Homeless man's protest irritates mayor, so he wants a law to punish people who sit on sidewalks

[The Straight Story]

Peeved by his inability to stop a homeless man's sit-down protest downtown, Mayor Dan Sullivan wants a law that would punish anyone who sat or reclined on a downtown sidewalk.

The proposal is up for public hearing before the Anchorage Assembly on Tuesday.

The idea of a new law came up, said city attorney Dennis Wheeler, because the administration wanted to remove John Martin. Martin hung out with his blanket on the City Hall sidewalk for days and nights in late June. He is now set up on the sidewalk kitty-corner from City Hall at Sixth Avenue and G Street.

Martin said Tuesday that he is protesting the mayor's treatment of homeless people -- particularly, the city's decision to take and destroy some homeless people's possessions during the course of clearing out illegal camps on public property around town.



http://www.adn.com/2011/07/19/1975453/homeless-mans-protest-irritates.html

[indurancevile]

1. knr

[FiveGoodMen]

2. Wow.

The entire nation has become completely unhinged.

It MUST be contagious.

[WinkyDink]

3. 1. Homeless Americans; 2. Camping illegal; 3. Possessions destroyed. How much EVIL is there here?

[provis99]

4. fuck this fascist pig. And fuck the fascist pigs writing in the comments section.

[lpbk2713]

5. I'll bet they would make room for Palin's motor home.

Probably would let her hook up to City Hall for electricity too.
No doubt in my mind.

[Confusious]

6. Well, I would get arrested eventually

I usually like to sit down on the sidewalk while I puke into the street.