That’s a daily activity in downtown Seattle, especially near Pioneer Square. Heck, if you tell a bum to get a way a little too loud some lawyer will come running around the corner to serve you with a law suit.
I got out of Seattle thirty years ago. I had a decent house in an older neighborhood which I had purchased for 25K ten years earlier. I got over three times that when I sold it six years later. Last time I was in that part of town I drove past and saw that it was for sale - for 400K.
I could see the writing on the wall when I left and I’m glad I did. Seattle was progressive right from its beginning and was bound to end up like this. I seldom ever go there anymore unless it’s to go to a ball game or when passing through to get to somewhere else. My next move (I hope) will be to Idaho where people still have some semblance of freedom left.