Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s...
by brink on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:05PM
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These shelters aren't state.
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Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s...
by FireBeyond on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:48PM
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No, they're religious. And the City of Boise will threaten to put you in jail if you would rather sleep outside than listen to mandatory religious sermons and participate in mandatory religious activities to have access to the shelter.
That was one of the keys - "the City said it wouldn't cite people when shelters weren't open", but the plaintiffs said that one of the religious shelters had an "always open" policy, even if they didn't actually have beds, and they did require religious participation, so the city's point was effectively moot.
Re:U.S. Supreme Court keeps ruling barring prosecution for s...
by slg on Monday December 16, 2019 @02:14PM
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Plenty of these shelters, including the faith-based ones, receive state funds.