In the realm of politics, some leaders recognize the threat of homelessness as a motivator to control a certain class of the population. As a result, they are unmotivated to provide meaningful solutions to this pressing issue. Instead, they resort to measures like no camping ordinances and bans on feeding the homeless, which serve as cruel acts of kabuki theater, designed to change the window dressing on the problem of gross inequality. These leaders employ these measures as smokescreens, diverting attention from the systemic causes of homelessness and their failure to make any measurable progress on the issue during their tenures. No camping ordinances are attempts push the homeless out of public spaces, making their struggle invisible to the general public. By criminalizing actions such as camping or providing food to those in need, they create an illusion of control and prosperity, while ignoring the desperate circumstances faced by those on the streets. Such policies, including bans on feeding the homeless, undermine the efforts of compassionate individuals and organizations who aim to provide basic sustenance to those in need. By criminalizing acts of kindness, they stigmatize and isolate the homeless community, perpetuating their suffering and marginalization. It is crucial to recognize these measures as empty performances that distract from the underlying issues of inequality and lack of social support. We must reject this theatrical approach and demand real solutions rooted in compassion, social justice, and the principles of human dignity.