Some of the nation's most liberal cities are cracking down on their homeless populations.
Maryland may soon ban police from removing homeless people from public property.
A Democratic-backed bill in the Maryland statehouse would prevent police from enforcing Failure to Obey Lawful Orders laws, which critics say would permit homeless camps, known as "Tent cities," on public property.
The sponsor of the bill, Democratic delegate Sheila Ruth, said in a committee hearing that these tent cities are not harmful or dangerous to communities.
Seattle and Washington, D.C., have cleared out homeless camps in recent months, and New York City mayor Eric Adams on Friday released a plan to remove homeless people from public areas such as subway trains.
Baltimore City estimates that there are more than 2,000 homeless people in the city on any given night.
Maryland Republicans say Ruth's bill is the latest example of state Democrats' misplaced priorities on criminal justice.
https://freebeacon.com/democrats/a-new-dem-bill-would-make-tent-cities-permanent-fixture/
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