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xyzzyz
on Nov 24, 2022
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Why it’s hard to buy deodorant in Manhattan
Homeless people steal stuff mostly not for their own consumption, but to sell it.
compiler-guy
on Nov 24, 2022
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Which would make this a gang problem, rather than a homeless problem.
atdrummond
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No? Plenty of them do it as independent freelancers and fence it at less than reputable locations throughout the Tenderloin.
gnu8
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Of course they are stealing things for their own consumption. They are merely choosing to steal a particular thing that is easy to steal and easy to convert to cash, which they can then use to purchase the diverse things they need to survive.
Eleison23
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Do we now? Please tell me other ways homeless people are dishonest criminals in your eyes.
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