My second boss in California grew up in St. Louis. He told us storied of the beat cops whacking the bums sleeping in doorways and on park benches with their billy clubs. They would usually get a good whack onto bottom of their feet and were told to “get moving.” The problem was kept to a minimum with good old beat-cop enforcement.
Cities were livable places back then where you could raise a family in peace and security.
You can always count on insane liberals to improve the quality of life for everybody in a community.
“My second boss in California grew up in St. Louis. He told us storied of the beat cops whacking the bums sleeping in doorways and on park benches with their billy clubs. They would usually get a good whack onto bottom of their feet and were told to “get moving.” The problem was kept to a minimum with good old beat-cop enforcement.”
An early version of the broken window theory in action.
There used to be laws against loitering, panhandling, and vagrancy. I’m guessing those were deemed “mean” or “racist” or something.