St Petersburg Police Slash Tents of the Homeless

Tampa Tribune ^ | Jan 20, 2007 | Steve Thompsom & Rod Challenger

[meg88]

'A week ago, a tent city up the street that was home to about 150 people was dismantled peaceably. Some of the 150 received rent vouchers; other homeless people accepted mats at a homeless shelter; still others took gasoline money or bus fare to return to out-of-state relatives or friends.'

Where are all of these freebies for working citizens?

[agooga]

We should eat the homeless.

Unfortunately, the flesh is too tough and salty.

[_Jim]

Where are all of these freebies for working citizens?

Firstly, I hate camping or anything resembling camping (in particular, sleeping under a tent on hard or lumpy ground) so I don't feel I could ever opt for these kind of freebies ...

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

The police are the armed extension of the government. What the government tells them to do, they do. Keeping innocent people safe from criminals is not part of their job. Enforcing the administration's policies is.

[Star Traveler]

Take a look here about Dignity Village in Portland, Oregon --


http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/West/02/27/portland.homeless.ap/index.html

http://www.outofthedoorways.org/

http://portland.indymedia.org/en/2005/05/318134.shtml

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Tafari

Apparently the "homeless" are politically active, too...

Regards,
Star Traveler

[SIDENET]

Gosh, remember those 8 years under Clinton where the homeless ceased to exist?

[Rb ver. 2.0]

Destroying private property without paying retribution seems to be a growing police practice these days.

[Lady Jag]

Sounds more like St. Petersburg Russia than St. Petersburg Florida!

[Abcdefg]

The government no longer recognizes private property.

[Mashood]

A bus ticket to Key West, and have a barrier on the freeway preventing them back onto the mainland. House the whole homeless population out there...and wait for a huricane.

[HaveHadEnough]

Half of the dozen remaining tents were confiscated; the others were slashed to render them unusable, Harmon said.

Whatever you do to the least of these, you do unto me.

[Ole Okie]

Sounds more like St. Petersburg Russia than St. Petersburg Florida!>>>>

I read nearly all this before it dawned on me that it was Floridiyay, not Rooskie.

[spunkets]

'Half of the dozen remaining tents were confiscated; the others were slashed to render them unusable, Harmon said."

The cops should all be arrested for destruction of property.

"Harmon said officers had legal authority to confiscate or destroy the tents because they are allowed to remove a hazard that lies on a right of way, which is city property."

They had no legal authority to do so. They had authority to arrest the vagrants maybe, not destroy and steal their property.

[Jaysun]

We should eat the homeless.

Unfortunately, the flesh is too tough and salty.

I bet if you marinated the meat really well and then smoked it nice and slow it would come out nice. We could also grind the meat and eat it that way or make sausage.

[Richard-SIA]

UNLESS illegals are involved.
Then they are solicitous beyond belief.

[Mr. Jeeves]

Be quicker to offer them all jobs. You'll never see them again. ;)

[Lady Jag]

When I saw the title, I was compelled to click and find out which St. Petersburg.

As a conservative, I wish the dems hadn't made me so cynical and callous, but that's why I believed it could be both St Petersburgs.

Liberal trash has destroyed American values and made Conservatives furious at the lowering of standards. They should move to the other St. Petersburg and get a taste of their own idiocy.

[Centurion2000]

Criminy, could we get something like this started here?

[spunkets]

"Be quicker to offer them all jobs. "

You're a wise man Jeeves.

[Fresh Wind]

Destroying private property without paying retribution seems to be a growing police practice these days.

Just what do you expect them to do? Dirty old tents bring nothing at the auctions. Now, drug dealers' expensive cars are another matter...