Outcry after Atlanta tosses unhoused people’s belongings near World Cup spot

The Guardian reports that city employees in Atlanta recently discarded the tents, medication, identification, and other belongings of unhoused people at a public park, without any warning. Activists and a local official say the sweep appears to violate procedures the city put in place after an employee ran over a tent with a front loader last year, killing a man. The park sits less than a mile from a popular World Cup watch-party spot, sharpening tension over how Atlanta treats its several thousand unhoused residents during the month-long event.

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