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I don't want to discount the challenges and pain associated with being homeless but your observations don't really explain the explosion of homelessness in some
by gwright 5y ago
I don't want to discount the challenges and pain associated with being homeless but your observations don't really explain the explosion of homelessness in some places.
Something else has changed in the last 4-5 years to make this problem much worse.
- swearwolf 5y agoIf you mean the West Coast, it was the 9th Circuit court ruling in Martin v. Boise that brought about the visible camping. That ruling states that a city can’t penalize someone for sleeping in public if they can’t provide a meaningful alternative. Most West Coast cities don’t have nearly enough shelter space available, and they have interpreted the ruling to mean that they cannot enforce camping bans at all - presumably to reduce the risk of being sued.