Posted on 06/22/2019 3:50:48 PM PDT by simpson96
Austin's police chief says three new homeless ordinances are about to "fundamentally change" the department's enforcement. Early Friday morning the Austin City Council voted to rescind the homeless camping ban changing the city’s approach to dealing with homelessness.
The city's ban on sitting, lying down and camping in public spaces is being replaced with new ordinances that change how police can respond to calls from the public.
“If we receive a call from a business owner or from a citizen involving an individual that may be sitting or lying in a public space, whether it be in front of a business or on a public thoroughfare, we would have to be able to prove that conduct poses a hazard or a danger to someone,” said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley.
Friday afternoon, Chief Manley said the wide sidewalks on Congress Avenue and around the UT campus and entertainment district are an example of where enforcement will change.
“There may be opportunities now for individuals to erect a structure or a tent or some type of protection in spaces where before that would not have been allowed,” said Manley.
As long as the public could safely get around the tents, the structures would not violate the new ordinances.
“I am thrilled,” said Rabbi Alan Freedman.
The Rabbi at Temple Beth Shalom in West Austin says the changes decriminalize being homeless.
“They found a way to revamp these ordinances so that people who are homeless are not being arrested simply for being homeless,”
(Excerpt) Read more at cbsaustin.com ...
Yep - all too often a “soft heart” is driven by a mush-brain....
Send them in? They're already there...Texas Military Department
TMD is Headquartered out of Camp Mabry, in Austin, TX
The whole vibe changes when you cross the Travis Co. line. Commieland. Creepy. I refuse to set foot there ever again.
The Homeless Industrial Complex proposed something similar in Denver. There the citizens got a change to vote. They overwhelmingly voted it down. Austin is crazier than Denver.
Is the UT campus a “public space”? I would love to see the homeless take over. The Tea Sippers need to see the consequences of their Wokeness.
Before long the UT colors need to change from burnt orange and white to turd brown and urine yellow.
the onus is on us.....we must change.... :(
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