Fresh on the heels of a report showing it is three times cheaper for U.S. taxpayers if we house the homeless rather than leave them on the streets, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell (D--apparently it's an alternate reality Democratic Party he belongs to) has proposed what he calls "compassionate disruption" to make the lives of the homeless in Honolulu even more miserable than they already are.
"Compassionate disruption" basically entails not allowing the homeless to sit or lay on sidewalks, confiscating their possessions, and conducting sweep arrests for minor offenses, among others. Really--the kind of stuff Jesus regularly espoused with regard to the poor.
You know what? I'm beginning to believe that whenever some numb nuts uses the word "compassionate" in a political context (see also, Compassionate Conservatism) real people are going to suffer and take a serious fucking in their everyday lives.
Peace,
emaycee
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