Should squatting be punished more severely?
Squatting in an empty home should be severely punished.
- Strongly agree
- Somewhat agree
- Somewhat disagree
- Strongly disagree
What's at stake: The debate pits respect for property against the situation of people with no solution who occupy an empty home.
The left's argument
Squatting an empty home is often an act of survival: housing people comes first.
The centre's argument
Recover the home quickly, while directing the occupants to emergency shelter.
The right's argument
Occupying someone else's property violates property rights and must be firmly punished.
And you, where do you stand?
Answer 30 situations like this one and find out where you stand, topic by topic.