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Re:More Cities Are Making It Illegal to Hand Out Food to the... by icebraining on Thursday October 23, 2014 @01:18PM (#8499381)
The argument is that just handing out food harms the homeless by enabling him to avoid places where (s)he could be further helped.
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Re:More Cities Are Making It Illegal to Hand Out Food to the... by Klinky on Thursday October 23, 2014 @01:23PM (#8499425)
This would make sense if the US had well-funded homeless shelters & mental health facilities, and a robust economy. We don't. Many of the places the homeless get referred to are not of any help for their circumstances, in some cases they can be more dangerous than the street.
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Re:More Cities Are Making It Illegal to Hand Out Food to the... by icebraining on Thursday October 23, 2014 @02:06PM (#8499693)
So you agree that if that precondition was fulfilled, banning food handouts to homeless people would be as permissible as banning businesses from allowing smoking inside?
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Re:More Cities Are Making It Illegal to Hand Out Food to the... by Klinky on Saturday October 25, 2014 @06:57PM (#8509670)
No. Second-hand smoke is easily provable to be detrimental to public health. Giving food to a homeless person is not.
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