57 percent of unhoused women report domestic violence as their immediate cause of homelessness. The Supreme Court’s decision to uphold an Oregon law could further limit their options.
“Err berr berr berr why fon’t they just sleep at a friend’s house, then? 🤪🇺🇸” Because their abusive husbands made sure to completely isolate them from all possible support networks! That’s how abuse works!
Anatole France: "The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread."
Neil Gorsuch:
Stephanie Land (author of MAID, old classmate of mine) recently campaigned against an anti-camping law in Missoula, MT for this exact reason. Unfortunately the people with power won't listen to the people who've lived it.