Initiative would criminalize sleeping outdoors in King County

Saul Spady—Dick’s Burgers scion, anti-tax election activist (twice over), and KIRO radio fill-in host—has filed an initiative that would criminalize “unauthorized camping and storage of personal property” in unincorporated King County.

Something to keep in mind when deciding where to grab a bite to eat.

Real talk: there is room for some legal enforcement around street camping. I’ve got some RVs in my neighborhood owned and occupied by people who are doing it because it’s cheaper than renting and they can get away with it. They’re not mentally ill or drug users, and they appear to be fixing cars for cash, so they have means. I think there’s room to make laws against that sort of thing without criminalizing people suffering from mental illness and addiction (who need medical care, not jail).

But dopey laws like this aren’t how to get it done.

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Fuck that guy- if you see someone collecting signatures for this, give them an earful!
- spit on their shoes & say ‘good day to you sir or madam & begone with you, ye worthless guttersnipe!’
Saul Spady—Dick’s Burgers scion, anti-tax election activist (twice over), and KIRO radio fill-in host—has filed an initiative that would criminalize “unauthorized camping and storage of personal property” in unincorporated King County.
Something to keep in mind when deciding where to grab a bite to eat.
Real talk: there is room for some legal enforcement around street camping. I’ve got some RVs in my neighborhood owned and occupied by people who are doing it because it’s cheaper than renting and they can get away with it. They’re not mentally ill or drug users, and they appear to be fixing cars for cash, so they have means. I think there’s room to make laws against that sort of thing without criminalizing people suffering from mental illness and addiction (who need medical care, not jail).
But dopey laws like this aren’t how to get it done.
- We need city-owned parking lots for living in, with an on-site live-in manager, and an adjacent building for showers and toilets.