Michael Stoops
Michael Stoops
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It puts pressure on cities to rethink their criminalization strategies. No city should want to be labeled a mean city.
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Just because there aren't official reports doesn't mean attacks don't happen. This sort of attack needs to be classified as a hate crime, so statistics can be compiled, but nobody does that.
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No area of America is immune from homelessness.
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The Atlanta ordinance says this is how Atlanta is solving Atlanta's homeless problem. You're not aloud to say anything. You're not allowed to ask what time it is; you're not allowed to ask for directions. You're not allowed to ask for food. We don't consider that to be a model ordinance.
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They could have been taken off the mean list if they would have just done away with that ordinance.
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What happened in Holly Hill and what happened in Fort Lauderdale will happen again. It's just a matter of when and where.
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What happened in Fort Lauderdale will no doubt happen again. It might not be caught on videotape the next time, but I can assure you it will happen again.
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They do this because they think they can, that they can get away with beating a homeless person and nobody will care, and the homeless won't be able to fight back.
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The most common law that targets homeless people is some version of a panhandling law, whether it's aggressive panhandling or saying you can only panhandle in certain areas of a city.
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This is not comprehensive; this would not be an accurate portrayal.
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It's a good time of year to raise awareness, when it's real cold out. More Americans are thinking about poverty and homelessness this time of year.
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There's been a trend with a few police departments becoming more sensitized toward the needs and issues that the homeless population face. These are the kind of partnerships we support.
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It just means other cities are now being meaner than Las Vegas.
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They (Sarasota) could have been taken off the mean list if they would have just done away with that ordinance. They continue to push and push and push, and push homeless people out of the city.