Colorado Springs Will Re-Pay Those Sent to Debtor's Prison in Landmark Settlement

[niyad]

18. don't get too excited--it isn't like this "heart of darkness", as john sayles called it, actually

cares about people:


First to be cited under Colorado Springs' 'sit-lie' ordinance could face fines of up to $500 each
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Convinced the law is unjust and immoral, the first people cited under Colorado Springs' so-called "sit-lie" ordinance vowed Tuesday to make their case before a jury. "I think the city has grossly overestimated the amount of support this kind of ordinance has," said Trig Bundgaard, 36, one of the people cited.

Bundgaard and two others - Alan Pitts, 32, and Mark Chamberlain, 27 - pleaded not guilty before a municipal judge Tuesday during their first court appearance since being ticketed for sitting on a sidewalk April 9.

Their citations came during a protest at Acacia Park that drew about 150 people amid concerns the ordinance unfairly targeted homeless people.

The fourth protester cited that day, Cayla Norris, 32, did not appear in court Tuesday, because her case has already been bound for trial, court records show.

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http://gazette.com/article/1575345