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police chief in Abilene, TX claims, without evidence, handicap homeless man isn't actually handicap or homeless and he makes $1000 (?!?) a weekend panhandling. Dozens of local news outlets throughout the US reprint his claim as fact. Hate for the poor in this country is unmatched 
as homelessness reaches crisis levels in many cities, make no mistake these stories are published and republished to ameliorate the troubled conscience of those increasingly exposed to the crisis. In doing so they incite violence directed towards those experiencing homelessness.
readers love stories of con man homeless people b/c they can read it & say "see, the visual tip of the poverty iceberg im seeing more & more? its not my fault. Theyre just lazy." This way we can, at best, do nothing or, at worst, elect more austerity ghouls to cut public services
