Southern Poverty Law Center: Criminalizing Homelessness in the Heart of Dixie
November 08, 2019
November 08, 2019
MONTGOMERY, Alabama, Nov. 8 -- Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following news:
Jonathan sleeps under a bridge at night or on a friend's porch. During the day, he holds up a "homeless" sign in the grassy area near a highway exit and asks for money.
Some motorists are kind and give him money. Others are cruel. They accuse him of pretending to be homeless, tell him to get a job or threaten to call police.
Jonathan - who suffers from pancreatit . . .
Jonathan sleeps under a bridge at night or on a friend's porch. During the day, he holds up a "homeless" sign in the grassy area near a highway exit and asks for money.
Some motorists are kind and give him money. Others are cruel. They accuse him of pretending to be homeless, tell him to get a job or threaten to call police.
Jonathan - who suffers from pancreatit . . .