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Originally Posted by Xist
I am pretty sure that I read articles about people being arrested for being homeless since that decision in 2018. I found this article about the consequences of that decision interesting: https://www.malibutimes.com/news/art...8c44d8d9d.html
During Green Hair Kevin's ill-fated campaign for governor he said that he would have the National Guard round up the homeless and take them to shelters that he would build.
L.A. built homeless shelters. Since people can sleep there instead of on the street, they can be cited and\or arrested--specifically if they prevent wheelchair access, for example: https://www.latimes.com/california/s...w-humane-cruel
My question about Kevin's idea was: What happens when people refuse to go to the shelters? |
I have no doubt that people have been arrested since that decision. Police do illegal stuff all the time, get sued, and the city pays out huge settlements.
Or people don't have the knowledge or resources to sue and the city gts away with it. Legal issues with homelessness really depend on how active and funded the homeless advocates are in an area. It also isn't too hard to arrest a homeless person for something besides being homeless - the Martin vs Boise decision only pertains to housing. (December 2019 would be the date when Martin vs Boise was final and the Supreme Court made it's decision not to hear an appeal and let the lower court decision stand)
We aren't anywhere near the place were a city could test Kevin's idea. First a city would have to build enough housing that the homeless have someplace to go. Good luck with that. I don't believe we have tested whether police can arrest a single homeless person if they have a single open bed for that person.
We'll find out soon in Portland. The city is finalizing plans for sanctioned camping areas. Once that happens they plan to start sweeping homeless camps again and moving people to those sanctioned camps. No doubt people will refuse to go and arrests and lawsuits will follow.