It hurts everyone, worst of all homeless people. Criminalizing homelessness is a waste of time and resources.
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It's a good time of year to raise awareness, when it's real cold out. More Americans are thinking about poverty and homelessness this time of year.Michael Stoops
The Atlanta ordinance says this is how Atlanta is solving Atlanta's homeless problem. You're not aloud to say anything. You're not allowed to ask what time it is you're not allowed to ask for directions. You're not allowed to ask for food. We don't consider that to be a model ordinance.
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They do this because they think they can, that they can get away with beating a homeless person and nobody will care, and the homeless won't be able to fight back.
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Las Vegas has always gotten an F (in those areas). Someday I hope the city will quit criminalizing homelessness and they'll get off the list.
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In many of the cases, it's a crime of opportunity. A group of teenagers is roaming the street on a hot summer night and they come across a homeless person who might be mentally ill or alcoholic. When they hurt a homeless person, they think they can get away with it -- and they think they won't be hurt in return.
Michael Stoops
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