Santa Monica, in what they may outrageously hope will spark a national trend in homeless harassment --and new violations of their rights of free speech, and even their right now to just even sit down --has now, this week, proposed a new law that, incredibly, will make it illegal for any homeless person to even speak now while sitting down in downtown Santa Monica.
Already, it is illegal here for anyone to sit down on the sidewalk; or on the ledges around any fountain in the heart of Santa Monica's business district --it's Third Street Promenade. And that law is never enforced here against any but the homeless.The effect of this proposed new law would be that homeless beggars here --will also now be forced to stand up all day long.
And not even able to sit on its benches.
But the real purpose of this law --even admitted by the City in their own public testimony, is to go even further.
They want to chase homeless people out of Santa Monica.
And deny them the right to even speak now downtown without police harassment.
From the newswire:
New Santa Monica Law Would Make it Illegal for Homeless To Speak in City Downtown by WorkingDemocracy!