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Sleeping In Public
  • Evolution101 October 2011 +1 -1
    Any law that prosecutes people for sleeping-eating-tresspassing on public property according to some arbitrary closing time; "is blatantly unconstitutional"; it's unreal that Occupy is not attacking These "cop outs" first and foremost :which enable corrupt police to confront; and then falsely accuse protesters of violating some law, thereby justifying riot police tactics which beat, torture, and even kill people. If there is not a confrontation between two or more groups; the police should not even be there! Just because people assemble in large numbers; does not mean the police should take the streets and antagonize them; creating the situation they claim they are there to prevent
  • skoalbiteskoalbite October 2011 +1 -1
    This is one of the best state-by-state case law breakdowns: http://www.nationalhomeless.org/publications/crimreport/casesummaries_1b.html

    There's been vigorous debate on the subject: http://www.jstor.org/pss/3480563
    http://jonathanturley.org/2010/11/17/constitutional-nightmare-new-jersey-town-bars-sleeping-in-public/

    "Time and Place" restrictions generally have been held constitutional, so long as they're reasonable and not related to subject matter. Vagrancy, anti-homeless laws, and such ilk are prevalent.
  • Evolution101 November 2011 +1 -1
    You don't get it; The courts aren't the final say; many laws have been upheld as constitutional for years; before they were suddenly declared unconstitutional at a later time: Why do you let people define the law for you; the supreme court sits on top of a mountain of corrupt laws, and cover up of their shameful history. Just because a corrupt court makes a ruling; that does not change the law. If you can't understand your most basic and fundemental rights you have no chance of changing anything. What is there to debate? If your Equal Rights to be in public aren't upheld; you have no other Rights!
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