• Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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    11 months ago

    FTA:

    “I call it jail. That’s basically what it is,” said Andrew, who’s lived in an RV on Northeast 33rd Drive for six years."

    Also FTA:

    “Homeless people also need to have some form of proof of the right to use the vehicle and a valid driver’s license to drive it.”

    Because having a running vehicle and proof you can drive it is like jail?

    This is why a housing first model doesn’t work. You want free housing? Yes, it’s going to come with restrictions. No booze, no drugs, no crime. Don’t want the restrictions? Get a job, get money, pay for it like everyone else.

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      11 months ago

      @jordanlund @const_void job is ideal, yet there are barriers for those living in their vehicles to get one. some people are only lucky enough to have a car and not an RV, how will they keep up hygiene for an interview? how can people access addiction services when they often require good insurance or a lot of money? if they don’t have a permanent residence are they able to renew driver’s licenses? is it these barriers that make Andrew compare his situation to imprisonment?

      • Jordan Lund@lemmy.one
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        11 months ago

        He isn’t saying his situation is imprisonment, he’s saying living in the RV camp with restrictions is imprisomment.