Mayor London Breed said a "very aggressive" sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for officials to widespread enforcement.

Mayor London Breed said a “very aggressive” sweep of San Francisco homeless encampments will start in August, after a recent Supreme Court ruling cleared the path for widespread enforcement.

In June, the Supreme Court ruled that enforcing rules against homeless people for sleeping outside doesn’t violate the Eighth Amendment’s “cruel and unusual punishment” clause.

On Thursday, Breed celebrated the ruling and said the city plans to change its protocols and may begin issuing criminal penalties against homeless people.

“Thank goodness for the change in the Supreme Court decision,” Breed said at an election debate hosted by a local firefighter’s union. “Effective August, we are going to be very aggressive and assertive in moving encampments, which may even include criminal penalties.”

    • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      4 months ago

      When I was your age I had sixteen mental illnesses and I just buckled down, worked 80 hours a week, had three kids, owned $800k in rental properties, became a VP at a national bank, survived five different sexual assault charges, and retired to a golf course in Miami Beach.

      The only reason other people don’t do the same thing is because they’re lazy.