Every day in the United States, people are threatened by law enforcement, ticketed, and even abused both mentally and physically by our local police departments.
As fractions turn into misdemeanors, those who cannot pay their fines must spend some time in jail. Many citizens of this country lack access to decent and stable housing that they can afford.
I must inject here that it really is the fault of everyone. It is our fault that we have let housing costs get so out of hand. We have turned what should be a necessity into speculation and commodity. And as the rents increase, so too does the proliferation of people having to live on our streets.