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Mostly a case of NIMBY, I’d say. As someone said upthread, those people should offer the use of their own spaces for the homeless to destroy instead, but they won’t.[/quote]

I don't offer my own space for well dressed white mommies with well dressed white children to peruse my book collection or sit on my coach.   So I am not discriminating against the homeless, just against anyone who is not a personal friend of mine. That is the difference between a public place and a private place.

Could we have a law to exclude stupid people from libraries? [/quote]

The poster was referring to public spaces similar to libraries - building lobbies, museums, federal buildings.  Those places somehow stay clear of homeless. Wonder how many of the posters on this thread have contacted the managers at the buildings where they work or live for condos and apartments and asked that homeless be allowed to congregate in the lobbies or other unused spaces during the day?  I'm guessing zero.  How many anti-poverty non-profits are there in downtown DC?  I don't know of any (beyond dedicated shelters) that invite homeless to hang out there during the day - why do we think that is?  If non-profits won't accommodate the homeless, why do we expect librarians and families who visit libraries to do so?[/quote]

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