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1. Ben Werdmuller (ben@werd.social)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 03:24:20 JST Ben Werdmuller

   American cities remove homeless encampments as part of “sweeps” and take the belongings of the people they move. ProPublica asked them to explain what was stolen from them and how sweeps have affected them. It’s devastating. https://projects.propublica.org/impact-of-homeless-sweeps-lost-belongings/

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 03:27:23 JST Aral Balkan

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     @ben You know what the problem is? That the fuckers who carry out these heinous acts are not booed out of every room they enter.

   • Aral Balkan (aral@mastodon.ar.al)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 03:28:26 JST Aral Balkan

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     • RevK :verified_r:

     @revk @ben It’s not theft if the government is doing the stealing. Police do it all the time. I believe the euphemism is “seizure.”

   • RevK :verified_r: (revk@toot.me.uk)'s status on Saturday, 28-Dec-2024 03:28:28 JST RevK :verified_r:

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     @ben How is taking stuff legal, is that not basically theft?