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glatt · 07-28-2006, 01:09 PM

Thanks for posting it (although you really didn't have to post the whole thing. I got the idea after 4-5 paragraphs.)

I'm torn on this. Bottom line is I oppose the law. I think it's silly to put a law like this on the books.

On the other hand, the city has a very good point. Homeless people congregating in a park will scare others away. I've seen it first hand here in D.C. A nice park that has turned into a sort of homeless campground is now really a dump, and I would be nervous taking my kids there. Also, if a kitchen is giving out free food 2-3 miles away, that's close enough. If I was hungry, I would walk 2 or 3 miles to get something to eat. It's not that far. I might even set up camp closer to the food.

But it's overkill to make a law about this. IMHO.

07-28-2006, 01:09 PM	#9
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	Thanks for posting it (although you really didn't have to post the whole thing. I got the idea after 4-5 paragraphs.) I'm torn on this. Bottom line is I oppose the law. I think it's silly to put a law like this on the books. On the other hand, the city has a very good point. Homeless people congregating in a park will scare others away. I've seen it first hand here in D.C. A nice park that has turned into a sort of homeless campground is now really a dump, and I would be nervous taking my kids there. Also, if a kitchen is giving out free food 2-3 miles away, that's close enough. If I was hungry, I would walk 2 or 3 miles to get something to eat. It's not that far. I might even set up camp closer to the food. But it's overkill to make a law about this. IMHO.