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Originally Posted by Toy Soldier
Their masterplan surely can't be to fine the homeless people themselves? ... ... homeless people are not exactly well known for having ... you know... money? I guess they could send in the bailiffs to seize their sleeping bags and fingerless gloves. They probably would.
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Most street prostitutes aren't exactly known to be rolling in the stuff either, but it doesn't stop the courts from fining them, which in turn puts some back on the streets to pay for their fines.
Westminster council in Central London also wants to make it an offence to sleep rough.
If it was to become an offence, then they would surely either have to be cautioned, fined or incarcerated? None of them would be cost effective. It was a tongue in cheek comment about a hypothetical situation, but to be honest, nothing would surprise me.