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City of Albuquerque bans camping in public spaces (www.koat.com)
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[–] AFKBRBChocolate 2 points 3 weeks ago

I get that homelessness is a very real problem, both in the city, and in the country as a whole. Because a sadly high percentage of the homeless population has mental health and or substance abuse problems, the areas around the camps tend to have crime issues.

But making it illegal to be unhoused is not the answer. What we need is to put more resources into helping those folks. Criminalizing it isn't going to get them off the streets.