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Originally Posted by shoreditch
I think the point is probably to stop criminalizing a public health and poverty problem. And since it seems like largely unenforced policy at this point, they're really just removing that criminal aspect. One of the things that keeps homeless people homeless, and poorer people poor is a codified system of laws that prevents people from accessing services like housing and loans that might help them break out of poverty (things that are more readily available to people in good societal standing).
If it leads to city policy that encourages finding employment, shelter and agency for those folks I'm all for it (but that is obviously the much harder part).
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very good point, and I agree. But to roll this out with a PLAN in place to do ANYTHING, looks terrible.