Sheriffs with shields and batons.
You don't often see it expressed in a visible way like this, but such state violence ultimately backs up all property ownership. Homelessness only exists because if people entered and made a home in a vacant or underused property, the state would use essentially unlimited force to evict them.
https://missionlocal.org/2025/08/edinburgh-castle-pub-closed-dive-bar/
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