Hong Kong people living in cages

Wtf?? Would you ever bring yourself to live in a cage?

http://cnnphotos.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/08/hong-kongs-poor-living-in-cages/?hpt=hp_c2

 

It's sad to see but tbh, they are probably better off living there than on the streets.

 

In all probability, only a very, very slight fraction of people live like this.

 

In all probability, only a very, very slight fraction of people live like this.

 

Must feel like life in prison

 

Why not just go to prison... At least your meals are free.

 

A practical use of cages to make bunk beds. I can't see how they're trapped inside that block though from those photo's.

Cages=/=No Freedom

For instance this photo...



...shows the man walking toward an exit.

?

 

what a great example of media deception. way to go CNN!

 

A picture of one guy sleeping in a cage. I guess this will let socialists worldwide think their actions and ideals are justified.

 

Only thing is, from a picture you can't tell exactly what is/has been going on. For example, if you see a picture of a family at a beach and they are all smiling, you don't know what their day has actually been like.

 

Looks comfy...
Hes just making the best of the cage... there are alot of homeless people, some don't even have fancy cages like this one..

 

By the title my first impression was that this is degrading. However its not like these cages are locked.. they aren't prisoners. They are just making the best out of what they can. Better to live in a cage then nowhere at all. At least you can put cardboard on the top of a cage to somewhat protect yourself from rain.

I really don't get what the point of the cages are though lol. Its a cage inside of a building? Whats the point of the cage then?

 

Am I meant to sympathise here? These are normal living conditions for the majority of lower class people in Hong Kong. They live in these conditions because the country is overpopulated and they have no other choice. Western media often likes to compare our society to Asian/African societies, even though common ideals and living conditions are completely inconsequential to our own. Oh well, whatever makes the media an extra buck.

These people aren't locked up. And they certainly aren't the only ones in the world living like this. Realise that they are used to not having any better, and so they perceive these conditions as normal. Get over it and enjoy what you have.

 

hm... they were recently/are still holding inmates in an abandon warehouse in denver. chain link fence topped with barbed wire serving as the cells.. so hey, america isnt far off

edit: or worse

 

I was born in Hong Kong and I never seen this before. I gotta go and see the other side of the city.

 

This is how you never want to end...but you will because your all fags muhahahaha!

 

It sucks but this is the reality of millions of people ( not living in cages) but bieng poor.

 

i would if need be

 

Saying all of Hong-Kong is an overstatement, Pretty sure only few people live like this.

 

I would go for this If I had to. A cage properly outfitted with a mattress-like thing and some corrugated iron on the roof would work quite nicely.
Definitely better than sitting on the streets and getting rained on, and it makes a cheap and portable bedroom. Maybe even a kitchen if it's a big cage.