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.

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.

  • DigitalTraveler42@lemmy.worldEnglish
    107·
    9 months ago

    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@lemmy.world
      771·
      9 months ago

      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@lemm.ee
      39·
      9 months ago

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

    • bdonvr@thelemmy.club
      27·
      9 months ago

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

    • Slatlun@lemmy.ml
      11·
      9 months ago

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

    • whotookkarl@lemmy.world
      6·
      9 months ago

      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.

  • akilou@sh.itjust.works
    81·
    9 months ago

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

  • Fedizen@lemmy.world
    80·
    9 months ago

    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.

  • TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
    71·
    9 months ago

    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@lemmy.world
      97·
      9 months ago

      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@lemmy.worldEnglish
        22·
        9 months ago

        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.

    • Drusas@kbin.run
      411·
      9 months ago

      RTFA. The bill requires municipalities to provide encampments.

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

      • TimeSquirrel@kbin.social
        22·
        9 months ago

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

      • Billiam@lemmy.world
        17·
        9 months ago

        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?

  • Spaghetti_Hitchens@kbin.social
    51·
    9 months ago

    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@fedia.io
    50·
    9 months ago

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

  • TeoTwawki@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    9 months ago

    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

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
    36·
    9 months ago

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

  • Uvine_Umbra@discuss.tchncs.de
    35·
    9 months ago

    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@lemmy.ml
      19·
      9 months ago

      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@lemmy.world
        10·
        9 months ago

        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@ani.social
      6·
      9 months ago

      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.

    • Arbic@feddit.de
      3·
      9 months ago

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

  • Tylerdurdon@lemmy.world
    28·
    9 months ago

    So next steps are to round up the homeless and put them into “work camps” of some sort? I’ve seen this somewhere…

  • Honytawk
    22·
    9 months ago

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