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whats_his t1_j0szgha wrote

Reply to comment by OrganicPrinciple130 in Homeless man arrested for stealing excavator to help man change his tire in Downtown by Mr_Blite

I didn't say that because he was experiencing homelessness. I said that because he chose to commandeer an excavator and lift a car with it. I honestly didn't even think about his housing situation.

You shouldn't assume he has a mental illness. Not everyone experiencing homelessness has a mental illness.

Also, you should refer to the situation as "experiencing homelessness" rather than refer to the person as homeless. They're in a bad situation, it's not a part of their identity.

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RailwayFox t1_j0w94rw wrote

I agree, with the small caveat that in current year +6 the most PC term would be "experiencing unhousedness" if we're going to split hairs

This guy is living the home is where you make it life, which sometimes is in the cab of an excavator that is experiencing unpermitted borrowedness

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