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Texas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty (apnews.com)
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A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, Texas.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

The law this article is about isn't explicitly "against homelessness" either, though. It's similar to the one I described - prohibiting certain acts in certain places. Presumably if I had a home but I went and took some food from that guy I'd still trigger it.