Poly Pagan on Nostr: I don't have the exact facts and figures off the top of my head. I highly suggest you ...

I don't have the exact facts and figures off the top of my head. I highly suggest you give the book a read. The chapter on policing and homelessness elaborates this quite well. Many American police forces were created in the early days to control and banish the homeless and very poor, often newly arrived immigrants from eastern and southern Europe, by criminalizing everyday, normal activities.