SCOTUS weighs criminalizing homeless people sleeping outside

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Should homeless people be fined for sleeping on the street? The question is at the heart of a case that went to the Supreme Court Monday. FOX 5's Tom Fitzgerald has the story.
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@cathy1523 13 дней назад

How can someone pay a fine when they don't have a home?

@mrj2654 13 дней назад

How can someone be under the jurisdiction of a city with out a home.

@buckaroobonzai2909 13 дней назад

Okay, but in the real, non-bleeding-heart, world, you have people panhandling in new town each day and living in an apartment with 3 other "homeless" guys who are all pulling the same nonsense. You also have people doing this who get angry at you when you refuse to give them money.

@Hutch_Davenport 13 дней назад

@@buckaroobonzai2909 In the bleeding heart world everyone is a sad little puppy that was kicked. Dopes gonna dope and that is why America is 3rd world. Thanks dopes.

@ohhhreallynow9056 13 дней назад

you know if they want help they can go get it. Most of these so called "homeless" people want to be homeless cuse they dont have to pay bills and follow rules from places they would be at if they would be sleeping at.

@scottryals3191 13 дней назад

@@buckaroobonzai2909 This is the same kind of rhetoric that the right used to elect Reagan. Welfare queens. It was BS then and it's BS now. It works like this - make a group sound less than human, and you can abuse them with impunity. You can't justify that kind of crap because of the actions of a small part of the entire group. It's like saying all white people are NAZI because all Nazis are white. Rather than spewing hate, you should be asking why there's a growing problem with people becoming homeless in the first place. I seriously doubt the vast majority of those people want to be homeless. Which seems to be what you're implying. I can understand why you hide behind a phony name. You really deserve to have to take actual responsibility for your BS.

@Utrevj 13 дней назад

US gives billions to war efforts and that money should be for homeless care and facilities.

@r.n.holmes5625 13 дней назад

The whole point of these people being homeless is that they have nothing they have no money no job What is ticketing going to do? I don't understand 😮

@whyareyousoangry7322 13 дней назад

Can we all agree, that homelessness occurs across all party lines, and has been created by both parties?

@bluecollarnobody4217 13 дней назад

No, we can’t

@dannmarceau9743 13 дней назад

Yes.

@miketrusky476 13 дней назад

3 million lost jobs in 4 years of trump, 15 million new jobs in less than 3 years of Biden. We need more Democrats to solve the problem, Republicans offer NORHING, just like their 50 years of blocking healthcare to b

@andrewlpickfordiii9986 13 дней назад

No it isn't the party's fault but the choices of the individuals.

@disregard7275 13 дней назад

Tell me you lack accountability without telling me.

@HappySolarSystem 13 дней назад

Here’s an idea: Maybe instead of giving $95 billion as foreign aid, they can use it to solve the homeless crisis? 😱😱😱

@jacobjaramillo3192 13 дней назад

Nah. Too logical.

@Hewhogreetswithfjre 13 дней назад

You are asking to much. 😂

@happilysingle4ever177 13 дней назад

The higher ups just keep proving how incredibly stoop!d they actually are. What money do you expect to gain from a homeless person?

@BewarePeople-od2bd 13 дней назад

Not money but slaves.

@HM2FLY 13 дней назад

They want em in jail so they can work for them

@Hutch_Davenport 13 дней назад

Do you keep proving how stoopid you are by voting for the same people repeatedly and blindly? I hope not or you are just as bad as them.

@happilysingle4ever177 13 дней назад

@@HM2FLY Or so they can abuse them

@bloodyblackjack4157 13 дней назад

So you want money from the people who cant afford to sleep under a roof??? Implementation of such a law is a crime in itself... Good way to ensure more crime, by making the desperate people graduate to hopelessness... This is not even a relevant question... The question should be should we penalize states for not solving this civil situation. Rent is absurd, labor income is disgraceful... I say if a State homeless population exceed a decided threshold, That the state should be fined, and the Governor and Mayor in question should face criminal charges... I cannot even believe someone could think those poor homeless people should be punished for misfortune. How insidious and callous.

@TrulyUnbothered 13 дней назад

How the frick can a homeless person get “in trouble” for not having a house. Where do they get the $240 from? Am I the only intelligent person who understands this makes no sense.

@Utrevj 13 дней назад

Billions given to other countries war support. Little given to homeless support.

@sandrachank6982 13 дней назад

When did vagrancy laws go away....

@mzpatintexas8329 13 дней назад

They haven’t...many State have laws against homeless encampments. But just ignore enforcing these laws..just like the immigration laws.

@dannmarceau9743 13 дней назад

Yes, ticket those that have little to nothing; welcome to the U.S.

@gustavon.1444 13 дней назад

its by choice tho

@user-tv4oc5ox9h 13 дней назад

No, those illegals that they are welcoming to the US are getting bank cards, free shelter, and clothes. It's the poor American citizens that are getting the shaft. How about we help the US citizens and deport illegals?

@buckaroobonzai2909 13 дней назад

You are incorrect. These homeless people are often obese and have or at least have opportunities for shelter.

@Redactedlllllllllllll 13 дней назад

@@buckaroobonzai2909 it seems like you're the one making the biggest assumption here.

@susananderson9619 13 дней назад

Whats nex Criminalizing seniors living in their cars?

@loyceholland6201 13 дней назад

No matter where they stay they are brothers and sisters, mothers and fathers, of every American. The lack of shelter, proper zip code, and voter identification should never be enough to criminalize hunger, mental illnesses, and addiction. Shame on our elected officials who have the ability to solve this issue but lack compassion and the desire to help.

@Hutch_Davenport 13 дней назад

Are you really that naive? The core of homeless people are like that, your new wave hordes of homeless zombies are simply addicts stealing everything they can get their hands on for drug money. Seek help, you'll destroy us all.

@quino7557 13 дней назад

😂😂😂😂😂 America in 2024😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Wow

@DarkBirgon 3 дня назад

If people are choosing to sleep outside over sleeping in a selter where a bed, running water, and a roof that means something is seriously wrong with the selter.

@okaminmbr9 13 дней назад

imagine creating homelessness and then decriminalization homelessness.

@troyevans6355 13 дней назад

Opinion: Rental cartel's are controlling rent prices across the nation. It's a fact, look it up. Mortgage payment is directly proportional to rent. Banks are setting on homes to drive up housing costs. Proposal: Do like Spain's government did and force the banks to sell the homes within 90 days or loose the property. Then donate the house to an actual needy FAMILY.

@Redactedlllllllllllll 13 дней назад

That's communism, that's bad, throwing the homeless in jail? That's good , that's capitalism.

@sipioc 13 дней назад

Half hearted attempt at trying to solve a problem softly that needs a hard decision to be made. Mental illness and drug addiction are the leading cause of perpetual homelessness. Offering a solid way out of poverty requires people to make a decision themselves about what they want. Devise a program that will give people a path to a better life. Group homes. Steady employment. Therapy. Accountability. Self reliance. It’s a start, but it’s a heck of a lot better than just throwing money and tickets at the problem hoping it will go away.

@Phukachu 13 дней назад

I thought there were already vagrancy laws. Oh, that's right, law is selectively used and abused now.

@mzpatintexas8329 13 дней назад

There you go... So True.

@Labyrinth6000 3 дня назад

What’s next, fining people for sleeping on a chair that isn’t homeless because they’re tired of waiting for something?

@donstaples4812 13 дней назад

So, we're going to house the homeless in jails?

@Redactedlllllllllllll 13 дней назад

Jails overcrowded

@lordcaitanyaarjunachampion 13 дней назад

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. Declaration of independence 1776 Homeless people have the right to life just as everyone has. This is the inevitable outcome for most Americans. With our money being inflated none of us can afford to live. We will all end up in a tent city or a Fema camp. Klaus Schwab/WEF: You will own nothing and be happy. This is what they are doing to America. America has become a nation of impoverished debt slaves who have to pay that hidden tax called inflation. This is the inevitability that is coming for all of us. Coming to a city near you!

@jameslewis1605 13 дней назад

Sweet..Now where are they to go?perhaps they can live in the supreme Court and municipal offices.

@miketrusky476 13 дней назад

"He who is least among you shall be first in the kingdom of God".

@Crazy-Times. 13 дней назад

They need to find some woods to sleep in not our city streets in front of stores fronts and or parking lots, it’s not the city’s fault or problem why these people choose their path in life

@ColemanCanna 13 дней назад

I honestly don’t see SCOTUS fully outlawing being homeless I do see there having to be limits. Everything must have a limit. I have been homeless in my life. Took me 5 months to have a shot at getting my stuff together to actually get a life. I’m very thankful for the help i received at that time. I feel this is a very hard subject to just form respectable legislation on for all parties. Sadly we are running out of money to really foot a serious move on fixing this ever growing issue in the States.

@barbaraamoroso7020 13 дней назад

And the alternative is?

@righteousbyfaithinChrist 12 дней назад

Unlawful to criminalize homeless...no matter the decision, Id be very careful not to do something against these souls.

@user-lh1bh7uc8o 13 дней назад

This is REDICULOUS!! If they had $200.00 don't you think they would stay in a hotel instead. This is a slap in the face of all Americans who pay taxes to take care of this issue. This is a slap in the face to all Americans who have paid into social security only for it to be given to illegal people while, homeless Americans get fined instead of the help they should be getting from all these United States.

@BewarePeople-od2bd 13 дней назад

The city is not allowed to ticket a man or women that dose not have a valid contract with the state. Every ticket would be a false claim. N will be #freecitymoney .

@BewarePeople-od2bd 13 дней назад

Cancel ur license with the state if ur homeless.

@stevepd1 13 дней назад

If only there were some interventions that would help homeless people get back on their feet. What happened to all the billions of dollars that Gavin Newsom spent on the California homeless?

@BewarePeople-od2bd 13 дней назад

Who ever posed this to solve this problem is very stupid.

@brazotutt333 13 дней назад

Instead of going after the homeless you need to go after the homeowners first especially the ones who rent month by month you're always threatened to be put out every month who would want to go through that

@sandrachank6982 13 дней назад

Landlords have to pay bills, too. Expecting someone to pay rent is not criminal. ....just a reasonable fact.

@JackArkitekt 13 дней назад

What will happened next, why Supreme Court Members are not limited by the term limit!!! Or being call to disband them as total incompetent to read US Constitution!!!

@mzpatintexas8329 13 дней назад

You must not know we have Three Branches of Government. One is the Judiciary, That would be the Supreme Court..members of the court hold that title for life. Congress,nor the Executive office can change that...

@user-qz6xk4ro8o 13 дней назад

How can this be imo there are some down on there luck because of rent prices and loss of jobs .imo this is not right they can't afford food and homes so hoe are they going to afford tickets .When there tickets can't be paid I guess state will foot the bill

@RockyDaSaki 13 дней назад

They ticket homeless people in Hawaii ….. it’s a joke !!!!! They clear them out of a area and a couple of days later they are right back

@danasmith858 13 дней назад

Looks like Soylent Greens going to be popular soon,

@robertlee8400 13 дней назад

I once was almost homeless & homelessness should not be a crime especially with people who obey laws & don’t do drugs or drink , they are people & some of them can make it on a minimum wage job paying high rent everywhere in the United States , some of them have disabilities like myself that can’t work & are on SSI & then you don’t receive enough to pay bills & you need extra help from people , raise the minimum wage in all states to over $25.00 dollars a hour with very little taxes taken out , that would help out drastically . See everybody wants the American dream but when your getting taxed like crazy at a minimum wage job , you can make it in this world , people want to hold you down when your skills are beyond your pay rate & that’s not fair to anyone .

@mzpatintexas8329 13 дней назад

It’s each States rights that should pass laws against homeless encampments on streets, parks,and Highways. Many states ,cities,towns already have laws against homeless encampments. Of course the media ignores the filth...crimes,harassment by the homeless. Instead,..they interview one former homeless, and one that is wearing a hat I couldn’t afford to buy.

@lifedoesntstop...6847 13 дней назад

Insanity

@kitcrft421 13 дней назад

#EATTHERICH

@buckaroobonzai2909 13 дней назад

I would rather live in a hovel with a wealthy overlord than share an apartment with a degenerate, jealous person.

@kitcrft421 13 дней назад

@@buckaroobonzai2909then welcome to the menu

@buckaroobonzai2909 12 дней назад

@@kitcrft421 You don't have the stomach to eat human flesh.

@kitcrft421 7 дней назад

@@buckaroobonzai2909🤣🤣🤣🧋🍽 🤣🤣🤣🤣 😉

@M1Ascoutsquad45 12 дней назад

Head scratching bills

@RJcrawl 13 дней назад

So now they can show up at the jail and get a bed and breakfast. TV?

@mrj2654 13 дней назад

43%!

@improvisedsurvival5967 13 дней назад

Should be a crime. On public property. Your own land is different.

@Mrmaxhh 13 дней назад

Public property funded by the public, that the public aren’t allowed to use. Interesting logic

@mistypfitzer111 13 дней назад

What a freaking waste...its right up there with the income criteria for sect 8/public housing thats required...ya have 2 be making at least like $3500 per month in order 2 be eligible to even apply to get on the waiting list! Plus they require u to pay the first 2 months rent + last month + a deposit + a nonrefundable application fee if u want to move into a place! Idk about u, but idk of any homeless individuals who can afford that...🤔🙄🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️🥺 like c'mon! Thats hella screwed if u arent even allowed to sleep in your damn vehicle tho...👌💯 i spent years living in my car. Its def a whole nother way of living lol 😅 why are they making even MORE unnecessary work by having to then process those tickets that are written & wont ever probably even be paid?? 🤔

@deneenarcher3035 13 дней назад

The government sending all our tax dollars to Ukraine they should tax payers dollars and build a Homeless she6in all united states. Bring back Larry Rice they pushed him out of St. Louis,Missouri for helping the homeless instead of helping to more for the homeless.

@robertcambell7862 13 дней назад

What are you gonna do ? Give them a fine ? 😂 They have no money. That's why they're homeless. Good luck finding them too. They have no permanent address 😂😂

@Redactedlllllllllllll 13 дней назад

Christian Nation btw.

@kitcrft421 13 дней назад

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣