A fine idea to fine homeless individuals! Good luck trying to sell these to any debt collection business! 😊
An exercise in futility?
"Some homeless individuals have received more than 1,000 tickets for encamping, letting materials accumulate, having a shopping cart and other offenses over the past four years. Many tickets are given in the same places repeatedly. ...
Over the course of three years, the Houston Police Department fined one homeless man more than what most Houstonians earn in seven years. The fines totaled more than $290,000, he said. ...
Houstonians who cannot afford basic housing currently owe more than $9.5 million in fines from 2020-2024, money the city is unlikely to see paid. And municipal court data shows those who received these tickets related to homelessness often just find new places to camp nearby. Many who’ve been chronically homeless said ticketing did little to deter future infractions — after all, they have nowhere to go — and did not come with interventions leading to permanent housing. Often, they were unaware they had even received a ticket. ..."
Houstonians who cannot afford basic housing currently owe more than $9.5 million in fines from 2020-2024, money the city is unlikely to see paid. And municipal court data shows those who received these tickets related to homelessness often just find new places to camp nearby. Many who’ve been chronically homeless said ticketing did little to deter future infractions — after all, they have nowhere to go — and did not come with interventions leading to permanent housing. Often, they were unaware they had even received a ticket. ..."
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