In Kentucky, politicians are preparing to vote on a law that would authorize the use of force against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property.
Republican politicians in Kentucky are rallying behind a new bill that would authorize the use of force—and potentially deadly force—against unhoused people who are found to be camping on private property. The bill would also criminalize unsanctioned homeless encampments and restrict cities and towns from preempting state laws.
The bill, known as the “Safer Kentucky Act,” or HB5, would target homelessness, drug possession and mental illness by drastically increasing criminal penalties for a range of offenses. Introduced last week by Republican state representative Jared Bauman, it already has 52 sponsors in Kentucky’s House of Representatives. A vote is scheduled for this week.
Advocates are most alarmed by one aspect of the “Safer Kentucky Act” in particular: an anti-homeless provision that would authorize violence by property owners on people camping on their property. The bill says the use of force is “justifiable” if a defendant believes that criminal trespass, robbery or “unlawful camping” is occurring on their property.
the party of jesus, folks.
Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free
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so that I may hunt them for sport
Stay classy America!
Local police are reportedly opposed to the idea.
They say shooting random poor people is their job.
I have a coworker from Kentucky and he says that some of the sanctuary cities that the illegals were being bussed to threatened to bus them to the surrounding red states is why they’re passing laws like this. It’s a scare tactic to the left and the good ole boys in Kentucky are itching to shoot someone legally so the R’s get guaranteed reelection.
Hmm, Opens up The GOP playbook
Looks like the proper response is to arm the homeless, drug dealers, and mentally unstable.
So if the homeless guy shoots back in response, it’s all fair game because it was in self-defence, right? Right?
anyone remember when “hunting the homeless for sport” was an exaggeration of republican politics?
A “Safer Kentucky Act” that makes it extremely unsafe for one of our nation’s most vulnerable groups.
Absolute ghouls.
I know right? We need to do more to protect checks bill people who are trespassing and threaten you with or use force against you when you ask them to leave. Whatever will our most vulnerable do if they can’t threaten to stab you when you ask them to respect your property?
This is going to be a great example for all the 2a nuts that more than just homeowners have weapons.
Waiting to hear about the first time a would-be victim manages to outdraw the bloodthirsty landowner coming for them. Will they get a pass as an act of self defense or would they be charged under the old laws?
Their plan to fight homelessness and mental illness is simple: Make them illegal! That should solve it.
Meanwhile, regulating firearms won’t work because then only criminals will have guns. These people are ducking evil.
This is the same crowd that wanted to fight COVID by just letting people die until it wasn’t a problem anymore.
These people can’t have a shred of empathy. The homeless being treated like vermin. People at the lowest point of their lives, when they need help the most, are mistreated awfully by those in power.
