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‘Inhumane’ legislation on governor Ron DeSantis’ desk will require cash-strapped counties to build remote camps

“There’s no question there’s an increase in homelessness,” Stanley, the organization’s chief executive, said, her anecdotal evidence supporting a federal study published in December reflecting a 12% rise in just one year of people lacking permanent sheltered accommodation nationally.

“We’re seeing more and more families experiencing homelessness for the first time. And I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about the older adults, later in life, losing housing due to affordability, and being homeless at an age of 60 plus. It’s not a good situation right now.”

And things could be about to get much worse, Stanley and numerous other advocates for the unhoused warn. That variable relies on Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis signing an “inhumane” bill currently on his desk that seeks to sweep the state’s sizable unhoused community from public view.

The new law will require counties and municipalities without sufficient existing capacity to establish homeless camps, with state oversight, far away from more prominent facilities such as parks and waterfront spaces, and impose penalties if they allow or authorize rough sleeping outside of them.

Equally concerning to critics is that there is no mention of increased funding for substance abuse and mental health treatment promised by DeSantis when he promoted legislative proposals to “combat homelessness” in a February press release. It has fueled suspicion that the true intent of the law is to hide the problem rather than try to tackle it.

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[–] Ekybio@lemmy.world 45 points 3 months ago (2 children)

It has fueled suspicion that the true intent of the law is to hide the problem rather than try to tackle it.

He is a republican, what do you expect from him? A soul, compassion or basic human decency?

Where a human hearth would be, in his chest is just a molding copy of "Mein Kampf"

[–] shyguyblue@lemmy.world 19 points 3 months ago

Indeed

Texas governor campaigned on "reducing emissions from trucks" so he had them reclassified as "light utility vehicles". Dusts hands problem solved! (ButteryMales)

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 3 months ago (1 children)

A true American sweeps everything under the rug.

[–] ininewcrow@lemmy.ca 6 points 3 months ago

Ah yes ..... those aren't the Appalachians or the Rocky Mountains ..... those are just great mounds of social problems covered over by miles and miles of the thickest shag carpet.

[–] LarryTheMatador@sh.itjust.works 30 points 3 months ago

So they want to concentrate them all into a camp. What would one call a camp where one concentrates a class of people to deal with the jew, i mean homeless problem?

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 23 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I think this is actually the mirror universe. Unfortunately I can't grow a good goatee.

[–] cannibalkitteh@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Homeless people need access to goods and services, and relocating them to "out of the way" locations further disadvantages them.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 10 points 3 months ago

That's only a problem if you give a fuck about other humans.

DeSantis doesn't have that ability.

[–] ironhydroxide@sh.itjust.works 3 points 3 months ago

They should have thought of that before they decided to be born to anyone not a billionaire. /s

[–] Spitzspot@lemmings.world 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"The new law will require counties and municipalities without sufficient existing capacity to establish homeless camps, with state oversight, far away from more prominent facilities such as parks and waterfront spaces, and impose penalties if they allow or authorize rough sleeping outside of them." So concentration camps.

[–] taanegl@lemmy.world 2 points 3 months ago

Well, I didn't have that on my Florida bingo card, but fuck me if it don't fit.

[–] FenrirIII@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

When has a Republican bill ever made things better for the average person?

[–] ArtVandelay@lemmy.world 9 points 3 months ago

"A Republican bill could make it worse" is essentially the state motto at this point, put it on the fucking license plates

[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 7 points 3 months ago

The camps from this plan will make 1930s Hoovervilles look like luxury estates in comparison.

[–] saintshenanigans@programming.dev 2 points 3 months ago

Does this have any relation to his whole thing about "kicking the illegals out" of florida?