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Opinion: Should It Be Illegal To Sleep Outside?

Laws that ban sleeping outside favor relocation over resolving the problems that force people onto the streets.
A person sleeps on a sidewalk near New York's Times Square this past week. A new report says more and more American cities are passing laws that make it illegal to sleep outside, on the street, in a park or in your own car.

A woman lived in her car in front of our apartment building for a couple of weeks. Our family brought down some food, clothing and a blanket, but the woman hesitated to open her door when we knocked and smiled.

After all, who were we? Why

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