles, and was living in abandoned places for quite a while until I went into a halfway house, got my **** together, and built my life from the ground up. I got my foot in the door for a good job, worked my ass off, learned everything I could about my chosen profession, got promoted, and scraped and crawled my way up the ladder. Now, I run a company, have had a roof over my head ever since, where I raised my daughter, and am a contributing member of society where my job is directly related to saving lives every day.

Ship the homeless off to an island... what ****ing joke. I'm not even sure why I responded to this obvious attempt at trolling. I guess you win.

Plankton · 06-02-2015, 08:01 AM

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Originally Posted by RoxyRollah

So you want to lock them up? Right? Institution is lock up, not that you would know you have never been locked up. But that's what that means.

See there are no laws against being homeless because in the Usa, you can be homeless if you want to. Don't give them money they aren't a problem for you that way.

I have been homeless before, a couple times, and it was because of poor choices, if the state stepped in, I'd still be homeless, just in state custody until they saw fit to release me. Once they let me out tho, still homeless.
Without state help, not homeless anymore, and won't be ever again. Lessons learned.

*fistbump*

~~Cuthbert~~ · 06-02-2015, 08:06 AM

Waiting for LiL to suggest we should just spray them all with uzis if they dare attempt to shoplift a sandwich.

RoxyRollah · 06-02-2015, 08:08 AM

Right back at you Plank.

It's easy for people to drive by someone on the corner and surmise why they are homeless and see them as the scourge of the community it's harder to look at what reasons they are homeless, and harder still to love someone through it.

The Batlord · 06-02-2015, 08:08 AM

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Originally Posted by monkeytennis

Waiting for LiL to suggest we should just spray them all with uzis if they dare attempt to shoplift a sandwich.

RoxyRollah · 06-02-2015, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by tore

I see you're doing this trolly devil's advocate thing again.

And if I were to do the same, I would agree. Shipping homeless, criminals and others who might tax a country in various ways to islands can be a really good strategy. It comes with moral and humanitarian costs, but ignoring that, the principle is sound.

There are a few practical problems, though. First, technology has made people very mobile. If they don't like the island, they will probably move away. If not by the technology available on the island, then by the help of others in the world outside it. If they don't come back to the society they got exiled from, they would simply migrate to another country and become that country's problem. So, politically it's difficult. You could keep them in a camp or something, but then it's basically just a far off prison.

When England did this and shipped people to Australia, the world was a larger place and they didn't have to worry about international politics so much. Today the world is different. Just executing people might be easier?

Your're fucking kidding me right?

DwnWthVwls · 06-02-2015, 08:37 AM

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Originally Posted by The Batlord

Make them fight for food in arena death matches.

Sporting events make big bucks, fast food companies could get advertising by providing the food, and I'd finally get my chance at seeing a Roman-style gladiator match... but with chainsaws.

We already have bum fights..

The Batlord · 06-02-2015, 08:44 AM

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Originally Posted by DwnWthVwls

We already have bum fights..

Yeah but nobody died in Bum Fights. The old hobo getting sucked off by that fugtastic crack whore was pretty awesome though.

simplephysics · 06-02-2015, 08:51 AM

Nah, the version of Cribs was the best part about bum fights. You can't top that all gold shopping cart.

RoxyRollah · 06-02-2015, 09:02 AM

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Originally Posted by dreadnaught

Nah, the version of Cribs was the best part about bum fights. You can't top that all gold shopping cart.

@ 2:24

06-02-2015, 08:00 AM	#11 (permalink)
Plankton Just Keep Swimming... Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: See signature... Posts: 7,765	I've been homeless. Twice. The first time was me running away from problems, but I managed to make it into the Army. The second time, I had lost my job, so I had no money, kicked out of my apartment, parents wouldn't have me, no relatives within 1000 miles, and was living in abandoned places for quite a while until I went into a halfway house, got my ** together, and built my life from the ground up. I got my foot in the door for a good job, worked my ass off, learned everything I could about my chosen profession, got promoted, and scraped and crawled my way up the ladder. Now, I run a company, have had a roof over my head ever since, where I raised my daughter, and am a contributing member of society where my job is directly related to saving lives every day. Ship the homeless off to an island... what **ing joke. I'm not even sure why I responded to this obvious attempt at trolling. I guess you win. __________________ See location...

06-02-2015, 08:06 AM	#13 (permalink)
~~Cuthbert~~ Account Disabled Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: The Black Country Posts: 8,827	Waiting for LiL to suggest we should just spray them all with uzis if they dare attempt to shoplift a sandwich.