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this post was submitted on 04 Aug 2023
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I could maybe see some versions of this that make sense. In my home city, for example, it's illegal to panhandle from cars along the curbside, and there's practical reasons for that. There were intersections that used to have homeless people claiming "turf" on busy corners where cars had to stop at red lights and it was dangerous for everyone involved.
This being Texas, though, I'm sure practical reasons are only there as an excuse for the cruelty.
I get you, but even that could fall under loitering or traffic laws though. No need for a specific law against homelessness
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.