[French writer Anatole France is drawn wearing a flowery tie]
The law,
in its majestic equality,
forbids rich and poor alike to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal their bread
-Anatole France

https://thebad.website/comic/equals_before_the_law

Liberalism is a fundamentally oligarchic ideology.

It's central tenet holds that those who privately own everything must be protected by the law but not bound by it, while those who do not must be bound by the law but not protected by it.

It's truly sad that the left has completely missed the boat when it comes to liberalism.

“The Law basically comprises a list of things which the upper classes do not want the lower classes to do, because they (the upper classes) would find it irritating, unpleasant, or inconvenient. These things are set out on paper so that the lower classes can readily find out what they are not supposed to be doing, and thereby avoid doing it.”

---GURPS: Goblins

A lot of poor people dislike getting robbed or assaulted

Citation needed pretty sure it doesn't

"You could face charges under modern laws against loitering, panhandling, or urban camping." https://uslawexplained.com/vagrancy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4kI2h3iotA

But they don't apply when the rich do it

When's the last time you saw a billionaire commiting vagrancy?

That's the whole point being made, the laws are created to crack down on things which are done exclusively by the downtrodden.

A billionaire could have an odd situation where he would chose to do one of those things, because he knows he'd be able to buy his way out of any consequences.

Drunk guy on sunset right near the 405 two years ago passed out in very fancy suit

.....that's entirely the point

The rich aren't forced into situations where they have no other choice but to sleep rough, beg and/or steal food to survive

But they choose to and its legal when they do it just look at copyright

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