m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

    • rsuri@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Typically states are allowed to set their own criminal laws as it’s considered within their powers under the 10th Amendment without federal interference. But they can’t pass a law that would violate the US constitution. This one I’m sure would lead to at least a couple of constitutional arguments, one being that if the state used execution to punish illegal camping it would definitely violate the 8th Amendment, and they can’t just get around that by outsourcing enforcement to individuals. Even this very Republican supreme court might now allow that.

      But to answer the question, if the state wanted to just straight up legalize murder for everyone I think they’d be able to do it without issue.

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    6 months ago

    I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian & mistakenly think they are going to spend eternity in Heaven.

    It always amazes me that so many self-professed Christians have almost as much disrespect for their religion as I do.

  • Codilingus@sh.itjust.works
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    6 months ago

    I feel like the biggest issue is what would amount to homeless corralling, and if they violated the law by living outside the designated zone, they’d be fined. The state knows they wouldn’t be able to pay, and thus 90+ days of prison labor.

    “The proposed legislation grants cities the authority to designate specific areas for unhoused individuals. If individuals are found outside of the designated area, residing in a tent, hut, temporary shelter, or vehicle with the intention to sleep, they may face misdemeanor charges, leading to a fine of $5,000 and a potential imprisonment of up to 90 days.”

    Don’t get me wrong, the deadly force bits are definitely worse, but I feel like what I quoted above is the true motivation.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.world
    01·
    6 months ago

    too bad everything is left up to individual countries mean states to decide laws

    maybe strong federal laws and making states comply to it and not allow fifty united states to individually decide on every issue would keep this from happening

    • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      They define it, so anyone who actually reads the law can see what it means legally. Then if the person leasing or who owns the property believes the homeless person is threatening them they can shoot them.

      Now I’m not trying to call you out for not reading the specific law. I didn’t include it here either for the same reason. The problem is very few people will go read that law. So the day this passes, the clock is ticking to a black teenager getting shot with this law as a cover. It’ll be just another way to make people tune out. Dickhead claims the victim was homeless and aggressive. And just like pulling up juvenile history, or a picture with a bong, most of the country will tune out.

      • Tremble@sh.itjust.works
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        6 months ago

        I always feel threatened and since I believe in impermanence, I see and believe everyone is homeless. Step on my lawn, mofo!!!