Shevrin Jones has absolutely no time for Ron “Don’t Say Gay” DeSantis’ latest B.S.
HB 1365, makes it illegal for people to camp or sleep on public property.“The lawlessness seen in ‘progressive’ cities — sprawling encampments, open-air drug markets and homeless people endangering themselves and others is totally preventable,” DeSantis said during the bill’s signing ceremony last week in Miami Beach. “We won’t stand for it in Florida and our action today is one of many steps we’re taking to keep our cities clean and safe for everyone.”Stay woke with our briefing while staying informed on all things LGBTQ+ entertainment, life, and more!Another day, another tone-deaf and inflammatory remark about homeless people from multimillionaire Caitlyn Jenner.The law is doomed to fail since you can’t simply outlaw an entire population of people from existence and hope they’ll either 1.) disappear, or 2.) find somewhere else to go.
It just doesn’t work like that. Ask any dictator, past or present, and he’ll tell you.Or ask Jones. He’s the furthest thing from a dictator and he gets it better than any of his colleagues.
He said as much during the bill’s debate in the Florida legislature.“This bill does not, and it will not address the root cause of homelessness,” he warned. “We are literally reshuffling the visibility of unhoused individuals, with no exit strategy for people who are experiencing homelessness.” Unfortunately, they didn’t listen to him.
The bill passed earlier this month, DeSantis signed it into law on March 20, and it goes into effect October 1.Cities and counties will have three months to clean up their homeless encampments before, in January 2025, residents, local business owners, and even the state attorney general can start filing lawsuits against them for not “keeping the riff-raff out.”STATE: “This bill does not, and it will not address the root cause of homelessness,” FL Sen. @ShevrinJones said. “We are literally reshuffling the visibility of unhoused individuals, with no exit strategy for people who are experiencing.
