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Question for the Week - Do Laws Banning Homeless Encampments Constitute “Cruel and Unusual Punishment”?

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I believe that the laws banning homeless encampments are cruel. Unfortunately, a lot of homeless people don’t have anywhere to go, so their only hope is to sleep on the…

Tania from IL

No, because it is in the right of the government to protect both the citizens and the homeless, homeless encampments can pose dangers to the community an the homeless themselves.

Ignacius from MO

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138 votes62.3% yes37.7% no

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