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Yes, we had and enforced vagrancy laws. It didn’t use to be expensive.

• cafard 4y ago
  Vagrancy laws were ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court almost 40 years ago: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/05/03/supreme-court-strikes-down-vagrancy-law/a3fc2b52-f0f2-4f42-82a0-0b64836fe685/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1983/05/03/s.... A bit of reflection will suggest the possibilities of abuse under them.
  • xyzzyz 4y ago
    Indeed, but a bit of observation shows me the abuse that happens without them.
    • cafard 4y ago
      Perhaps if you were poorer or of a disfavored ethnic group, observation would show you the abuse that happens with them.