i cannot emphasize this enough but you really need to kill the cop in your brain for a variety of reasons but especially in regards to the way that you view unhoused people. the EXTREME vast majority of the people that you see on the street are not going to cause you any harm and you need to start viewing them as human beings. i already know there are people who are going to come at me in the notes about protecting yourself in the streets and like sure being vigilant irt being aware of your surroundings is like. common sense. but the average unhoused person is not going to cause you any real harm and the fact that you view people on the street as imminent threats before recognizing their humanity and the ways in which the system has failed many people out there says a lot about the way you think about class and politics
- i'm going to assume that you stopped reading at the point where i explicitly said that "being vigilant irt being aware of your surroundings is common sense" so like. be for real
- where does this post specifically say anything about women or asking them to let their guard down unhoused people. be specific.
- unhoused people are statistically less likely to commit crimes than housed people and in fact are at a high risk of exposure to sexual violence, gun violence, police brutality, and (based on a study conducted in san diego as one example) face a risk of murder 19 times over
- i am a black woman and with those intersecting identities face a undue and different level of harassment and lack of safety on the street than many people who don't share those identities; that still does not keep me from recognizing people on the street as human beings
- didn't say anything about not "offending" unhoused people or even about choosing to interact with them, this post is about treating them with basic humanity and respect, which based on your rhetoric in which you view street people are inherent threats, you seem clearly incapable of doing
i will not rest until everyone sees this video, the epitome of chaotic…..good?