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Originally Posted by notyourfiend
it's sick how we have turned homeless people into a caste of their own. As a whole, we do not treat them with any bit of human dignity.
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I'm not sure if this happens in the US but something I've noticed about news coverage in the UK is that when a homeless person is being interviewed they very rarely give their surname. They'll simply be 'John', or 'Claire', or whatever, whereas an 'official' member of society will almost always be referred to by their full name. This can't have anything to do with anonymity because they'll almost always show them.
Just something I've noticed.