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Unless I'm missing something, this article is wrong and the the bill isn't legalizing the use of force against homeless people simply for trespassing. The actual text of the bill, regarding the use of force against "unlawful camping":
Note that the use of force is only authorized against "unlawful campers" who are themselves getting violent.
Easy to say someone threatened you when you're alive and they are dead. It is flat out a license to murder homeless people on your property.
That's my read as well. So why do we need a new law?
Note that the use of force is authorized when the person killing another person "believes" it's necessary and claims that the person they killed was warned or made threats.
The more common legal standard for self-defense is "reasonably believes", but I'm not familiar enough with Kentucky law to say whether or not "reasonable" is presumed as part of the definition of "belief" here, or whether or not the standard here is lower than Kentucky's general standard for self-defense.
You aren't missing shit. This is the correct interpretation of the law. Most of the posters here assume this legislation is the equivalent of a hunting license for homeless, which couldn't be further from the truth. This affects only violent trespassers who have already been advised of their trespassing and displayed violence. Anyone randomly gunning down people who step on their property will have to convince a jury it was in compliance with this regulation.
In that context it reads like the bill is more intended to shield people from charges who end up in altercations after telling people to leave.
how do they define camping
Thank you for providing some direct language from the proposed statute. I do not know Kentucky state law but I'd be willing to bet a few dollars that there are already laws on the books that deal with all situations this proposed law purports to handle. Trespassing, vagrancy, camping, stand your ground/castle doctrines, assault/battery, etc. Can anyone more familiar confirm or negate my admittedly unstudied guess?