Do you agree or disagree with this statement?

Question

Police officers tell me that it's a privilege, NOT a right to have a place to live.

Answer 1

You should tell them "it's a privilege, not a right to have a goof in a dorky blue uniform carrying a gun because he's insecure about his Penis size".

Answer 2

That depends on the situation.
If you are living with someone else and not on your own then it is a privilege to be living with that person. They did not have to let you stay.
Everyone has the right to have a roof over their head but I would assume the officers meant that it was a privilege to have a "decent" roof over your head instead of living in a shelter or under a bridge.
If you are living in someone else's home then that is considered a "privilege" because someone is allowing you to stay in their home.

Answer 3

I have to agree with the officers....we earn the privilege by working to pay for it and care for the home. Just by virtue of being a human being does not give us a right to have a place to live. Think about it. Do you want to foot the bill for those unwilling to do what it takes to keep a home?

Answer 4

Disagree

Answer 5

He is right, if you do not have the money to buy or rent you do not have the right to a place to live. However in the most generous country in the world fellow citizens often provide this for their less fortunate brethren but it is not a right.

Also the Supreme Court has recently ruled that their are no private property rights in this country. You are mad at the cop but you are blaming the messenger for the bad news

Answer 6

I think everyone should have a place to live, but I don't believe that I should be forced to pay for someone else's pad if I don't want to. A place to live is an earned privilege, but our welfare society will provide one if someone can't or won't work to pay for one.

We also have no right to eat what does not belong to us. Our socialism provides welfare to those who can't or won't work to earn money to buy food, but we don't have an inborn right to take from others to eat.

In short, the police are right.

Answer 7

It is not a Right to have any particular type of place in which to live. It is only a Right to live.

Our natural Rights stem from our God-given 'natural condition' to be free of outside restraints in our actions. Rules, laws and regulations then impose upon that natural freedom. Our Constitution is an attempt to restrict Government's eagerness to impose ever more restrictions, to preserve your Natural Rights as much as possible.

It is not your 'natural condition' to own or reside in any particular type of domicile, therefore it is not a Right.

For Humanitarian reasons, I do support the notion of helping others afford the privilege of living in someplace that shelters them from the elements and provides basic sanitary essentials.

Answer 8

Well, they obviously haven't been paying attention to a century of Supreme Court opinions.

The right//privilege distinction has been thrown out for about that long.

And the right (or privilege) to own property is pretty well established. But they are correct that there is no universal right to live anywhere you want, especially someone else's property.

Answer 9

If you're making payments on real estate, (or own it), and you are current on your taxes, you have a right to live there. You do not have a right to free housing.
Now driving on public roads is a privilege, not a right.

Answer 10

tell them having a badge is a privilege not a right.

but honestly, a few losers can make all police officers look bad, which sucks bc cops do alot for the community

Answer 11

If you aren't paying for a place to live, then its a privilege.