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DeSantis signs bill banning homeless encampments, public sleeping in Florida - UPI.com

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/US/2024/03/20/florida-bill-signed-bans-homeless-tents-sleeping/4441710968704/

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.

DeSantis signs bill banning homeless encampments, public sleeping in Florida - UPI.com

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.

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DigitalTraveler42

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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.

0110010001100010

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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.

quindraco

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No, it's worse. If you go sunbathing on the beach and fall asleep, you're a criminal.

bdonvr

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Only if you look homeless. They don't care about you they just want to harass the already disadvantaged.

Slatlun

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This is for the 'good' neighborhoods. They'll be where enforcement happens, and it will be selective.

whotookkarl

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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.

zer0squar3d

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GL finding a fire ant free spot.

DigitalTraveler42

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Right? lol

akilou

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Floridians don't even have the freedom to sleep where they want. What kind of big government shit it this?

Fedizen

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this is just slavery with extra steps. pay rent to the Meatball's real estate speculators or be sent to prison to work for free.

Nudding

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That's literally the whole country lol

elbarto777

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No, it isn't lol.

Edit: Well shit!

Nudding

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13th amendment, big guy.

elbarto777

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Well shit! I've been schooled.

Involuntary servitude if you're a criminal. That's some major bullshit.

Nudding

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It's a fucked up system. That reminds me of the prison song by System of a Down. Check it out! Still relevant lol.

Conyak

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Try to live in America with no money. You’ll change your tune pretty fucking quick.

TimeSquirrel

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So where the fuck are they supposed to sleep you fucking evil, heartless shitnuggets? You know damn well what the situation with shelters is.

AdamEatsAss

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The goal of this bill is to make it for police to be able to legally harass the homeless. The hope is that if they harass them enough they'll move to another state and then the government won't have to deal with it anymore.

BeMoreCareful

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In my home state they also use this bill to quell protests. That was the main drive here, to ensure politically active (for the wrong side) could have a felony and lose their right to vote.

BarrelAgedBoredom

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We've already got the protest part covered in Florida. It's apparently legal to run over protesters

zer0squar3d

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This.

Drusas

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RTFA. The bill requires municipalities to provide encampments.

You know, so they can concentrate people somewhere. In a centralized camp.

TimeSquirrel

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I can already imagine razor wire fencing and a watchtower or two around these public "encampments" soon, you know, for their "safety".

TubeTalkerX

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They can have a motivational slogan above the gate:

Arbeit macht frei

dubyakay

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"My grandpa died in one of those camps. He fell from the guard tower."

Billy, c. 2063

billiam0202

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RTFA. The bill requires municipalities to provide encampments.

And provides funding for the municipalities to create said encampments, right? Surely it doesn't require those ~~blue Demonrat controlled cities~~ municipalities to fund such encampments on their own, right?

thallamabond

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Just a massive gift to the for-profit prison industry at a time when evictions are at all time high.

refurbishedrefurbisher

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They gotta see that line go up somehow.

Spaghetti_Hitchens

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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.

Hello_there

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That's one way of the govt providing housing. It's the most expensive and stupidest way, but still.

MisterD

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But at least they get to make them suffer more. That's the point right?

Fedizen

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"more crime more profit " -for profit prisons, probably

DogPeePoo

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Three hots and a cot Ronda

TeoTwawki

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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that bans homeless people from existing so better off Floridans don't have to see the poors so much

Fixed

some_guy

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Ronnie's lashing out cause he failed miserably at his pwesident run.

Cannibal_MoshpitV3

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Wasnt even 2nd choice for the GOP behind Trump lmfao

frunch

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Behind a woman, at that. I don't think his image ever recovered after the white boots fiasco

crusa187

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What the actual fuck are those things?!

yolobrolofosholo

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The Ronald Vs Donald was such a a let down. I was really hoping for them to get real nasty to each other.

Jaysyn

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Reminder: Ronnie can't do shit unless the fascist FL legislature sends him a bill.

Jaysyn

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Buried lede. You missed the part where it enables concentration camps for the homeless.

ExfilBravo

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More money for the prison complex like they wanted!

Uvine_Umbra

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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?!?!?!

Slatlun

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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.

LordCrom

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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

SpikesOtherDog

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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.

dual_sport_dork

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In this case, actually no. The bill exempts sleeping in a vehicle provided the vehicle has valid registration/plates and is legally parked.

Arbic

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You need to arrest that baby over there right now. It's sleeping IN PUBLIC!!!

Tylerdurdon

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So next steps are to round up the homeless and put them into "work camps" of some sort? I've seen this somewhere...

tills13

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That'll stop them! Maybe now they'll simply get off the streets and buy a house!

BilboBargains

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It's big brain time

DarkDarkHouse

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To be swiftly reversed after Trump’s home is seized.

DigitalTraveler42

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Well more likely when the courts reverse this, if they reverse this.

AdamEatsAss

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Based on his Twitter activity I don't Trump sleeps. So he won't have to worry about this.

Zuberi

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You okay America? You ever gunna ban slavery or?...

EchoCT

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I mean, the imperial center is crumbling, so that's a plus. But no, no were not.

Honytawk

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Great, so they get free housing and food in prison, right?

teamevil

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It's good thing this short impotent fuck is trying to make meat alternatives illegal instead of addressing problems like homelessness. I mean how many months are all of us from being homeless in this terrible state‽