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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by LeifCarrotson on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:35PM (#17913799)
You do realize that the Anatole France quote is satire, no?

The point is that the law already places a greater burden for the poor to comply than the rich. The rich don't need to sleep under bridges or steal bread, the poor can't help it, therefore the law itself unjustly discriminates against the poor.

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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by supernova87a on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:37PM (#17913816)
Friend, everything in this world can be said to discriminate against the poor. What do you propose? That being poor legitimizes breaking the rules that protect all of us?
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by iNate2000 on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:55PM (#17913924)
I propose that shelters are fare cheaper than jails.
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by geggam on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:49PM (#17913898)
If you are threatened by someone sleeping on the streets you should seek help.
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by supernova87a on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @07:56PM (#17913936)
I would think anyone who observes society carefully could see that homelessness does not yield good things from people in that circumstance.
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by whatshisface on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:03PM (#17913967)
Yes, from the police. When someone sleeping on the streets shouts threats at you, they might be willing to go through with them.
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Re:Prosecuting homeless for sleeping outside may violate U.S... by detaro on Tuesday September 04, 2018 @08:10PM (#17913998)
Same for people not sleeping on the streets, so maybe the threatening should be the thing that's illegal.
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