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ipsissimus666 OP t1_j1e6ken wrote

Reply to comment by septagon in Churches that allow sleeping overnight in their parking lot? by ipsissimus666

Walmarts are indeed on my circuit of sleeping places. But I really want to avoid the uncertainty of getting in trouble legally.

Any criminal offense could put my career in jeopardy.

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Yak_Rodeo t1_j1elrpl wrote

what criminal offense are you concerned about? if the police do get called youll just get asked to move along

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ipsissimus666 OP t1_j1emcmc wrote

Trespassing; loitering.

Or otherwise being perceived as someone who must be in the wrong.

“Why would you be in this situation? Where is your family and friends?”

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Yak_Rodeo t1_j1emlxs wrote

have you been to many church or store lots around boston? theres frequently people experiencing homelessness sleeping there, ive never seen anyone arrested for that

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GM_Pax t1_j1etmzk wrote

Vagrancy.

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Yak_Rodeo t1_j1eu4as wrote

thats not a criminal offense

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boardmonkey t1_j1f0igc wrote

Vagrancy is the cause to harass, but they will pin something on them if they want to. Loitering, trespassing, and more. I worked at a shelter where a guest was arrested for resisting arrest. No other cause. They arrested him and charged him with resisting arrest, but there was no other arrestable offence. His public defender argued that he couldn't be arrested for resisting arrest if there was no reason to be arrested in the first place. The judge disagreed and he was sentenced to 30 days. I asked what he did to resist arrest, and he said he asked, "Why am I being arrested."

The truth is while being homeless isn't a crime the city still treats it that way and will charge people with meaningless offences because they can. A lot of it is to try and force the homeless out of the city to other areas, and a lot of it is to pad their numbers so they can use the statistics for more money. The homeless don't have the capacity to fight so they are the easiest targets.

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Graywulff t1_j1fg4hd wrote

That’s awful. Fuck Quincy for shutting down that bridge project it’d be done by now. How many beds do they have?

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whymauri t1_j1il09e wrote

If you call ahead, they will confirm/deny if you are allowed to camp at a Walmart.

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2tuna2furious t1_j1erfib wrote

Bro you are sleeping in parking lots. What career? 😂

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ipsissimus666 OP t1_j1err15 wrote

I own a business, have a night time job, and have professional licensure in a niche trade.

Three sources of income. It just only amounts to ~40-60k.

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2tuna2furious t1_j1ewf7t wrote

Well keep on hustling I guess

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ipsissimus666 OP t1_j1exiqh wrote

I’m trying I promise.

I can’t imagine how hard other people have it.

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Aspiring_Orchardist t1_j1gffux wrote

Your responses in this thread, even in reply to some really thoughtless comments, have been kind, empathic towards others, pragmatic, and demonstrative of a wonderfully positive and hopeful attitude. You seem like a really nice person. I wish you all the best, and I have no doubt that, with your outlook and thoughtful nature, you will find your way through this. Stay warm, and be well. A stranger on the internet is rooting for you.

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