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Mr_Paper t1_j4izp6k wrote

Reply to comment by munchi333 in Neighbors say store uses loud opera music to push away homeless by jab116

Wtf is loitering?

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TheLapisFreak t1_j4j1hs5 wrote

I think it's just like hanging around a location doing nothing

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sighthoundman t1_j4j39kp wrote

>I think it's just like hanging around a location doing nothing

Depends on the state. That's legal in Tennessee.

If you are interfering with traffic (including foot traffic), that's loitering.

It was a trope (long ago) that disreputable looking people who just hung around doing nothing would be arrested for "loitering with intent". O. Henry used it at least once.

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blahbleh112233 t1_j4j63hv wrote

Depends on the city too. In NYC/SF you have the people that open doors and demand you pay them for doing so. I can see how that can intimidate some people

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