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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsGood liberals in Denver must be proud of their War on Homeless People Mayor
Denver, CO After Mayor Michael Hancock released a statement on Saturday, December 10th, about a supposed policy change to the confiscations of peoples survival gear including blankets and tents, over twenty five news outlets have praised him for this apparent temporary winter-month end to confiscations including 9News and CBS Denver.
As we outlined in our last article about the sweeps, and what these news outlets are failing to report on, is that the mayors statement does not end the confiscations of peoples survival gear. The only change in policy is that the police have been told they cannot take peoples property as evidence while enforcing the unauthorized camping ban, but they can continue taking peoples property while enforcing the encumbrance ordinance. Denver police (DPD) are still enforcing policies which give them the power to confiscate belongings, move people along, and criminalize people without housingall under the encouragement and approval of Mayor Hancock.
http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?p=12122
As we outlined in our last article about the sweeps, and what these news outlets are failing to report on, is that the mayors statement does not end the confiscations of peoples survival gear. The only change in policy is that the police have been told they cannot take peoples property as evidence while enforcing the unauthorized camping ban, but they can continue taking peoples property while enforcing the encumbrance ordinance. Denver police (DPD) are still enforcing policies which give them the power to confiscate belongings, move people along, and criminalize people without housingall under the encouragement and approval of Mayor Hancock.
http://www.unicornriot.ninja/?p=12122
This POS asshole needs to resign now! I mean now!
And if this is what modern Democrats do and want to do and support, we deserve to lose. I am fucking disgusted at this shit. Aren't we a fucking proud country!
It's bad enough people are homeless (including veterans, which is a God damned disgrace X1,000,000), but the fact that cities have declared the acts homeless people do to survive is beyond disgraceful. I knew this would happen with cities started passing laws outlawing panhandling.
Primary this motherfucker, Denver! And primary any "Democrat" who thinks this a good idea.
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Good liberals in Denver must be proud of their War on Homeless People Mayor (Original Post)
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
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I've been slamming this motherfucker's facebook everyday. I'm surprised I haven't been scrubbed yet
Feeling the Bern
Dec 2016
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littlemissmartypants
(22,805 posts)1. Righteous rant. Couldn't agree more.
Love Unicorn Riot. Thank you for the post Feeling the Bern. Have a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Feeling the Bern
(3,839 posts)2. I've been slamming this motherfucker's facebook everyday. I'm surprised I haven't been scrubbed yet