[notch898b]

I had a homeless stint. I did day labor for money and parked my tent in places where it was legal for me to stay, or where I hadn't been trespassed and wasn't marked, thus it would not be illegal unless someone asked me to leave and I didn't. In many states camping on property isn't illegal unless you've been trespassed, it is posted, or it is gated off etc.

Plenty of homeless people who don't commit crime, you just don't notice them because they aren't bothering anyone.

[throwaway8689]

Thanks for mentioning this. There are a lot of people who are homeless solely for economic reasons and are mostly unnoticed.

[kevingadd]

It's unfortunate that some jurisdictions are doing everything they can to make it illegal to be homeless anywhere, because I agree, lots of homeless people aren't bothering anyone.

[micromacrofoot]

There's also a lot of substance addiction in homelessness, and treatment centers aren't really located in places where it's legal to camp.

[giantg2]

Most treatment addiction treatment centers, especially the more effective ones, are in-patient facilities.

[micromacrofoot]

I was thinking more of outpatient methadone clinics

[giraffe_lady]

I was on and off homeless for over a decade so I have my own experiences and opinions of this.