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February 13, 2003
“Extraordinary times require extraordinary measures. We should not let people die with their rights on.”
Dennis Culhane, professor of social welfare policy,
on laws that let police and city officials forcibly take homeless people
off the streets when temperatures drop below freezing
(The Boston Globe, Jan. 23)
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Originally published on February 13, 2003
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