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Originally Posted by Ladyzekke
A little off topic, but it reminds me of a month ago, in our local news, a homeless man hurt himself and robbed a bank (just asked for a dollar) just so he could go to jail and get healthcare (and probably shelter, food, etc.)
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I know that if I found myself homeless and it was winter, I'd go into a local Walgreens and just start acting a fool and making a scene. At least I'd get shelter and warm meals out of the deal. It's a separate and different problem, one that deals with the disparity between how well we treat incarcerated people versus how well we treat people of lacking means.
Side note: I recently watched "The Fighter" with Mark Wahlberg, and his brother, a junkie, goes to jail with the usual teeth problems that junkies have. They tease him when he comes home with a nice full new set of teeth.