“because loud music keeps drivers from hearing emergency vehicles”

>> both men say they’ve never seen an officer use any sort of sound measuring device to issue a ticket.

Its more complicated then that. Its a failure of the healthcare system. Back in the day Reagan cut all of the funding in the state for mental health institutions and as a result, a LOT of mentally ill people were tossed out onto the street. It is also a drug problem. Many homeless folks are drug addicts and lack…

I know what the solution is, and it’ll never happen here: decommodify housing (and food, water, healthcare). It’s a sign of how expertly propagandized Americans are that capitalism’s primary virtue is supposed to be the efficient allocation of resources, it very clearly fails in all sorts of sectors to do so, and…

And as long as we decide that “the market” will fix problems like this, it’ll stay that way. Unregulated capitalism does not have society’s best interests at heart.

Cool that the Internet Word Police are here.

Uh.... wut? Come drive around here and see the camps all over Oakland, SF, Berkeley, and so on and THEN tell me we don’t have a homeless problem...

we dont have a homeless problem. it could be solved tomorrow. there are about 540k homeless in the united states and 16 million empty homes. if they wanted to they could end homelessness tomorrow. but weve gotta prop up that industry so we keep building on every inch of green space we have and then letting companies…

It is! PERNEPSA is just fine.

No we actually do. Its just one that wealthy homeowners and the rich and powerful hate. 

PERNEPSA is better tbh

I hear you, but alas, these aren’t the same as houses, as they have no electrical hookups, no sewer and water easily accessible, no internet, garbage, recycling, curbs, lawns, indeed, most everything that many people enjoy in their homes.
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While mobile homes are great for vacations, and can be, perhaps, for some, a home…

“We need workers for our businesses!”

I know exactly where this is. There are a LOT of these sort of encampments in California now. There really isn’t much that can be done about it. Clear em’ out and they’re right back in a few weeks. As such there needs to be some basic safety added in these places. I was coming back from a bike ride a week ago and saw…

Me, I’m that werido

There’s never enough sauce on a big mac when I for some insane reason get a hankering for one and it’s a lot of bun that needs it

Social media and the immediate and endless thread of news which glorifies violent headlines and makes something tragic in California cause anxiety for someone living in New Jersey

I think what you meant to write was “Shoplifter punches customer after he tries to grab grab her bag and a fight ensues.”

Play stupid games win stupid prizes. Over the top,sure was but that lady put herself in that position by deciding she needed to steal luxury items for her own benefit. Sorry I don’t feel bad for the arse whopping she received.

I will say this is a pathetic story. All you did was give the “in the grey” racists fodder (though saying “a black child was born” would be fodder) defending some thieves.

There was a time that the Root was good and then there’s now. You’re part of the “now” because you don’t seem to have the depth to actually write…

Why put yourself in that situation anyway.  Why are we so dismissive of bad behavior.  What he did was not cool and was definitely some vigilante shit, but I’m getting damn tired of seeing these type of videos were young Black folks are running out of stores with shit and then people get upset when some of these…