Brother Can You Spare a Grand?
Kudos to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit for recognizing that being punished for misfortune is inhumane. The court ruled that so long as there are more homeless people in Los Angeles than there are beds to accommodate them, they cannot be arrested and/or fined (one thousand bucks) for having no choice but to sleep in the street or some other public place. I know it offends you personally to have to see them and look at them but I assure you they didn't choose their lot in life to be an eyesore to you.
Appeals Court Bars Arrests of Homeless in Los Angeles
Appeals Court Bars Arrests of Homeless in Los Angeles
posted by Tootsie Farklepants at 11:06 PM
2 Comments:
i wonder if they'll do something simliar here in nyc....although, i don't think i've ever seen a homeless person arrested at all.
I don't know what the laws are in NYC. I've never actually seen a homeless person being arrested either, but since the courts had to bar it from happening, it must be so. And I think it's despicable that it was happening at all.
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