'From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly,' a public health researcher said.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom speaks to reporters in the spin room following the CNN Presidential Debate between President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump at the McCamish Pavilion on the Georgia Institute of Technology campus on June 27, 2024, in Atlanta, Georgia.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive action this week ordering the removal of unhoused people across the state from encampments they’ve been living in, empowering cities to enforce laws that bar people from sleeping outside in public places.that such ordinances do not violate the Constitution’s Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment, a ruling that advocates for unhoused people decried as deeply inhumane. Within that ruling, which was issued in a 6-3 decision along partisan lines, conservative Justice Neil Gorsuch opined that so-called “camping ordinances” didn’t target people based on their housing status, arguing that such laws also affect “a backpacker on vacation, or a student who abandons his dorm room to camp out in protest on the lawn of a municipal building.” Such laws, however, are primarily used to punish unhoused people, who are far more likely to be targeted by law enforcement than students or vacationers., the order directs state agencies to supposedly “address homeless encampments while respecting the dignity and safety of Californians experiencing homelessness.”“We’re done, it’s time to move with urgency at the local level to clean up these sites, to focus on public health and focus on public safety,” he said. No more excuses. We’ve provided the time. We’ve provided the funds. Now it’s time for locals to do their job.. Advocates have pointed out that punishing and policing unhoused people is an inhumane and ineffective way to address the issue — the best way forward is simply providing housing to those who require it,“Gavin Newsom wants to sweep unhoused people off the streets without any plan of housing,” wrote the social media account for. “This means that people will have all of their stuff thrown away & they’ll be arrested & sent to jail.”LaToya Baldwin Clark, a law professor at UCLA, similarly disparaged Newsom’s call to enforce laws against unhoused people.. “In LA, in California, the problem has always been that there is not enough housing, let alone affordable housing. Threatening folks with citations to enter shelters is wrong. Shelter beds are not housing.” “There is nothing ‘humane’ about Gavin Newsom’s sweeping of homeless encampments in California while failing to provide unhoused individuals with any alternatives,”, a public health student at Johns Hopkins who advocates for social equity and justice. “From a public health perspective, this is ineffective and potentially deadly. On a human level, this is appalling.”We missed our July fundraiser goal and need to keep fundraising to make up the difference. The next few months are going to be pivotal and your tax-deductible donation will go far in helping us do our work., and is based out of Madison, Wisconsin. Focusing on both national and local topics since the early 2000s, he has produced thousands of articles analyzing the issues of the day and their impact on the American people. He can be found on most social media platforms under the handleThis is an urgent call for support from our readers. Donations are down and we missed our July fundraiser goal. Please do what you can to help us stay strong in this pivotal time.
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