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38. Tell that to Salt Lake City

Reply to hunter (Reply #37)

Mon Dec 16, 2019, 08:01 PM

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SCOTUS: Homeless people have a constitutional right to sleep on public property outdoors [View all] fleur-de-lisa Dec 2019 OP

Good decision. They're right. MineralMan Dec 2019 #1

Its sad commentary that this is actually a good decision. That Boise wants to make the homeless ... marble falls Dec 2019 #2

It's an obvious decision. It's too bad the question ever came up. MineralMan Dec 2019 #3

It's not that they don't provide shelter SoCalNative Dec 2019 #5

Yes, just as I said. There will always be such homeless people MineralMan Dec 2019 #6

In this case, the shelters were full More_Cowbell Dec 2019 #11

:) It's brought up. Many people have always refused Hortensis Dec 2019 #21

I think this ruling says is legal to sleep on streets when homeless shelters are full Beringia Dec 2019 #15

Here's a statement from the court that makes it pretty clear: MineralMan Dec 2019 #17

I don't think you can make that conclusion Beringia Dec 2019 #23

There are many factors involved in the "having a place to sleep." MineralMan Dec 2019 #24

This . Absolutely, this. AllyCat Dec 2019 #46

We had someone who works with homeless people speak at one of our community eds LeftInTX Dec 2019 #33

Crushing. Cannot imagine that kind of fear and anxiety AllyCat Dec 2019 #47

Does this ruling invalidate vagrancy laws? no_hypocrisy Dec 2019 #4

Vagrancy laws are generally unconstitutional as written. MineralMan Dec 2019 #7

You are correct, but occasionally, someone actually wanted to sit on that bench MH1 Dec 2019 #26

You know, I've never encountered any situation like that. MineralMan Dec 2019 #30

We have had different experiences. MH1 Dec 2019 #31

And yet, those homeless people are people all the same. MineralMan Dec 2019 #32

I agree with you, except I think a more expansive understanding of the other side MH1 Dec 2019 #34

I know the other side already. I also know the side of the homeless. MineralMan Dec 2019 #36

Odd. Almost all cities have adopted the deliberately unsleep-able bench design. Voltaire2 Dec 2019 #42

Recently, yes, in parks. MH1 Dec 2019 #48

It's not a ruling, in the sense you are thinking of. They merely declined to take the case. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #13

Thank God. They're finally taking a bite out of the criminalization of homelessness. Aristus Dec 2019 #8

Good Hekate Dec 2019 #9

I'm amazed that the Roberts court didn't intervene on behalf of cruelty Orrex Dec 2019 #10

Nope. That's not how it works. Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #12

yes. this is the correct interpretation stopdiggin Dec 2019 #14

They may also be looking for a Circuit conflict. n/t Ms. Toad Dec 2019 #27

Good news, homeless shelters can be awful places for the homeless Johnny2X2X Dec 2019 #16

Yes. Almost all shelters are run by non-governmental organizations. MineralMan Dec 2019 #20

A large shelter chain in LA (!) won't allow undocumented people tishaLA Dec 2019 #41

Perhaps criminalizing excessive greed would help OhNo-Really Dec 2019 #44

The hard-cores may just be ruling in favor of the anti-taxers, but Hortensis Dec 2019 #18

Powerless?... lame54 Dec 2019 #19

This is a Federal problem, not a local problem. hunter Dec 2019 #37

Tell that to Salt Lake City lame54 Dec 2019 #38

It was in many ways a self-selected population. hunter Dec 2019 #43

I was surprised it wasn't already posted in LBN Polybius Dec 2019 #22

They're worried about "residents' health and safety concerns" WhiskeyWulf Dec 2019 #25

That's good. Where do they expect these poor souls to go. onecaliberal Dec 2019 #28

Wow... Newest Reality Dec 2019 #29

Low hanging fruit budkin Dec 2019 #35

That right... to sleep on public property... albacore Dec 2019 #39

Now we'll see how cities try to skate around tishaLA Dec 2019 #40

"Address residents' health and safety concerns"? Really? AllyCat Dec 2019 #45