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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by XMPPwocky on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @01:27AM (#21811191)
> ...and punish them just like anyone else if they choose to set up camps in public spaces.

"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Often applicable, but rarely quite so literally.

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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by adrianN on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @04:21AM (#21811984)
You conveniently left out the part where your parent commenter wants to build shelters so that people don't have to sleep under bridges, whether rich or poor.
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Re:Kansas City is first major city in U.S. to offer no-cost ... by lazyasciiart on Tuesday December 17, 2019 @05:18AM (#21812257)
And they conveniently left out that that is exactly what the law has been ruled to say - if there are available suitable shelters then you can criminalize sleeping in public areas.
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