Posted on 05/24/2011 6:07:05 PM PDT by SmithL
A federal jury in Sacramento issued a mixed verdict Tuesday in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of homeless people whose possessions have been seized and destroyed in city police sweeps.
The jury found that the city failed to properly notify homeless people of how they could retrieve property removed from illegal campsites and to implement policies for handling and storing those possessions. But it rejected several other claims, including that the city had a longstanding policy of unreasonably seizing and destroying the tents, sleeping bags, prescription medications, and other personal property of homeless men and women.
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I have mixed feelings on the homeless.
A lot of them are homeless because of the state legis-traitors, they should all camp out in front of Jerry Brown’s office and on the capitol steps...
We should actually organize a campaign with the homeless to camp out near homes and offices of liberal politicians as much as possible...
If you have placed your life’s belongings on public grounds, you are either legally entitled to “squat” there or it is considered dumping/abandonment. So what’s the issue?
California needs to institute a “homeless person” tax. Yes, another tax. They are going to need the extra money because of all the prisoners that they will have to release soon. Once released from prison, they will be homeless and in dire need of services. These, in addition to the regular homeless and illegals are going to cause real economic problems for the locals so the state should fund it. How about a whining liberal progressive movie star or public office holder tax to fund this additional requirement?
I think an actual political campaign where we set up a - temporary tent city - for the homeless right on the grounds of the California state capitol would get a lot of attention...
When it is over, just leave the tents there occupied by homeless squatters...
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