Oregon Law Permits Homeless to Sue City for Harassment

[Free Vulcan]

A law passed in the far-left state of Oregon permits the homeless to sue the city for up to $1,000 if they feel harassed or threatened.

Known as the “Right to Rest Act,” the bill from State Rep. Farrah Chaichi (D), would essentially allow “anyone experiencing homelessness to use public spaces in ‘the same manner as any other person’ without discrimination for their housing status, including the right to a reasonable expectation of privacy even if they are living in a public space,” according to Newsweek.

“Those experiencing homelessness would also be protected from ‘harassment, citation or arrest’ by local police, public or private security personnel, or even employees of local governments—a proposal Chaichi said is an effort to end the practice of punitive policing against those just because they are poor,” Newsweek noted.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2023/04/27/oregon-law-permits-homeless-sue-city-harassment/

[mystery-ak]

April 28, 2023 9:59am EDT
Oregon Democrats propose 'Right to Rest Act' decriminalizing public camping as homeless crisis surges
Oregon's Right to Rest Act would allow homeless individuals to sue for $1K if they are 'harassed'
By Andrew Mark Miller | Fox News


Oregon Democrats have put forward a bill that would decriminalize camping despite calls for help from residents already exasperated by the homelessness crisis in the state.

Oregon House Bill 3501, known as the Right to Rest Act, states that homeless individuals will have "a privacy interest and a reasonable expectation of privacy in any property belonging to the person, regardless of whether the property is located in a public space."

The bill also allows homeless individuals to sue for up to $1,000 if they are "harassed" or told to relocate.

The bill says that "persons experiencing homelessness" will "be permitted to use public spaces in the same manner as any other person without discrimination based on their housing status" and states that homeless individuals have a right to "move freely in public spaces without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status."

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https://www.foxnews.com/us/oregon-democrats-propose-right-rest-act-decriminalizing-public-camping-homeless-crisis-surges

[DefiantMassRINO]

What about the urine, feces, used syringes, and used condoms?  I'd think those would constitute a biohazardous threat to the community.

Build housing, expand substance abuse treatment, expand mental health treatment, or civilly committ them for being a threat to themselves and others.

[Kamaji]