Homeless activists are in day 19 of their protest against the city’s sleeping ban ordinance. Every night for the past two and a half weeks, about 30 people unroll their bedrolls on the steps of the county courthouse for their slumber party protest. They have no plans on stopping, either. Not only do they want the ordinance repealed, they are also demanding amnesty for all tickets issued since the law was first enacted, back in 1979.
Homeless activists are in day 19 of their protest against the city’s sleeping ban ordinance. Every night for the past two and a half weeks, about 30 people unroll their bedrolls on the steps of the county courthouse for their slumber party protest. They have no plans on stopping, either. Not only do they want the ordinance repealed, they are also demanding amnesty for all tickets issued since the law was first enacted, back in 1979.
City officials admit that the protest is a nuisance, but there is not much that they can do because of a technicality. The county courthouse, where the protesters sleep, is officially country property and not subject to the city’s bylaws. Technically, the group is protesting the sleeping ban by not sleeping on city property. Since the activists say they have no plans to leave, the protest could go on for a very long time. Read more at Fox 35.
