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In its biggest decision on homelessness in decades, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that cities can ban people from sleeping and camping in public places.

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Jeremiah🏳️‍🌈's avatar Jeremiah🏳️‍🌈 @jeremiahrappel.bsky.social
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So if you have a planned camping trip make sure you don’t go to a city where you can be jailed for it.

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Fourth Wall Support Group's avatar Fourth Wall Support Group @4thwallguide.bsky.social
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Get ready for a citation after a long day of work because you dozed off at the bus stop.

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Lance Ellisor's avatar Lance Ellisor @ellisor.bsky.social
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where are they supposed to go?

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Luvas's avatar Luvas @luvinhas.bsky.social
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Gotta fill more of those privately-owned prison complexes somehow amirite?

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⚜ Ole Dirty Rice ⚜'s avatar ⚜ Ole Dirty Rice ⚜ @cody.social
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They really went with a whole “The law, in its majestic equality, forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal loaves of bread” doctrine.

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FortAngel's avatar FortAngel @fortangel.bsky.social
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I thought this was the Onion. Then the penny dropped. They should all have to experience homelessness before they can rule on this.

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Jay Frosting 🧁's avatar Jay Frosting 🧁 @jayfrosting.net
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You wrote: "Grants Pass and other cities argued that lower court rulings fueled the spread of homeless encampments, endangering public health and safety." You forgot to write how public health and safety are endangered? Maybe because… it isn't?

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Craig Jensen 's avatar Craig Jensen @unbreakable1.bsky.social
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I think it's time to burn the Congress buildings down.

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Marc's avatar Marc @freedomsurfer.bsky.social
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Happy to house them in a jail cell, but not a house. Merica.

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Paul's avatar Paul @pf3.bsky.social
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This court is on a rampage.

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Mark J. Armstrong's avatar Mark J. Armstrong @markjarmstrong.bsky.social
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If only there were better solutions for people who lack housing.

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Que Sarah's avatar Que Sarah @pdufray.bsky.social
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Cool, so they can sleep in private places, right? Right?

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Mika Perceived's avatar Mika Perceived @perceived.bsky.social
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I was under the impression they were already doing that?

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WasteLandRover's avatar WasteLandRover @wastelandrover.bsky.social
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So if you're homeless, the court expects you to not be homeless?

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