San. Fran. now, can fine, and jail street people.

[fuzzybuddy]

A new San Franciscan law has provisions where people, who live on the street can be fined, and if they can't pay-jailed. Let's see, if you're living on the street, do you think you can afford a big fine? And, of course, taxpayers are going to foot the bill for all the jailed people. What's your take on the law?
My opinion is this is a scare tactic to get street people to move just across the city limits, so they are somebody else's problem.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/08/26/us/video/san-francisco-mayor-clearing-homeless-encampments-digvi

 

[GoneFishin]

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@fuzzybuddy

 

[Pinky]

"No page to be found"

 

[Murrmurr]

I wonder if CNN got it wrong and they had to take the story down. Or maybe the governor told the mayor to yank it.

 

[dilettante]

Maybe instead of jailing them they put them to work on the rich peoples' estates?

 

[Murrmurr]

Maybe instead of jailing them they put them to work on the rich peoples' estates?

Make servants out of them. Forcefully.

 

[OldFeller]

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@fuzzybuddy

Different article but interesting
San Francisco will enforce penalties to clear homeless encampments as Los Angeles pushes back on governor’s order

 

[Murrmurr]

Different article but interesting
San Francisco will enforce penalties to clear homeless encampments as Los Angeles pushes back on governor’s order

"Los Angeles is pushing back, refusing to allow its jails to be used to hold those removed from encampments."

Our govner is no visionary, that's for sure. I don't think he can see past his Ferragamo ties.

 

[GoneFishin]

Different article but interesting
San Francisco will enforce penalties to clear homeless encampments as Los Angeles pushes back on governor’s order

Thanhx for the link

 

[bobcat]

I have compassion for these people, and I think we should do all we can to help them (Within reason).
However, I don't think we should exempt them from the laws due to their situation.
Doing drugs, pooping and urinating on the sidewalk, steeling shopping carts, and sleeping in business doorways, harassing or threatening people for money, etc... just can't go ignored.
I don't have all the answers, but I just feel that we should provide shelters, food, clothing, etc..., but they still have to live within the bounds of the law. JMO.