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Originally Posted by ElDiabloJoe
Wow! Your extensive first-hand experience mirrors my observations to a tee. I would like to add two things:
1. Wherever the homeless are "living," like someone's backyard or snowbird lanai, keep in mind they will not go far to go to the bathroom, preferably no more than 50 steps. Expect them to be ****ing and crapping in your sideyard. They also generate a phenomenal amount of garbage and trash - fast food wrappers, "salvaged finds" (stolen junk), etc. that they will never clean up. The flies, other insects, and vermin (mice and rats) will arrive shortly thereafter;
2. For those who believe the Sheriff will come and haul away trespassers or those that drink in public or steal shopping carts, etc. You are living in a dream land.
There is hardly enough jail space for people that commit violent crimes, much less crimes of life quality. They will get a ticket, if that, until they no show on enough of them that a warrant is issued. Then one day in court wipes all of them away, and the cycle repeats. You are kidding yourselves if you think the police will use ANY kind of force (even hands-on, guiding motions) to enforce these non-violent minor misdemeanors. Not from lack of willingness, but from lack of bureaucratic resolve. A simple push opens up a force investigation, and a supervisorial packet prepared - a lengthy and unpopular pastime. That packet often goes to the local District Attorney's office for review and possible criminal charges.
The end result will come all the way back to the Deputy or Officer with the question: Why was force utilized for such a minor crime? Unjustified. That will put them at risk of discipline at the lightest, all the way up to a civil lawsuit and being fired (putting income and family/housing/etc) at personal risk.
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I realize you have extensive experience in these matters and I have none, but.....
I would think if there was a no trespassing restriction or even a court ordered restraining order (which "the developer" probably has enough clout to obtain), then the Sheriff would have an obligation and duty to enforce the law. That should go for stolen grocery carts and drinking in public as well.
As far a jail space, personally, I wouldn't bother. Just set up a WWII POW camp with barracks, triple razor wire fencing and machine gun towers, all surrounded by landmines. Then the homeless would have shelter, security, and could grow their own food. I'd even have an on-site trade school so they could learn to make a living on their own, as well as psychiatric treatment for those that need it. Those that won't co-operate can spend some time in "the cooler", ala Steve Mcqueen. And the bleeding hearts can go join them if they wish