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Wow. Thank you very much for the links, I guess I was completely misinformed with regards to this already being a policy for some local governments.
by mamonster 4y ago
Wow. Thank you very much for the links, I guess I was completely misinformed with regards to this already being a policy for some local governments.
- js2 4y agoThe first time I heard of this was Atlanta dealing with its homeless population before the 1996 Olympics and I'm sure that wasn't the first time. It's been going on a long time: https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960322&slug=2320280 https://archive.seattletimes.com/archive/?date=19960322&slug... Atlanta also dealt with homelessness by criminalizing it and putting folks in jail: https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/01/us/as-olympics-approach-homeless-are-not-feeling-at-home-in-atlanta.html https://www.nytimes.com/1996/07/01/us/as-olympics-approach-h...