As winter approaches and the Santa Cruz, California homeless shelter
at the armory opens, many are discussing the Santa Cruz sleeping ban.
According to attorney Kate Wells and members of the American Civil
Liberties Union (ACLU), the law is "a human rights violation which
criminalizes homelessness."
The camping ban, commonly called the sleeping or blanket ban,
prohibits sleeping on public property between the hours of 11 p.m. and
8:30 a.m. It is also against the law to set up cooking equipment, or
to cover oneself at night with the intention of sleeping.
Should we fight these laws as Christians ? as Humans ??
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