Portland protesters bring pitchforks and torches to City Hall over anti-homeless proposal

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Raw Story

Portland protesters bring pitchforks and torches to City Hall over anti-homeless proposal
By George Chidi
Sunday, February 16, 2014 17:44 EST

Protesters in Portland, Ore., showed up at the doors of city hall carrying actual pitchforks and torches, to express their anger about proposals to change laws related to homelessness in the progressive city.

Portland’s leaders have begun debating a bill that would allow police to target homeless people sitting on sidewalks, according to The Oregonian.

The new laws would make it easier for police to clear out homeless encampments, which opponents say would merely exacerbate the problem as police discard homeless people’s only warm clothing and blankets during a purge.

Mayor Charlie Hales “told reporters at Oregon Live “This is not about homelessness. It’s about lawlessness.”

Read more: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/02/16/portland-homelessness-protesters-bring-pitchforks-and-torches-to-city-hall/

[RGinNJ]

1. It sounds to me like heartlessness.

[reddread]

2. Homelessness Marathon Wed Feb 19th

http://news.homelessnessmarathon.org/

[grasswire]

3. this was posted yesterday

[davidpdx]

4. Torch those heartless bastards!

[Martak Sarno]

5. turnabout?

So, I wonder about the legality of, say, 500 or so "protestors" showing up in from of the WBC itself during their Sunday or whenever services (or EVERY one of their services) with signs, like "Hypocites", "Bigots", "Racists", "Homophobes", etc. Imagine the outcry on the news over that! (Crickets?)

Nah. I guess the PTB would clear the protestors away, probably with force, because - freedumb (for certain ones only)?

Gotta luv this country!

[seveneyes]

6. A very simple solution

Institute a city tax that everyone contributes to, then use the money to build housing for the homeless. End of problem and could be done in short order.