Florida House passes homeless public sleeping ban

[INTJohn]

https://floridapolitics.com/archives/662675-homeless-crackdown/

https://www.wfla.com/news/politics/gov-desantis-endorses-bill-to-try-and-prevent-homelessness/amp/

https://floridaphoenix.com/2024/02/...isnt-a-major-problem-in-florida-but-could-be/

The measure strongly supported by Gov DeSantis.
Sooo it’s ok to breathe & eat on public property but another basic Human need of proper rest & sleep is now against the law? Hmmm unless you’re herded into one of their proposed “concentration camps” for the homeless.

Well apparently only if you’re homeless. So if you aren’t homeless, ahh you have a home to sleep in then it’s ok I guess for you to sleep.

Matter of time b4 this is transferred as well to sleeping anywhere (vehicle) if you don’t have a home? Who knows.

Also, while I’m at it; it’s also against Florida statute for a non commercial driver to spend more than 3 hours in a Florida rest area while commercial drivers can spend up to 10 hours. Ummm, a non commercial driver who has been driving an amount of time , ummm, gets just as tired as a commercial driver.

These are examples of laws aimed directly at persons who often choose a different life style. Like those of us here that choose to vehicle live.

Discuss
INTJohn

 

[WanderingRose]

And if no drugs or alcohol are allowed in these shelters counties are expected to set up, where will those homeless with active usage and addictions go???

 

[abnorm]

I am ashamed of my home State...........................

 

[bullfrog !]

I guess you could anchor a small pull behind boat just off shore and sleep in it at night. Just park your vehicle at the ramp. I would imagine there are people that fish at night with a bell on the line and sleep in a lawn chair in certain areas.

 

[RonDean]

This type of thing is just one reason I tend to avoid states like any of those stretching from Florida to Texas. Depending on how it is interpreted, I am sure our entire mobile lifestyle is illegal in many of those states. And to tell a tired driver they cannot pull over and sleep the entire night if that's what they need is IMHO criminal. Any vehicle with a tired driver (commercial or private) is a hazard to everyone on the road. To be honest, I have seen this in other states as well, but I have to go or be somewhere and I think some places are just a bit worse than others.

 

[Carla618]

This type of thing is just one reason I tend to avoid states like any of those stretching from Florida to Texas. Depending on how it is interpreted, I am sure our entire mobile lifestyle is illegal in many of those states. And to tell a tired driver they cannot pull over and sleep the entire night if that's what they need is IMHO criminal. Any vehicle with a tired driver (commercial or private) is a hazard to everyone on the road. To be honest, I have seen this in other states as well, but I have to go or be somewhere and I think some places are just a bit worse than others.

Add Arizona to the list.

 

[camperdan]

I am ashamed of my home State...........................

Well, I'm disappointed in my species.