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Supreme Court says cities can ban homeless from sleeping outside (lemmy.world)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago (2 children)

Why not just fund high quality shelters

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

It's not cruel enough to provide sufficient fear to the lower classes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 6 months ago

There were shelters throughout the city, but many chose not to go or marry have been in the wrong part of town. This way, police could forcibly take you away from the dangerous cold even against your wishes.

It was a problem with a particular homeless family that lived under a bridge, they fought to stay in their camp and it created a big discussion surrounding the issue