The (proposed) ordinance is VERY bad. It goes beyond criminalizing "camping" or "sleeping"; it also makes it a crime for a homeless person to have any personal property that's not in their immediate possession and authorizes CPD to destroy it. Cruel, unhelpful, probably unconstitutional.
Not just homeless people. If you sit on a bench at Riverview Park and accidentally forget your water bottle there when you leave, you seem to be guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor? Good thing the staff report and resolution specifically say they plan to enforce it inconsistently!
It's a good thing they put in that "when, in light of all the circumstances" bit in (a)(2) because there are definitely some councilors guilty of nodding off on public property...
Really good point.
Call me a criminal because I have dozed in the park on a sunny afternoon.
Where's @jefffogle when you REALLY need him?
This is the part that I think may be unconstitutional (apart from just awful policy)
