Jamie - it is not a barely relevent story -- it is a very *common* story about what happens to homeless people, who are grossly misunderstood by most bleeding hearts. *Many* homeless people are there by personal choice, not by some great evil of the state.

So....AGAIN...in the case of this individual, what is THE REST OF THE STORY? You are making the ridiculous assumption that the story of ONE person, with an obvious bias (sister), who also has obvious deficiencies in her ability to tell the whole story (really!?!? She didn't know!?!?!) is the best person to get the story from. I suggest that her story is half true, at best.

THAT is why it is relevant.

Also, the Department of Work and Pensions reduced this man's "INCOME" (hand out...) for cause. It was not an arbitrary act. Again, you are trying to paint him as purely innocent, when the truth is absolutely otherwise.

Now, you may want to ask questions about why society lets a man like this fail....and you may want to ask why the only place he had to turn to was the state (where was his family? Where were his military comrads? Why wasn't he in a charity shelter? Why...why....why....the questions are endless...

Somewhere along the line, you must admit that this man made bad choices. That doesn't mean he should have died....but to say he is wholly innocent of his own death is disingenuous, at best.