Police in Nevada City are now forcing homeless people to get a permit
so they can sleep anywhere on public land, in the woods, or even in
their own cars. ~ JG Vibes
“A new law would give Nevada City the power to hand out
permits to a small group of homeless, which would give them permission
to sleep in public.While the new ordinance would give some homeless a place to stay, it
would tell others, mostly the troublemakers and the criminals, to stay
away.“I come down here every fall,” said Bob Barton, who chooses to be homeless in Nevada City.
For Barton, the new ordinance that would essentially identify law-abiding homeless and reward them is music to his ears.”
Police Chief James Wickham says that this is a measure to “manage the homeless population” in the area.
The new law will fall under a “no camping” ordinance and there has been no indication as to how the permits will be distributed.
However, it has been said that a vast majority of the towns homeless
wont be given permits, with actually less than a dozen permits being
handed out in total.
The police chief directly admitted that “It just basically means you
can’t set up a tent. You can’t live in your vehicle. You can’t live in
the woods in Nevada City.”
Especially with so little permits being handed out, it is obvious
that this will result in a violent expulsion of the areas homeless.
Also it is important to add that when one area implements these kinds
of policies there are probobly many others following close behind.
JG Vibes – November 17, 2012 – posted at TheIntelHub
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