m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

  • Rosco@sh.itjust.works
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    8 months ago

    Why did this distinction was made in the first place? Do cops in Kentucky have a habit of gunning down homeless people?

  • ZeroCool@slrpnk.netEnglish
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    8 months ago

    The bill also gives people the ability to justify use of “defensive force” upon an unhoused person in instances of criminal trespass, including “unlawful camping” on the owner’s property. This would allow property owners to use deadly force against unhoused people on their property without facing criminal consequences.

    Sounds like Kyle Rittenhouse is gonna get his mom to drive him to Kentucky. Seriously though, this is fucking disgusting legislation. Homeless people are dehumanized enough but Kentucky is on the verge of legalizing hunting them for sport. What vile pieces of shit those 45 Republican co-sponsors are.

  • modifier@lemmy.ca
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    8 months ago

    "Then he will say to those on his left, `Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 "They also will answer, `Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 "He will reply, `I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.”

    -Some Socialist Groomer Theater Kid

    I’d bet any amount of money that most of not all of this bill’s co-sponsors profess (at least surrounding election time) to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a striving to be more Christlike. And all of them seemingly impervious to cognitive dissonance.

    • FaceDeer@kbin.social
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      8 months ago

      I’m an atheist who believes strongly in separation of church and state, but I would dearly love for this to be appended to the law as an amendment. The place is already a theocratic nuthouse so might as well use that to do some good for a change.

  • streetfestival@lemmy.caEnglish
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    8 months ago

    And this is the most disgusting thing I’ve read today. The world’s moving in a great direction /s

  • Jaysyn@kbin.social
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    8 months ago

    I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian & mistakenly think they are going to spend eternity in Heaven.

  • creamed_eels@toast.ooo
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    8 months ago

    My fellow murricans, it really a free nation if we can’t come together to shoot homeless people in the streets?

  • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    8 months ago

    as a staunch political satirist. This amuses me.

    “dont like homeless people? Kill them.”

    jokes aside though there is nothing more infuriating then the “silent removal” of a problem. It’s great that you think homeless people don’t deserve rights, how about you start by not giving them any as opposed to pretending that they have them, while actively making their existence worse for no reason other than public image.

    If you’re gonna be a dick, at least be forward about it.

    • HorseWithNoName@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      They already don’t have rights, but the laws are different from city to city. In some places they can’t be fed in public and people get arrested for giving them food. They can’t be on the sidewalk. They’re obviously not allowed to fall asleep as long as they’re unhoused. Plus parking restrictions created specifically to prevent car camping. Taking trash from dumpsters is considered theft. You can’t use a restroom without buying something and cities have taken out all or most public bathrooms, so it becomes a crime just to relieve themselves. Idk, the list is pretty endless.

      • KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        8 months ago

        honestly the car camping restrictions are my biggest peeve. You wanna evict me in the morning sure. But fuck you i’ll sleep in my car if i damn well please.

        I’ve never understood why people seem to be content with society being for the “average person” as a certifiably not average person myself it’s actually insane. Literally just want to mind my own business, and it would actually be easier to mind everybody elses business.