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Originally Posted by Sliver
Yes, but with a guy like this there are so few punishments that do anything. At most you just piss everyone off because how do you punish a guy with a net worth of $0 in a way that satisfies all of us who are footing the $750,000 bill? I agree he needs to be punished, as do all delinquents. So, sure, fine him the max (knowing he can't pay) and then put him in jail, I guess, for non-payment. Really, though, it's whack-a-mole. Another bum will pop up doing something else costly and ridiculous tomorrow. We need to be getting these guys off the streets. We can disagree with how that's done, but the problem is drugged out, mentally ill people living on river banks with nothing to do except cause problems.
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I don't disagree with you, this behaviour goes deeper than just one homeless dude. Having said that, while we look to find ways to fix the root causes, I think it's still important to enforce the existing laws at the same time... especially when it's a relatively high profile defacement of property.