“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.
"Then he will say to those on his left, `Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 "They also will answer, `Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 "He will reply, `I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”
-Some Socialist Groomer Theater Kid
I’d bet any amount of money that most of not all of this bill’s co-sponsors profess (at least surrounding election time) to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a striving to be more Christlike. And all of them seemingly impervious to cognitive dissonance.
I’m an atheist who believes strongly in separation of church and state, but I would dearly love for this to be appended to the law as an amendment. The place is already a theocratic nuthouse so might as well use that to do some good for a change.
Well The Onion is damn near prophetic sometimes.
https://www.theonion.com/nextdoor-user-comes-right-out-and-asks-if-it-okay-to-se-1851137007
Also: Fuck you Republicans.
There used to be a subreddit called /theonionwasright
I dunno if it’s still there.
It was renamed to ‘news’.
It was renamed to ‘news’.
Very concise, and a good laugh to be had.
Let’s do this
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Well The Onion is damn near prophetic sometimes.
Got a chuckle out of the article when I read this part…
At press time, a fierce debate had broken out in the post’s comments after detractors warned the blaze would be too loud.
From what I’ve seen of people talking about the homeless, that’s absolutely what the problem would be.
oh look Republicans wanting to kill Americans again
No one is safe, unless they haven’t been born yet.
They are killing the mothers of the unborn, so dunno about that.
And plenty of them want another civil war, the original one killed more Americans than each other war up to Vietnam combined.
This proposed law also has a three strikes law in it. Life in prison without parole for 3 felonies.
Also, apparently child defendants aren’t allowed to have a jury? That’s not highlighted, so it’s current law there.
This entire thing is an authoritarian wet dream. Create outlaws, and then turn them into slaves or bodies.
Children arent allowed to have juries in other states too. I got told repeatedly during my Juvenile case that children don’t have rights. They fucked me good for a miniscule amount of Marijuana. I’m talking, fucking years of my childhood. I don’t want to say the state because it might out my identity but I’ll give you a hint, its another shithole state that comes to mind when you think of fucking cousins, much like Kentucky. Glad to be out of that part of the country forever now.
Had similar late childhood. Put on probation for weed possession, then would get locked up for every minor infraction. A local police officer would follow me around whenever he saw me, make up excuses for pulling me over, and search my car. Got locked up for 6 months for being 30 minutes late to school once… because I got pulled over on the way to school. I’m guessing there was some kind of graft going on with the probation officers, judges, and detention centers, because they would give out such long sentences for such minor offenses.
Why do we hate our children so? I’m sorry you went through that.
You see, Republicans want to protect children so clearly they cannot be seen by a dangerous jury.
I’m really hoping there’s another area of law that says kids can’t be put in prison or if they are then they do need a jury.
But realistically I’m waiting for the whole parenting responsibility of the state argument to drop.
I was homeless just North of their border so the police here in Ohio set me up with a fake felony to keep me in jail. A dude stopped his truck in front of me while I was Doordashing, cornered me into a fist fight, and then told the police I hit him with my car. The people in the car behind me also backed him up. It never happened, so why was it so simple for me to be locked in jail indefinitely with my and lawyer telling me COVID suspended the fair and speedy trial? I cannot handle being in a noisy environment and have avoidant personality disorder, so I eventually caved to the plea deal. Now here I am nearly 2 years out with an ok job and my own place but I need to come up with $1100 before the end of the month for my fines or go back to court.
I’m convinced they’re just trying to create a slave class. If you are an easy target, they’ll take you and mark your record so you have to be cheap labor for three upper class.
I’m sorry our society failed you and wish you the best for the future.
I gotta say it.
Ok Boomer.
Society has failed everyone. It’s just that most people don’t see it.
I’m sorry but yeah your situation sucks if it’s true, but I don’t know really what you expect the court to do if there are multiple witnesses saying this happened.
Prove it. Can’t prove what didn’t happen? Apparently we now gotta indefinitely jail someone until they give up. /s
I’m not saying indefinitely jail them, but that’s a serious accusation, and if there are witnesses then I can see why a jury would be convinced. Of course it’s ridiculous you didn’t get a speedy trial, but I think it’s pretty fair to jail someone over that accusation.
A jury wasn’t convinced. They wouldn’t let me have a jury. They wouldn’t let me in the court room until I agreed to their bullshit.
I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian & mistakenly think they are going to spend eternity in Heaven.
It always amazes me that so many self-professed Christians have almost as much disrespect for their religion as I do.
I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian
I bet they also claim to be “pro life”…
Pro-life = pro-forced birth.
Laws like this are how republicans hide the evidence of ruinous policy decisions: the people whose lives are destroyed are swept of to prison where they cant vote or be seen.
Bad Samaritans
I feel like the biggest issue is what would amount to homeless corralling, and if they violated the law by living outside the designated zone, they’d be fined. The state knows they wouldn’t be able to pay, and thus 90+ days of prison labor.
“The proposed legislation grants cities the authority to designate specific areas for unhoused individuals. If individuals are found outside of the designated area, residing in a tent, hut, temporary shelter, or vehicle with the intention to sleep, they may face misdemeanor charges, leading to a fine of $5,000 and a potential imprisonment of up to 90 days.”
Don’t get me wrong, the deadly force bits are definitely worse, but I feel like what I quoted above is the true motivation.
Your vehicle is your private property, so this is saying a legally parked person on their own private property who intends to fall asleep can be punished with a 5k fine and 90 days in jail.
No more going out to your car over break to take a nap.
Or pulling over on a long drive
There is a simple test to determine if someone is living in their car and in violation or taking a nap and legally ok.
Do they look homeless or are they a minority? Also known as “White is right.” test or “You know porn or art when you see it.” test. No need to add additional training to properly enforce the law, previous transferrable training is standard.
Hmmm. This feels eerily similar to an episode of star trek deep space nine.
Hmmm. This feels eerily similar to an episode of star trek deep space nine.
I was just thinking about that episode with the Bell riots when I read that comment as well.
Ah, so the Sanctuary Cities that preceed the Bell Riots.
Ah, so the Sanctuary Cities that preceed the Bell Riots
Funny how reality mimics fiction, or more accurately, fiction predicts future reality.
Because nothing says ‘qualified immunity’ quite like gunning down the homeless
I can’t believe I wanted to live in America fifteen years ago. Now I wanna stay the hell away. Y’all are unhinged.
All my life I thought y’all was a uniquely American phrase.
It is, but it’s useful so it’s spreading. I’m from the southern part of the US, so I’m all for it.
And this is the most disgusting thing I’ve read today. The world’s moving in a great direction /s
The most disgusting thing you’ve read so far today
So true…
Kill a person I don’t like… drag them into tent into my back yard… claim it was leagal deadly force against the unhoused on my land.
The perfect murder.
Not that the unhoused deserve this–it’s vile, violent, and fascist.
Not that this bill will pass, even in Kentucky, or be upheld by the courts, even in Kentucky.
But the fact that this decriminalizes shooting homeless people for anyone means that 100% someone would use it to shoot their neighbor, probably on purpose, while claiming they thought he was homeless.
The cynic in me sees this as a clear play to jostle the Overton Window. Sure this won’t pass, but will the people who suggested it face consequences? How much heat actually comes their way?
Now they’ve checked the temperature and got away with it, they can try some other reprehensible thing and see if the backlash is manageable.
Repeat until hell on earth.
Here’s how I see it. Dems want WW3, GOP wants 2nd Civil War. I’m backing Dems because, as much as it sucks to admit it, we as Americans need an external threat or we will rip each other’s throats out. I cannot recall a time of relative peace since the 90’s.
How do you figure that Dems want WW3?
unconstitutional but since when have the “law and order” police not pissed on that piece of paper?
Pissing on the Constitution is what the dogwhistle “law and order” has always meant.
After reading the article, it’s 100% about creating a slavery pool. Murdering hobos is just icing on the cake.
That sounds like very bloody icing. I don’t think I want that icing
The party of “Pro-Life”…
This is the Christian Nation they want to build.
Murder the disadvantaged, without consequence.
Just like Jesus would have done! /s
