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| No Sleeping Near S*** in Sin City!!! |
| 2006-08-22 |
| From the Rantburg D-S YJCMTSU bureau... Newly illegal in Vegas: Sleeping near urine or feces. I've always preferred rose petals and potpourri, myself... The new ordinance makes it illegal to "knowingly establish" sleeping quarters within 500 feet of defecation unless that "deposit" is made in an appropriate sanitary facility. It was passed unanimously by the Las Vegas City Council as part of a bill making it a misdemeanor to go to the bathroom in public. But City Attorney Brad Jerbic said the law was a mistake and the council will consider a revised version of the ordinance that shortens the distance between sleeper and deposits. Well, you really don't want to risk someone stealing your s***, now, do you? "We were reviewing all park rules, including sleeping, camping and a number of other things people associate with parks," Jerbic said Thursday. "It was my mistake that it didn't come out." A revised ordinance will appear on the Sept. 6 council agenda. Homeless and civil rights advocates said the ordinance is another attempt by city officials to target the homeless. "Seriously, are you kidding me?" asked Lee Rowland, public advocate for the American Civil Liberties Union of Nevada. "I don't know how on earth a police officer would determine whether someone has knowingly set up shop next to" urine or feces. Well, the ACLU doesn't think there's anything wrong with prisoners tossing it, so why wouldn't they be in favor of sleeping next to it? |
| Posted by:Swamp Blondie |
| #6 "But it's goooood shit, Mrs. Preskie!" Close, LOL, but for the sake of FST accuracy... "It's really great shit, Mrs Preskie!" :) |
| Posted by: flyover 2006-08-22 22:49 |
| #5 Okay, Mrs. Preskie. Would you rather hit that Jew over the head with a bag of sugar or beat out that rhythm on a drum? I'll take the bag! Here you go, Mrs. Preskie. But this is a bag of shit!!! But it's goooood shit, Mrs. Preskie! |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-08-22 22:43 |
| #4 In France, when we shit on the streets, we just call it art! |
| Posted by: John F. Kerry 2006-08-22 20:26 |
| #3 A few weeks ago an ordinance was passed making it illegal to feed "the indigent" for free/cheap in parks. http://www.reviewjournal.com/lvrj_home/2006/Jul-20-Thu-2006/news/8589438.html It didn't go down real well and there were suddenly more people in parks feeding the homeless and looking for TV cameras to do it in front of. This new hunk-o-genius sounds like the Council trying to counterstroke with a public-health-sounding angle. |
| Posted by: Vegas Matt 2006-08-22 19:12 |
| #2 It's not Americans, it's American judges. |
| Posted by: Angaviger Craiter1890 2006-08-22 18:46 |
| #1 How stupid are Americans getting? |
| Posted by: Sheesh 2006-08-22 18:12 |