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Originally posted by Morpheus
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This rule is utterly ridiculous. I don't care if the homeless people stay on the streets, because they're homeless for a reason; they got into drugs, they lost everything, whatever. It's not the responsibility of the homeowner to accommodate random strangers, regardless of how immoral it is to force someone into living on the streets.
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Ask a few of them and Im sure they will tell your their not homeless by choice. Many of them fell short of what you have...luck.
Some people want to take on the responsibility of taking homeless people in to their care by choice. I think its a fairly admirable thing to do , so dont make the mistake of throwing us all into your ''I dont care if the homeless people stay on the streets'' crowd. Or dare I say...box.
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I didn't say it was by their choice, but as a homeowner it's also not their choice to have people claiming rights to their home. It's absurd. It's actually theft.
And there's a difference between offering homeless people a home, and them actually taking it.
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And once again all of this issssssssssssss... [drum roll] not squatting.
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In England and Wales, the term 'squatting' usually refers to occupying an empty house in a city. The owner of the house must go through various legal proceedings before evicting squatters. Squatting is regarded in law as a civil, not a criminal, matter. However, if there is evidence of forced entry then this is regarded as trespass and the police have the powers to remove the occupants. If the squatter legally occupies the house, then the owner must prove in court that they have a right to live in the property and that the squatter does not, whilst the squatter has the opportunity to claim there is not sufficient proof or that the proper legal steps have not been taken. In order to occupy a house legally, a squatter must have exclusive access to that property, that is, be able to open and lock an entrance. The property should be secure in the same way as a normal residence, with no broken windows or locks.
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Erm...claiming rights to someone's home, yes. That'd be squatting.
You seem to be suggesting that all squatters are nice and rosy. A distant cousin of mine (3rd cousin), who lives nearby, is homeless. I've seen myself what leads someone to that course of life. It isn't 'woe is me' unluckiness, there are plenty of opportunities in this country if we only seize them: free education for all children being one example of that.