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“I’m just ashamed that this bill even came into fruition,” a Lexington council member said.

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[–] ZeroCool@slrpnk.net 149 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The bill also gives people the ability to justify use of “defensive force” upon an unhoused person in instances of criminal trespass, including “unlawful camping” on the owner’s property. This would allow property owners to use deadly force against unhoused people on their property without facing criminal consequences.

Sounds like Kyle Rittenhouse is gonna get his mom to drive him to Kentucky. Seriously though, this is fucking disgusting legislation. Homeless people are dehumanized enough but Kentucky is on the verge of legalizing hunting them for sport. What vile pieces of shit those 45 Republican co-sponsors are.

[–] groupofcrows@lemmy.ca 53 points 1 year ago (3 children)

So they can kill squatters? Next step, people who are late on rent?

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sure! Then they can have an estate sale so they can recoup their "losses!"

/s because I'm pretty sure it's needed, sadly

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[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago

What the smart psychopaths will do is march up to them with a gun and provoke the squatter to try to block it. Now they "fear for their life" and steadily force is justified. Pull a Rittenhouse.

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[–] modifier@lemmy.ca 107 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"Then he will say to those on his left, `Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.' 44 "They also will answer, `Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?' 45 "He will reply, `I tell you the truth, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.' 46 "Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life."

-Some Socialist Groomer Theater Kid

I'd bet any amount of money that most of not all of this bill's co-sponsors profess (at least surrounding election time) to a personal relationship with Jesus Christ, and a striving to be more Christlike. And all of them seemingly impervious to cognitive dissonance.

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[–] octopus_ink@lemmy.ml 95 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)
[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There used to be a subreddit called /theonionwasright

I dunno if it's still there.

[–] snooggums@kbin.social 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] MonsiuerPatEBrown@reddthat.com 69 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

oh look Republicans wanting to kill Americans again

[–] cosmicrookie@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

No one is safe, unless they haven't been born yet.

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[–] Maggoty@lemmy.world 62 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This proposed law also has a three strikes law in it. Life in prison without parole for 3 felonies.

Also, apparently child defendants aren't allowed to have a jury? That's not highlighted, so it's current law there.

This entire thing is an authoritarian wet dream. Create outlaws, and then turn them into slaves or bodies.

[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 23 points 1 year ago

It also bans charitable organizations from paying more than $5000 in bail.

For violent felonies, it doesn't allow them to pay bail at all.

Which means anyone could provoke anyone to violence and they would be jailed with no hope of escape. Including ostensibly a homeless person by destroying their stuff.

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Children arent allowed to have juries in other states too. I got told repeatedly during my Juvenile case that children don't have rights. They fucked me good for a miniscule amount of Marijuana. I'm talking, fucking years of my childhood. I don't want to say the state because it might out my identity but I'll give you a hint, its another shithole state that comes to mind when you think of fucking cousins, much like Kentucky. Glad to be out of that part of the country forever now.

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[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You see, Republicans want to protect children so clearly they cannot be seen by a dangerous jury.

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[–] Mango@lemmy.world 51 points 1 year ago (7 children)

I was homeless just North of their border so the police here in Ohio set me up with a fake felony to keep me in jail. A dude stopped his truck in front of me while I was Doordashing, cornered me into a fist fight, and then told the police I hit him with my car. The people in the car behind me also backed him up. It never happened, so why was it so simple for me to be locked in jail indefinitely with my and lawyer telling me COVID suspended the fair and speedy trial? I cannot handle being in a noisy environment and have avoidant personality disorder, so I eventually caved to the plea deal. Now here I am nearly 2 years out with an ok job and my own place but I need to come up with $1100 before the end of the month for my fines or go back to court.

I'm convinced they're just trying to create a slave class. If you are an easy target, they'll take you and mark your record so you have to be cheap labor for three upper class.

[–] TokenBoomer@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I’m sorry our society failed you and wish you the best for the future.

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[–] Jaysyn@kbin.social 51 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian & mistakenly think they are going to spend eternity in Heaven.

It always amazes me that so many self-professed Christians have almost as much disrespect for their religion as I do.

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I bet the creators of this law claim to be Christian

I bet they also claim to be "pro life"...

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[–] Clbull@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (22 children)

Because nothing says 'qualified immunity' quite like gunning down the homeless

I can't believe I wanted to live in America fifteen years ago. Now I wanna stay the hell away. Y'all are unhinged.

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[–] streetfestival@lemmy.ca 34 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And this is the most disgusting thing I've read today. The world's moving in a great direction /s

[–] LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The most disgusting thing you've read so far today

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

Kill a person I don't like... drag them into tent into my back yard... claim it was leagal deadly force against the unhoused on my land.

The perfect murder.

[–] Fedizen@lemmy.world 27 points 1 year ago (1 children)

unconstitutional but since when have the "law and order" police not pissed on that piece of paper?

[–] grue@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

Pissing on the Constitution is what the dogwhistle "law and order" has always meant.

[–] BobGnarley@lemm.ee 25 points 1 year ago

"How do we solve the housing crises?" Kentucky: "Thats easy! Just aim for the center of mass"

[–] A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

This is the Christian Nation they want to build.

Murder the disadvantaged, without consequence.

Just like Jesus would have done! /s

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[–] xantoxis@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Not that the unhoused deserve this--it's vile, violent, and fascist.

Not that this bill will pass, even in Kentucky, or be upheld by the courts, even in Kentucky.

But the fact that this decriminalizes shooting homeless people for anyone means that 100% someone would use it to shoot their neighbor, probably on purpose, while claiming they thought he was homeless.

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[–] fsr1967@lemmy.world 25 points 1 year ago (7 children)

The bill also gives people the ability to justify use of “defensive force” upon an unhoused person in instances of criminal trespass, including “unlawful camping” on the owner’s property. This would allow property owners to use deadly force against unhoused people on their property without facing criminal consequences.

I hope this bill has some "defensive force" applied to it before it becomes a law.

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[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 24 points 1 year ago

The party of "Pro-Life"...

[–] SeaJ@lemm.ee 24 points 1 year ago

Time to arm the homeless, I guess.

[–] Facebones@reddthat.com 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

After reading the article, it's 100% about creating a slavery pool. Murdering hobos is just icing on the cake.

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[–] collapse_already@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago

I think the headline writers need some lessons in political antagonism. This should be "New GOP bill legalizes murder of vulnerable people such as disabled American veterans." "Pro-military" party? Patriotic party? Thank you for your service, lol. We're really pro-imperialism. Now that we have destroyed you, we just want you to go away.

[–] PugJesus@kbin.social 23 points 1 year ago

Jesus fucking Christ, Kentucky

[–] BigMacHole@lemm.ee 22 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] GilgameshCatBeard@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

The GOP is desperately trying to make everything outside of being a wealthy white male conservative illegal.

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[–] kool_newt@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (17 children)

As I see it, the Kentucky GOP member(s) that supported this bill stated their intentions, the unhoused now have every valid reason to protect themselves against this mortal threat with appropriate force and it would be self-defense, and anyone who views the unhoused as part of their community does as well and it would be community defense.

Until appropriate negative consequences are a possibility from people standing up for themselves, the bad guys will keep winning.

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[–] Hotdogman@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This law works both ways, right?

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[–] bcrown@lemmy.l0l.city 19 points 1 year ago
[–] Fades@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

The Republican speaker of the house tells us we can’t fully commit to Ukraine until we address the issues in our own home.

This is what they envision when they talk about problems here at home. They want to be able to persecute/harm/kill anyone they perceive as lesser whether that be a homeless person or an LGBT person, or other such minority.

Fuck these christofascist monsters, Jesus Christ himself would be disgusted. Care for the poor and the sick? Nah that’s woke Jesus, conservative Jesus cheers you on as you bash a person in the face simply for having less money than you

[–] cyborgbabyman@lemmy.l0l.city 19 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemmy.cafe 13 points 1 year ago (3 children)

This is the start of Stage 8 of the ten stages of genocide.

🤦🤦🤦 😡😡😡

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[–] creamed_eels@toast.ooo 17 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

My fellow murricans, it really a free nation if we can’t come together to shoot homeless people in the streets?

[–] werefreeatlast@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Back in 1990, San Diego CA downtown was a run down area. As a young man, I saw and help the area flourish. But that was the whole gentrification thing. I, a poor minority person of color helped make the place awesome...for someone else to buy and for me and my family to leave. However, as I left during the pandemic downtown seems to have grown back to its old drug and homeless habits. Tent city once again, but this time the are is unaffordable for anyone to try and help clean it up. It's a nice place to live but now the question is, if only rich people live there, who will bridge the homeless people over back to humanity? Right? If there's no bridge class, then the only solution is to get rid of them by force. That, in the eyes of the rich who live there. If you're not rich and barely getting by, you're basically the help.

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[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 16 points 1 year ago

This articles title is doing more dodging then Neo in the matrix, It is a bill making it legal to shoot a type of person if found outside their assigned ghetto. Not using the word "bum", "homeless" or "camper" is doing no one favours other then to obfuscate the reality of this.

[–] m0rtn@lemmy.l0l.city 14 points 1 year ago

Supply Side Jesus strikes again

[–] fiddlesticks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 1 year ago

Finally I can't hunt the homeless for sport, god bless America!

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