And another ordinance is passed to criminalize homelessness...this time, the city of Fort Lauderdale (again!) has made sleeping in public a crime punishable by up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine. Pretty fucking certain that if the folks sleeping in public had $500, they wouldn't be sleeping in public, but you know, unlike the people who run the Fort L:auderdale City Commission, I actually have a brain (and a heart, too).
I fully understand that the conflicts in Iraq and Syria are a lot more sexy than homelessness, but outside of a few liberal blogs, no one much seems to care about the criminalization of the poor. Imprisoning the poor or pushing them outside the city limits is neither going to solve the problem nor help anyone to lift themselves up. Woe unto any nation that considers itself an exemplar of greatness but does not help the least of its citizens.
Have to wonder, though, come next spring break how many of those students partying in Fort Lauderdale who pass out in public are going to get sixty days in the pokey.
Peace,
emaycee
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