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PeaceCamp2010 Hit With Second Midnight Raid by Sheriff's Deputies
Around 11:15 PM last night (Wednesday August 4th), a band of five sheriff's deputies individually approached, awakened, interrogated, warned, and photographed sleeping homeless people in front of the County Building at 711 Ocean St. Angry PeaceCamp2010 residents followed the deputies as they shined their flashlights on each victims denouncing the harassment and invasion of privacy.
Go to http://www.peacecamp2010.blogspot.com/ for the full story. I tried to post the story here, but it resolved as one huge long paragraph. For the comfort of readers, I refer them to the Peacecamp2010 website. However, the story was written for indybay.org/santacruz .
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When you elect to sleep on public property, you have neither.
Homeless people in a city and county without shelter don't "elect" to sleep on public property. They have no choice.
That's the point those who like to denounce them fail to grasp or prefer to ignore. Federal courts, however, see the issue differently.
(See "ACLU of Southern California Wins Historic Victory in Homeless Rights Case" at http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/aclu-southern-california-wins-hist)
That's the point those who like to denounce them fail to grasp or prefer to ignore. Federal courts, however, see the issue differently.
(See "ACLU of Southern California Wins Historic Victory in Homeless Rights Case" at http://www.aclu.org/racial-justice_prisoners-rights_drug-law-reform_immigrants-rights/aclu-southern-california-wins-hist)
re: it resolved as one huge long paragraph
That is because you checked the box for: "Is Text HTML?"
That is because you checked the box for: "Is Text HTML?"
A question for Becky or Robert:
On the camp blog, Becky has disassociated herself from the group of extremely messy campers who are under the redwood trees at the County Building. She's named them "hoarders" in an apparent attempt to further disassociate. She's indicated they are uncontrollable alcoholics who were so disruptive that they had to move and are no longer part of the camp.
My question to you is: Why is it okay for you to decide who gets to sleep where while at the same time you complain about the city doing the exact same thing. Why do you frequently lambast people for labeling the homeless, then turn around and label "hoarders" and "alcoholics", equally derogatory terms?
And most importantly, why should we not expect multiple versions of that "hoarder" camp to crop up all over Santa Cruz if the sleeping ban is lifted? It strikes me that if you guys can't control that situation in a space of 50 yards with a population of 30-40 that it would be realistic to expect the same problem but bigger if it were city wide and nobody were trying to control it.
On the camp blog, Becky has disassociated herself from the group of extremely messy campers who are under the redwood trees at the County Building. She's named them "hoarders" in an apparent attempt to further disassociate. She's indicated they are uncontrollable alcoholics who were so disruptive that they had to move and are no longer part of the camp.
My question to you is: Why is it okay for you to decide who gets to sleep where while at the same time you complain about the city doing the exact same thing. Why do you frequently lambast people for labeling the homeless, then turn around and label "hoarders" and "alcoholics", equally derogatory terms?
And most importantly, why should we not expect multiple versions of that "hoarder" camp to crop up all over Santa Cruz if the sleeping ban is lifted? It strikes me that if you guys can't control that situation in a space of 50 yards with a population of 30-40 that it would be realistic to expect the same problem but bigger if it were city wide and nobody were trying to control it.
Amen! Couldn't have said it better myself!
Well, looks like this one is over and done. Norse and Johnson waste yet another opportunity.
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