Brooklyn landlord Rafiqul Islam faces arson and attempted murder charges

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        1 year ago

        It makes them impoverished and desperate in an economy that increasingly funnels wealth towards the idle rich

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          Whew jumping to conclusions much? Did you imagine all that just to justify theft?

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            considering the rest of you guys are trying to justify murder, I think he has to do way less conclusion jumping

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              The rest of who? Where did I even start to sympathize with the guy in the article. Y’all are streeeeetching

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                your the guy trying to defend the person who is of the opinion that squatters are best dealt with by fire, if they stop providing rent income to the privileged

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        Squatters add value to otherwise unproductive property. Squatters are wealth creators.