The City of Dallas is taking a new approach to security at homeless encampment sweeps. They say it's an effort to improve communication and ensure safety, but activists worry it could have the opposite effect.
When Dallas employees have to clean up or remove a homeless encampment, they know they may be met with resistance - from residents and activists. A new safety plan now lists three tiers of security levels for that situation. For example, if activists are expected, Dallas police will be on standby. A high likelihood of possible arrests triggers notification to the mayor and city council.
Julia Paramo with Sunrise Movement Dallas was there that day. She said she worries that the new plan is too heavy-handed. Chief David Pughes, the interim city marshal, said that as they expand their outreach to unsheltered populations, this was a way to outline each department's responsibilities.
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