Whose responsibility is it to protect unhoused when it’s freezing outside? An Ohio pastor opened his church to the homeless and was charged by city.

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    10 months ago

    he building is restricted from allowing people to eat or sleep on the property.

    Okay… so any business in the ‘business district’ is restricted from allowing people to eat or sleep on their property.

    If I was a lawyer, I’d record people eating in their business district buildings and present that to the court right next to the law that says they’re not allowed to do it.

    I would fight tooth and nail to ensure whatever judicial overreach is screwing over poor people also screws over rich ones.

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      10 months ago

      No eating in the business district means no break rooms. And if Christian churches are in the business district, I’d imagine this means no communion wafers either.

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        10 months ago

        Or communion wine. Can’t serve alcohol without a liquor license.

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      10 months ago

      How many of those businesses work people so hard/overnight so they are sleeping in their offices? Its Ohio so probably not many but its probably still happened.