The approach seems to work quite well in many other cities, as close as 5 miles away from Seattle. If you hassle them, they'd go somewhere else. Does it solve T

The approach seems to work quite well in many other cities, as close as 5 miles away from Seattle. If you hassle them, they'd go somewhere else. Does it solve THE problem? No. Does it solve A problem? Yes. The hassled people will mostly move somewhere without the hassling. Hence, dumb people who refuse to use the hassling approach will get what they want - endless opportunities to be humane. If absolutely everyone starts hassling them, the problem will become less concentrated and hence easier to address; plus the incentives would change for the people themselves, definitely having effect on the margins.