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Phyllis Stalnaker, "weedhead, tramp", USA, 1944 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] klu9@piefed.social 34 points 3 weeks ago

https://www.utterlyinteresting.com/post/the-short-life-and-internet-fame-of-phyllis-stalnaker-a-weedhead-tramp

But in 1944 in San Diego, charged as a tramp meant that the police officer didn't like her being where she was found on the streets. The law (CPC 647e) was only declared unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1983