• Soup@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Obviously they restrict people who have homes but that isn’t really relevant here, is it? Those people have choices, they get to choose to stay late in a park and the alternative for them is go home.

    It’s not even close to the same thing.

    • Zorque@lemmy.world
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      3 months ago

      They didn’t say it was the same thing, they just mentioned that it’s not just to target the homeless.

      As you said in another comment, things are often more complex than one thing or another.

      • KevonLooney@lemm.ee
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        3 months ago

        Exactly. These are necessary rules for a large city. No one can camp without a permit because then parks would be unusable. The same permit is for weddings, parties, whatever. It’s pretty easy to get one for a few hours, but they will reject it if you ask to use the park every day and night.

        People living outside in public parks and on streets is a really bad use of urban space. It takes public space and makes it private. That’s why the city gives out free room in old hotels and shelters. It’s a good thing people can’t sleep wherever.