Homelessness

Briefing Book! Families Fill Up NYC Homeless Shelters

Dec 23 2008 - 12:00pm by LibertySugar

70 Views - 8 comments

Briefing Book! Families Fill Up NYC Homeless Shelters

Homeless: No home for the holidays? The number of homeless families in NYC shelters has hit an all-time high. — Gothamist

Law: How are you using Bush v. Gore in your daily life?

on Yahoo!

8 comments

Justice Served? Homeless Arsonist Ordered to Pay $101 Million

Nov 20 2008 - 12:01am by LibertySugar

337 Views - 14 comments

Justice Served? Homeless Arsonist Ordered to Pay $101 Million

Steven Emory Butcher sleeps in a tent, but the law seems to think he's a millionaire. After setting fires in 2002 and 2006 that destroyed 160,000 acres of national forest, the homeless man was sentenced to four years in prison and $101 million in fines. While in prison, the arsonist will have to pay $100 each year toward his fine. Once he's out, he must contribute $50 a month for the rest of his life. Right now Steven lives on government disability insurance, but if he gets a job, his payments will be adjusted accordingly. Since the law requires anyone who has damaged property repay the cost of the lost property to the victim, the judge ignored how much Steven could afford. While it's crucial to send a message to arsonists that such destructive and dangerous activity will be punished, do you think the punishment fit the crime in this case?Source

Justice Served? Homeless Arsonist Ordered to Pay $101 Million

Yes. He did the crime, now he's gotta do the time, and pay the fine.

No. Making this man pay for the rest of his life is cruel and unusual punishment.

Maybe. The victim is not an individual, so they should consider the convict's income.

Other. I'll tell you in the comments.

on Yahoo!

14 comments

Atlanta to Install "Donation Meters" to Ease Panhandling

Sep 11 2008 - 7:00am by CitizenSugar

317 Views - 42 comments

Atlanta to Install "Donation Meters" to Ease Panhandling

If the merit of an idea is predicated on its slogan, this one might be a winner. Atlanta is installing five meters in the downtown area that read "Give Change That Makes Sense." The meters, distinguished from those of the familiar parking variety by their yellow and black designs are part of a campaign to discourage aggressive panhandling.

Read Related: Atlanta Headline Homelessness

on Yahoo!

42 comments

Heartless? County Tries to Shut Down Church Shelter

Aug 5 2008 - 10:00am by LibertySugar

351 Views - 20 comments

Heartless? County Tries to Shut Down Church Shelter

In a battle of church versus state, Westgate Tabernackle Church has defied Palm Beach County by setting up a 40-by-60-foot tent for homeless people on property not zoned for sleeping. Now, county code enforcement officials have issued a building code citation and a fine of up to $1,000 a day if the church does not take down the tent. The church is the only walk-in shelter in the county.

Read Related: Avil Hill Florida Homelessness

on Yahoo!

20 comments

Front Page: US Homeless Population Drops, Internet Censored For Games, Bush Signs Housing Rescue

Jul 30 2008 - 6:00am by CitizenSugar

223 Views - 17 comments

Front Page: US Homeless Population Drops, Internet Censored For Games, Bush Signs Housing Rescue

US Homeless Population Drops: The number of homeless people living on the streets and in shelters dropped by 30 percent between 2005 and 2007, according to Bush administration officials and statistics compiled by local counts. The drop is attributed to a "housing first" strategy. The plan emphasizes placing the chronically homeless in permanent shelters to stop the cycle of emergency shelters, hospitals, and the streets.

on Yahoo!

17 comments

RSS Feed

Palin Shows Guilt-By-Association Attacks Often Hypocritical	Does Calling Obama a Socialist Cross the Line?
Jiminy Cricket! Bush's White House Issues "Conscience Rule"	Bush Made the Tough Calls But the Mistakes Weren't His
McCain Funded Palestinian Professor He Now Ties to Obama	President Bush Calls Iraq War a Success

black wide leg	gypsy skirt
cargo capri	open shoulder
gucci flat	james perse tank
burberry sandals	chloe sandals
red pendant	marc jacobs sale
hair products	marc by marc handbags
guess pumps	voile dress
true religion white	polo sale
oversize clutch	thong sandal
kaftans	gifts for dad

ipod	drinks
jeremy piven	snacks
cruz beckham	nine west
new years resolution	seal
alexander wang	new years
courteney cox	the curious case of benjamin button
hair	heidi klum
bathroom	cheryl cole
dresses	jennifer garner
jessica alba	lindsay lohan

CitizenSugar

Homelessness

Briefing Book! Families Fill Up NYC Homeless Shelters

Justice Served? Homeless Arsonist Ordered to Pay $101 Million

Atlanta to Install "Donation Meters" to Ease Panhandling

Heartless? County Tries to Shut Down Church Shelter

Front Page: US Homeless Population Drops, Internet Censored For Games, Bush Signs Housing Rescue

Sponsored Content

Loading...

Editor's Picks

Top Stories

Top Tags

Loading...

Check This

Citizen Poll

Lighten Up

Loading...

Latest ShopStyle Searches

Sugar Network Top Tags