I passed by a bus stop yesterday and there is now a no trespassing sign and a no loitering sign up. That seems odd for a public bus stop.

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[–] 103 points 11 months ago (9 children)

It is literally so they can charge homeless people taking shelter there.

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  • [–] 17 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Anti-homeless antics are neither recent nor limited to America.

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  • [–] 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

    I have never heard of a western democracy that has a witch hunt against homeless people to near the degree that is common in USA.
    So yes this level of evil harassment against homeless people is mostly limited to America. USA has become the dystopia SciFi stories warned us against since a century ago. And most Americans don't even know it.

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    I wouldn't even say that it's to be able to charge homeless people - how are they going to pay? It wouldn't be particularly smart financially.

    It's more about just not having them there. Say what you want, but if a bus stop reeks, it makes it much less attractive to take public transit. Of course, it just moves the problem somewhere else - but the transit authority doesn't have to worry about it too much anymore.

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