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but now that it's in the 20's at night, nobody would want to sleep on the wind-whipped government center plaza; most have warm homes to go to. (And the homeless do have shelters and other structures that they take advantage of--the same kind of places they have always used.)
BUT they do need to have all belongings "attended to" 24 hours a day, or else they "will be removed."
This morning, around 4:30 AM, as I was driving home from another exhausting 10 hour work shift, I saw one lonely guy pacing around all of Occupy Minneapolis' stuff. He was obviously a designated attendee. He was well-dressed for the cold, but still, he looked chilly.
I'm thinking next time, I'll have some warm winter gear in my bag, and I'll park my car and pay the meter*, and I'll offer to stand watch for 20-30 minutes, while they warm up in my car. With my nocturnal work/sleep habits, and my warm car, maybe I have more to offer than I previously realized.
(*Desperate for every penny in this "don't tax the 'job creators' world," the city has recently started enforcing the parking meters 24 hours a day near the jail, city hall, and Occupy Minneapolis.)
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