• @Sheldybear
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    136 months ago

    In the city where I grew up in Canada, it was illegal to sleep on the streets. The punishment was a single night in a holding cell with no record.

    This way, on cold nights, police would forcibly give people a warm meal and a place to sleep - there was a real danger of those folks freezing. The system worked most of the time, but if course, it really inconvenienced the purple who just want to be left alone.

    • @Phegan
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      56 months ago

      Why not just fund high quality shelters

      • @notanaltaccount
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        26 months ago

        It’s not cruel enough to provide sufficient fear to the lower classes.

      • @Sheldybear
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        16 months ago

        There were shelters throughout the city, but many chose not to go or marry have been in the wrong part of town. This way, police could forcibly take you away from the dangerous cold even against your wishes.

        It was a problem with a particular homeless family that lived under a bridge, they fought to stay in their camp and it created a big discussion surrounding the issue

    • @tjtherealbest
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      26 months ago

      But we all know that in America, that’s sadly not gonna happen.