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Originally Posted by woob
I agree. Will be interesting to see the outcome.
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I'd be surprised if they're ordered to reopen it. It looks like it's a 'show cause' type of hearing, and the city could run down a list of dozens of reasons why tents, tarps etc. should be permanently removed. We've already had assaults, there's obvious sanitation issues, the local community is being negatively impacted and most importantly there are clear ongoing safety hazards when you setup a tent city in a public square.
The funny thing is I'd likely become much more supportive of the whole movement if they were showing up to protest every day while respecting the fact that people live and work in the community. As is they've shown themselves to be self important twits who think their cause elevates them above the interests of everyone else. The judge could be doing them a favor by preventing them from turning the area into a shanty town over the winter.