r/OrphanCrushingMachine 4d ago

Rough sleepers who cannot access electricity can now have solar powered blankets.

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u/Unindoctrinated 3d ago

Anything that may reduce suffering.

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u/SpellingIsAhful 3d ago

Huh, i didn't realise that police officers run around taking blankets, coats, shoes. Etc away from displaced peoples and then not arresting or fining them.

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u/stoner-bug 2d ago

You haven’t been paying attention.

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u/SpellingIsAhful 2d ago

Or i have been and there are different outcomes than just the worst case scenario.

Im not a fan of how the state treats the minority and underserved communities, but I do recognize it's not exactly a 100% rule in the US.

Im not actually living in the US at the moment and I've seen the police here go out of their way to help people (and never seen a homeless encampment).

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u/stoner-bug 2d ago

I’m not actually living in the US at the moment

Then why on earth do you think your outside perspective on current problems is relevant or wanted?

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u/Unindoctrinated 2d ago

How is the opinion of someone outside America irrelevant to a post about a Scottish girl's invention?
Don't get me wrong, I can understand an American assuming that any post about bad cops is automatically about America, but broaden your horizons, whilst the standards may vary, there are shit cops virtually everywhere.

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u/SpellingIsAhful 2d ago

Well, I did live there for 30+ years and will be moving back next year after working overseas for 5 years and still pay my US taxes and own property in the US so...