Posted on September 2, 2014 by Maria Foscarinis in Huffington Post Huffington Post, By Maria Foscarinis Often called “quality of life” measures, laws criminalizing such basic acts of human survival are intended to improve the lives of those fortunate enough to have a home by protecting them from having to encounter destitution in their midst. Ironically the quality of the lives of those most directly affected is not included in this term.