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by tqi
1785 days ago
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The UK is far from immune to this type of behavior. "The Vagrancy Act was passed in the summer of 1824, which means it is now just shy of its 200th birthday. And if it held any relevance then, it certainly doesn’t now. At its core, The Vagrancy Act is a way to punish people “in any deserted or unoccupied building, or in the open air, or under a tent, or in any cart or waggon, not having any visible means of subsistence”. Essentially, it criminalises homelessness. For homeless people, both begging and rough sleeping are things out of their control, and the Act does little to get to the root of why people are homeless in the first place." https://centrepoint.org.uk/about-us/blog/everything-you-need... Also:
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Although I really really doubt anyone here would be arrested for having a doze on the pavement.