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Criminalizing Homelessness | Grants Pass v. Johnson (Patreon)

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In episode 83 of Supreme Court Briefs, people without stable and safe housing sue a city in Oregon for making it illegal to camp in a public park.

I am giving a presentation of this case IN PERSON tomorrow at Avila University in Kansas City. That's why I went ahead and made this. :)

I hope you all are doing well. I appreciate you keeping an open mind and continuing to remain curious. I truly believe that curiosity is one of the greatest virtues, and that it will likely save our society. Thank you for your continued support.

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Criminalizing Homelessness | Grants Pass v. Johnson

In episode 83 of Supreme Court Briefs, people without stable and safe housing sue a city in Oregon for making it illegal to camp in a public park. The TOP 100 SUPREME COURT CASES: https://amzn.to/4eex2Xt Here is the audiobook version: https://amzn.to/3tr6dgl My entire Supreme Court Briefs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtE7NbaKRef-x3QBDpwvJsr6i1Z3I6TN&si=FTRis9dXIyCIBi-C Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by RAGE. Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Mg0Nej-9TImZeziP_sohHFozFaIPLy0wrWkOZKvlSJ4/edit?usp=sharing Check out cool primary sources here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/2023/23-175 Sources/further reading: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/23pdf/23-175_19m2.pdf https://www.aclu-wa.org/story/johnson-v-grants-pass-breakdown-case-supreme-court-and-what-it-could-mean-people-experiencing https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/supreme-court-justice-asks-if-city-can-kill-homeless-people/ar-AA1ntcAD https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/City_of_Grants_Pass_v._Johnson https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/supreme-court-rejects-ridiculous-eighth-amendment-claim-against-public-camping-ordinance/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/business/homeless-boise.html https://www.opb.org/article/2024/04/04/grants-pass-oregon-homeless-parks-josephine-county-public-spaces-camping-shelter/ #supremecourt #scotus #homelessness Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 Grants Pass v. Johnson remains a controversial decision. Defenders say the decision has empowered state and local governments to clear homeless camping areas that have become increasingly dangerous. Critics say the decision is just another way to further hurt people who don’t have stable and safe housing. Whatever your opinion is about this decision, the fact remains that there is currently a major housing crisis in the United States that is only getting worse. Last year, homelessness in the country rose to its highest level ever. More than 771,000 Americans currently don’t have stable and safe housing. Nearly 150,000 of those Americans are children. And a big reason why? Housing has never been more expensive than it is right now. Until the United States fixes its housing crisis, expect more folks lacking housing to suffer.

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Owl house and Sulphur Crested Cockatoo Fan

Off topic but hope you mentioned the fact that Nikki Haley won the DC and Vermont 2024 Republican primaries in your 2024 presidential election video, I think that deserves a mention!

Naterade

I can’t say I would be thrilled with having a homeless encampment outside my business or residence. However, I also recognize that while it may be a nuisance, these are also people and they need to be treated humanely first and foremost. Forcing the homeless to move from point A to B does nothing to help the situation and basically treats them like cattle. The housing crisis, drug addiction and mental illness all contribute to the homeless problem. The one thing all homeless people have in common: a lack of support be it financial or personal. Investing more in social workers, shelters, affordable housing and drug treatment facilities would go a long way in helping this problem. While I do think local governments and nonprofits are the best equipped to address this issue; I also think the federal government should help supplement the cost of these things due to local governments usually being underfunded.

Matt Beat
>>162070299

If it gets to a point where a person is homeless, we have already failed as a society. I think often we don't like to see homeless camps because it forces reality back into our faces. Whether we realize it or not, many of us think we are better than those without stable and safe housing and we need to get over that.

Matt Beat
>>162042957

I am definitely bringing Haley up for that video. If you have other suggestions there's a whole channel on my Discord server for this. :)

Grant Hughes

To be honest, I mostly agree with this case. Public parks and spaces in general cannot be allowed to become tent villages, especially in areas with little green space. Obviously I know this sounds heartless, but the long term solution is to add housing and social services (such as mental health services), and the short term solution is to build more shelters. New York, though it's far from a perfect system, does this much better than the west coast. It's unfortunate that certain states, such as New York, will fund their homeless services, while other states don't and actively mock the states that try to help!

Matt Beat
>>162363987

It's worth noting that Johnson's argument was that the reason they were camping to begin with is because there was no homeless shelters in Grants Pass whatsoever.

Gael Guerard

I think if they are going to restrict where people can camp, they should provide a suitable place for them to camp and if needed transportation to and from the location. Channel: Just Knate can give you a close up view of homelessness--Reno, NV I think. This guy gives stuff to homeless. Makes me grateful for what I have.