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[–] FoxyFerengi@startrek.website 69 points 1 week ago (4 children)

We can't be giving homeless people free drinking water when there's golf courses to maintain in the desert /s

It's ridiculous how society treats homeless people like pests

[–] massacre@lemmy.world 24 points 6 days ago (1 children)

In Arizona the water mainly goes to grow alfalfa. In the desert. For the Saudis.

[–] ameancow@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Sure but look at what we're getting out of the deal! Just look at it!

[–] Bbbbbbbbbbb@lemmy.world 25 points 6 days ago (1 children)

We need to reinforce our free water at businesses law that made the businesses liable if someone is turned away and suffers injury without water

[–] ToastedRavioli@midwest.social 14 points 6 days ago

Not all places have this law, although it probably should be a law everywhere. That said, most businesses are able to skirt it fairly easily by giving away tiny cups of water. Some buy tiny cups just for this purpose and nothing else

[–] jaggedrobotpubes@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

creates them and then treats them like pests.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Golf is a surge upon this earth. Wasting water in deserts. Wasting what could be green space in cities

[–] EmpathicVagrant@lemmy.world 15 points 6 days ago

A scourge, even.