cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/10104083
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that bans homeless people from setting up tents or sleeping in public spaces, as he compared the issue of homelessness to the chaos of spring break.
Yeah that’ll solve it.
That’ll stop them! Maybe now they’ll simply get off the streets and buy a house!
It’s big brain time
Let’s see: biology demands humans sleep every day, and not always voluntarily. Yep, we should criminalize that.
Also, let’s criminalize public eating, drinking, and breathing unless you have a house.
Buried lede. You missed the part where it enables concentration camps for the homeless.
More money for the prison complex like they wanted!
I wonder if this means political officials can be sued and jailed for allowing homelessness.
Until they get every homeless person off the streets, they will be fined daily and if after 90 days they will be locked up?
Great, so they get free housing and food in prison, right?
What the actual hell??? Last week, I had clients across from Naples to Bradenton, so i woke up at 4am and started doing jobs. Made it up to Bradenton at 10am and the last client wanted to wait til 2pm to do the job
As a result i chilled, enjoyed a nice lunch, checked out the boardwalk, and after 1.5 hrs of enjoying the place, I entered my car exhausted, set an alarm to 1:30pm, and fell asleep.
You’re telling me that THIS NAP I TOOK WOULD BE ILLEGAL?!?!?!
In this case, actually no. The bill exempts sleeping in a vehicle provided the vehicle has valid registration/plates and is legally parked.
Yes, and I have been hassled for it (not in Florida). Small town cops are the worst by far. I imagine if you have a nice car you might slip by though.
Or they can arrest you for loitering or some b.s. and impound the car. Then maybe let you go with no charges after 48 hours, but youe car is still impounded and you pay 2,000 to get it out or cops can seize and auction it off. Welcome to the USA
You need to arrest that baby over there right now. It’s sleeping IN PUBLIC!!!
Some municipalities may charge you with operating a vehicle while intoxicated. The reason is that you clearly had the means to operate the vehicle and you did not seem to be alert while observed.
So let me get this straight, if I, living in Florida, ever found a fire ant free spot to lay down and relax in a park, I’ll be harassed by cops now? Or is this just for the “shittier” neighborhoods? What about people at the beach?
The current governor and Florida legislature are a bunch of mean spirited bigoted buffoons.
GL finding a fire ant free spot.
Right? lol
This is for the ‘good’ neighborhoods. They’ll be where enforcement happens, and it will be selective.
No, it’s worse. If you go sunbathing on the beach and fall asleep, you’re a criminal.
I think most people know laws like this are worded specifically to be selectively enforced so whichever group is their 30 min hate target of the month is subjugated and fucked with for being an outsider. You can’t legislate away homelessness unless forcing vacant owners to honor section 8 & affordable housing vouchers.
Only if you look homeless. They don’t care about you they just want to harass the already disadvantaged.
So let me get this straight, if I, living in Florida, ever found a fire ant free spot to lay down and relax in a park, I’ll be harassed by cops now?
Probably would depend on the color of your skin…
This is just another attempt to harass people they don’t like.
How was this moron elected in the first place and why dont i get a shot at it. Cant be worse, really
Florida voters. Does it need any more of an explanation? You don’t get a shot because you’re not in the “in” group (assumption based on the fact that you’re posting here and asking that question specifically). Unfortunately, it could be worse. Much, much worse. But that’s irrelevant.
Because the people that elects him hasn’t had homelessness happened to them yet.
You okay America? You ever gunna ban slavery or?..
I mean, the imperial center is crumbling, so that’s a plus. But no, no were not.
How much does DeSantis pay from his own paycheck for his housing?
Reason # 4097 to not visit Florida ever ever ever.
Ban extreme capitalism.
To be swiftly reversed after Trump’s home is seized.
Well more likely when the courts reverse this, if they reverse this.
Based on his Twitter activity I don’t Trump sleeps. So he won’t have to worry about this.
Ronnie’s lashing out cause he failed miserably at his pwesident run.
Reminder: Ronnie can’t do shit unless the fascist FL legislature sends him a bill.
Wasnt even 2nd choice for the GOP behind Trump lmfao
Behind a woman, at that. I don’t think his image ever recovered after the white boots fiasco
What the actual fuck are those things?!
The Ronald Vs Donald was such a a let down. I was really hoping for them to get real nasty to each other.
