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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a bill Wednesday that bans homeless people from setting up tents or sleeping in public spaces, as he compared the issue of homelessness to the chaos of spring break.

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[-] Cosmos7349@lemmy.world 22 points 8 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So i assume this means they'll have increased funding for those shelters and government encampments that will soon be overloaded with people they move in, right?

edit: increase -> increased

[-] Skyrmir@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago

The law says it can't be enforced until the county has created shelters up to some standard. I have no idea what that standard is. So either it's a bare piece of floor under a pavilion with a pot to piss in, or it's never going to happen because that would cost the county money. Unless there is a GoP stooge that can maintain a shelter while pocketing 90% of the money.

[-] massacre@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

So this bill is purely for the strong "Message" it sends, but like everything it's all hat and no cattle. Or maybe it should be all boot and no height.

[-] arefx@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Pretty sure he just hopes they go to georgia

[-] henfredemars@infosec.pub 10 points 8 months ago

From the party that argues banning guns doesn't work:

Let's ban homelessness.

Just kidding. The point is to be cruel to other human beings.

[-] 5714@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 8 months ago

Social programs go to war over this, I guess, but will stay unheard.

Florida Any%

[-] Ephera@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I don't understand what this has to do with spring break, at all...

[-] rasakaf679@lemmy.ml 1 points 7 months ago

I think the appropriate action would be for all the homeless people to camp outside Ron Desantis House.

[-] Justas@sh.itjust.works 0 points 7 months ago

Somebody should do a public sleepover as a protest.

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