Posted on 12/24/2017 10:10:16 AM PST by walford
After decriminalizing defecating on sidewalks, the Chamber of Commerce will probably rename Denver as the “Mile High Pile City.”
No Board of Health? That’s how diseases spread. Now every time I think of Denver I will see visions of poop and other body fluids on the sidewalk. People are required to dispose of dog poop and Denver is letting humans defecate any where they please.
What’s disturbing as well is that they also decriminalized camping out on private land. So now you can go out to get your morning paper, but it’s not there, because the person camping on your front lawn is reading it while defecating on the sidewalk in front of your house.
I always end with it, but I’m saying it now: INSANITY!
Denver City Council had an unanimous vote Monday night to decriminalize the offense of people committing certain low-level crimes like lying in a public right-of-way, urinating in public and panhandling.
City leaders and immigrant rights advocates argued the changes will protect Denver’s immigrant community from facing unintended consequences.
“Many times it becomes a deportable offense if you’ve been convicted of even a minor ordinance violation that’s punishable by a year in jail,” Mark Silverstein said, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado.
Before the vote, all violations of the Denver municipal code were punishable by up to a year in jail and/or a fine of up to $999. The new ordinance creates a brand new sentencing category that carries out different penalties. Most municipal offenses will carry a maximum of 300 days in jail and up to a $999 fine. The new ordinance creates “Class 1” and “Class 2” offenses.
Class 2 offenses, which carry a maximum 60-day jail sentence and no fine.
Sitting or lying in the public right-of-way
Unauthorized camping on public or private property prohibited
Urinating or defecating in public
Panhandling
Curfews and closures
Storage and loading
Prohibitions
Solicitation on or near street or highway
The “class 2” offenses as so-called “quality of life” offenses that often impact the homeless community.
That’s the latest from the progressive city that seeks to ensure it “will not sacrifice” its “values or bend to a broken immigration system.”
Denver Mayor Michael Hancock (D) and some of the city officials explained that the new ordinances are designed to protect immigrants, legal and illegal, from “unintended consequences.”
These consequences were fines and longer jail terms, as has been customary in most places for violating the behavioral norms of civilized American society.
Mark Silverstein, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, explains the real reason behind the changes: “Many times it becomes a deportable offense if you’ve been convicted of even a minor ordinance violation that’s punishable by a year in jail.”
Denver is considering declaring itself a sanctuary city in defiance of President Trump’s policies on illegal immigrants. But by redefining lawbreaking and its possible penalties, these new Denver laws accomplish much of the same without risking loss of federal funds.
“Usually the defendants are very poverty stricken, maybe even homeless,” Mark Silverstein said.
When Colorado decriminalized marijuana, that was one thing. Whether or not I agree with that decision, I understand the reasoning behind it. But this?
“Last night, City Council voted to approve major sentencing reform and joined my Administration in sending a clear message that we will not sacrifice our values or bend to a broken immigration system.” Denver Mayor Michael Hancock
I am sorry, but even a poverty stricken person is free to use a public restroom. In fact, many private businesses will even allow it. How many times have you gone to a Starbucks and seen a homeless person occupy one of the sofas? I can count at least ten times that I’ve witnessed it, right off the top of my head.
If a person does not have the cognition to use a public facility, then he or she is likely under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or is mentally ill, and therefore should not be on the streets to begin with.
Denver used to be a great clean city. Now that the liberals have a stranglehold on it, and it will literally go into the crapper. Pun intended.
Yes, again…INSANITY!
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Legalize it and tax the hell out of it
See comment #34
It will look and taste like the coffee inside then.
Instead of being a Blue State or a Red State or even a Purple State, Colorado will now be a "Poople" State.
If the Broncos had any civic awareness, they could change the team colors to brown and yellow, and consider these new offerings to be a marketing campaign for the team. Just sayin'...
Never been, nor now never will go to Denver.
Thanks for the heads-up.
Major city after city - the criminals are in charge and protected well before the average citizen.
The Pile High city...
Sounds like it’s turning into a rather ——y place to live.
You think there's a "War on Drugs" now, just wait until the government gets into the business.
I used to go to Denver every year for vacation, and used it as a headquarters to go hiking in surrounding nature areas. I was always looking askance at the numerous marijuana “medical” facilities on every street corner. Now, with this new “welcome mat” for illegals to spread their filth, parasites, and infectious diseases, I think they should refer to Denver as the Mile “High” S___y. Don’t expect to go back there any time soon.
“”...Mark Silverstein, legal director for the American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado, explains the real reason behind the changes: ‘Many times it becomes a deportable offense if you’ve been convicted of even a minor ordinance violation that’s punishable by a year in jail.’”
Silverstein, Weinstein, Feinstein, Rosenstein, you can bet if it’s some Liberal $hit going on, you will find a Secular Progressive “X-stein” behind it!
It’s frightening to watch. Even more frigtening to not be able to do a damn thing about it...but we keep trying.
As a society we never seem to learn.
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The opening sentence is one of the most poorly written that I have ever read.
“After decriminalizing defecating on sidewalks, the Chamber of Commerce will probably rename Denver as the “Mile High Pile City.””
All is not lost. Remember who is PoTUS — and who is not.
Silverstein, Weinstein, Feinstein, ...... should be exiled to Gaza
Yep!
Very darn assessment of their MO and end game.
I know,personally, 6 unrelated people from MA that have moved to Denver in the past 10 years——including one of my own kids.
Libs ruin everything.
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Ever been to SF?
If it’s okay to elect Demonicrap to the Denver City Council, then it’s okay to deposit demonicrap on the sidewalks of Denver.
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