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The Court didn't make it illegal for cities to provide services to the homeless. Some, many, (most?) simply find it easier to push homeless around between each
by Mountain_Skies 2y ago
The Court didn't make it illegal for cities to provide services to the homeless. Some, many, (most?) simply find it easier to push homeless around between each other and off into the margins (outside of their municipal boundaries) instead of addressing the issue. The Court isn't a social services agency and rulings shouldn't be made on that basis. Cites, states, and even the federal government have the power to address homelessness. Using homeless camps as a perverse bottom tier safety net isn't a solution and is completely tangential to the legality of regulating their existence. I don't understand this notion that court rulings should be based on social policy instead of Constitutional law.
Once again, governments are not being limited in their ability to go out and provide services.
- Ferret7446 2y agoProbably because it is easier than addressing the issue, since no one has ever really solved the problem of homeless throughout recorded history. Lots of people claim there are easy solutions, yet not one of them seems to actually work; homelessness exists in every major city today, even the ones where you don't see them as a tourist.
- pseudalopex 2y ago> The Court didn't make it illegal for cities to provide services to the homeless. Who claimed they did? The complaint I saw was they made it legal for cities not to provide services. > I don't understand this notion that court rulings should be based on social policy instead of Constitutional law. What is cruel and unusual punishment is a constitutional question.