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Brandon:

I don’t have a problem with this. The simple fact that something is publicly owned doesn’t mean it must or should be a free-for-all. Government shouldn’t own parks, but as long as it does it should try regulate their use in ways that maximize public enjoyment.

I suspect that the new law will reduce enjoyment of the parks by the part of the public that happens to be homeless, or involved in charity for the homeless. Or do they not count?

hein:

I think Brandon is right. This is a property rights issue.

No it’s not. The city is not the rightful owner of the land and therefore has no legitimate authority over its use.

Constant:

And public parks are the property of the city.

No they aren’t. Public parks are built and maintained with stolen money, and very often located on stolen land. The parks are no more the property of the city government than a cache of buried treasure is the property of the pirate who stole it.