Category: Public Spaces
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Why Isn’t Public Space a Constitutional Right?
I asked Perplexity: “why isn’t there a right to public space in the constitution?” The U.S. Constitution does not explicitly include a “right to public space” because it focuses on protecting specific freedoms, such as speech, assembly, and petition, rather than guaranteeing access to physical spaces. However, these rights are often exercised in public spaces…
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Delivery Bots are Adorable and Shouldn’t Have the Same Rights as People in Public Spaces:
The LA Times’ assertion of Vandals, thieves attacking L.A. food delivery robots conveniently ignores the impact those robots have on real humans that also use the sidewalk. We as pedestrians have been crowded out of public spaces by autonomous vehicles, scooters, e-bikes, street vendors, and the unhoused population in our cities. Now, our big-tech worshipping…