Is Frankie Walton an Innocent Squatter?

One of the reasons that our society doesn’t criminalize squatting is to give an opportunity to people in urgent need. Life is not easy. Unexpected or unfortunate events always happen in our life. Sometimes life is against us and we can suddenly have no place to go. It’s a generous idea to give such people a place to stay.

But if we steal even $1 value sandwich in a grocery shop, even if we were starving, we’re facing a criminal charge. A squatter knowingly takes and uses someone’s property and the utilities without paying any money- in other words, someone must be damaged because of it. Squatting is not criminal to give them an opportunity to recover, but some squatters begin to abuse the system. And their property damage, threatening and all other doings are immunized by law.

Now as you see, there is a serial professional squatter like Frankie Walton. And the ones who misuse such system are not innocent squatters but professional squatters. In my area, a couple of homeless people are living in the garage of the abandoned house. Frankie Walton is living in the not-abandoned house for over 7 months and acting like a devil. Frankie even called 911 against me as a trespasser just because I cut the grass (Frankie never cut the grass for 7 months long).

Then where stands the fine line of helping other human beings by allowing them to squat in someone’s house? We should rethink and weigh how many innocent squatters have a chance to recover through this generous system and how many shameless squatters abuse this system and victimize others. Consent and acceptance are important tools in human society. Frankie Walton’s shameless squatting is not acceptable and there must be no more victims in Detroit by Frankie Walton.