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A development district reportedly told businesses not to give unhoused people water and to call 911 on them. One coffee shop said absolutely not. Because water is not a luxury. It is not something people have to “earn” by being housed, employed, or convenient to look at. It is a basic human need. Thank you to the businesses choosing compassion over cruelty. Calling police on someone for being thirsty is not community safety. It is dehumanization. #mokabes #coffee #unhoused #dignity #stl