San Diego is in the spotlight for its treatment of the homeless after a man was arrested for
sleeping in a tent in the city streets.
Authorities say he violated California's illegal lodging law, which charges homeless man decided
to challenge in court, saying that they're ignoring his side of the story, and others
like him, who have nowhere to go.
Joining me to talk about this is America's lawyer correspondent, Brigida Santos.
Brigida, these stories are popping up all over the country.
The man arrested, Richard Stevenson, what do you know about this particular story and
this case?
Mike, Richard Stevenson is a homeless man in San Diego, as you said.
Now, he has been found guilty for two counts of illegal lodging and encroachment for sleeping
in his tent 15 minutes beyond when the city's municipal code allows people to sleep in public.
Now, he was arrested back in April, but he has just been found guilty by a trial.
Now, he's been sentenced to two years of probation and he's also been ordered to stay away from
the downtown San Diego area where he had pitched that tent in the first place, Mike.
What's the story with the state's lodging law, Brigida?
What were the arguments to enact this law in the first place in a state that many sees
as progressive, friendly to the poor?
Certainly we think of California in that way.
What is your take on this?
So California lodging laws state that any person who lodges in a public or private place,
building, structure or vehicle, without the permission of the owner, is guilty of a misdemeanor,
which would be disorderly conduct.
Now, in California, we have the largest homeless population in the entire country.
And in fact, in 2016, we had over 118,000 people on the streets of California.
These illegal lodging laws are really tackling the visibility problem.
In California, we have not managed to shelter our homeless like many states on the East
Coast that have managed to find shelters.
So you have people like Richard Stevenson, who have absolutely nowhere to go, and you
have these laws, which are really trying to make it so the public doesn't have to see
them.
They're completely out of sight.
They're being forced to leave areas, sidewalks, public spaces, neighborhoods, in order to
just make it look like the problem doesn't exist.
But in California, we're consistently looking at the symptom of homelessness and trying
to tackle that, rather than trying to tackle the causes, things like finding more affordable
housing.
We're in the middle of a housing crisis here, so that's one reason why people are becoming
more homeless.
We're also not tackling mental healthcare, addiction, domestic abuse, and even climate
change, which has now caused many fires that are forcing more people onto the streets,
Mike.
Brigida, the argument is that homeless people don't need tents, they don't need tarps, they
don't need any kind of makeshift shelters for that matter.
Does that argument have any ground?
I mean, if we take a look at states around this country, we're seeing this happen more
and more, you're seeing some constitutional tests to it.
There is a way that you can deal with this problem in a way that certainly is more compassionate.
And it simply comes down to tax payers saying, 'Okay.
This is right out in front of us.
We see it; this is real.
We've got to have an alternative plan.
We can't just arrest people because they don't have a place to sleep.'
Does this argument that, 'Gee-whiz, this was totally unnecessary and this man could
have found somewhere else to sleep, because we have alternatives all available all over
California.'
What's your take on that?
This absolutely has no grounds in reality.
In fact, right now in Los Angeles, where we have more homeless people than anywhere in
the state and in the country, it's about 100 degrees.
So if you're saying that these homeless people are not allowed to seek refuge and create
their own space for shade and protection from the elements, then that's absolutely outrageous
and inhumane.
Now, police argue that violently crime goes up when they do not crack down on these tent
laws, but again, they're cracking down on people when they simply have no ability to
provide refuge for these people.
Now, in this case, this particular one regarding Richard Stevenson, it took a judge, an activist,
a police officer, public defender, to find him a space at a homeless shelter.
So people should not be getting fined because the state simply can't help them.
Well, my take is on it, oddly enough, is you're in the Ninth Circuit there in California.
It's a very progressive, appellate circuit.
But the argument here does come down to what we call police powers: health, safety and
welfare.
The state makes the argument that, 'Gee-whiz, we're not doing this to be mean, we're doing
it because it's a health issue, it's a safety issue.
And so we have to do something and this is the best we can do to clean up the streets,
is to criminalize the poor and sweep all this under a rug as evidence of homelessness in
San Diego continues to grow.'
It's seen by any group, if you take a look at it, we really know what this is about,
but the argument sounds seductive.
The argument is, 'Gee-whiz,' the constitutional argument is that, 'We have a very wide expanse
of police powers: health, safety and welfare.
We can do fairly extreme things because we're looking at the general population.
We're having to waive this individual's rights over the rights of everybody.'
That's typically the way these things are argued on a constitutional level.
What's the state's Civil Rights Department have to say about this, Brigida?
They say that these are inhumane.
And going to what you're talking about with the police, again, this is an excuse, because
when you look at the money that goes into the budget for tackling homeless people ... For
example, here in Los Angeles in 2015, 100 million dollars was given to the state to
tackle homelessness.
87 million of that 100 million went to law enforcement to crack down on homeless people.
So they can say all day that this is about really helping people, but again, it's about
filling up their own budgets here, Mike.
From the police powers standpoint, I'll make a prediction, Brigida.
You're going to start hearing a lot about this new hepatitis A outbreak that's taken
place in the city, and they're going to say part of this has to do with homelessness.
They're going to tie it into an argument under the police power: health, safety and welfare,
therefore, we had to do this.
They're going to have a pretty compelling argument from a constitutional avenue.
So don't be shocked if the Ninth Circuit even says that this might be okay.
Brigida, thank you for joining me.
As usual, great coverage on this story.
Thanks, Mike.
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JFK files to be released Thursday - Duration: 1:30.
People in the United States are set to finally get the government's full account of the assassination
of former President John F. Kennedy. Thousands of never-before-seen "JFK Files"
related to the 1963 assassination are set for release on Thursday.
With more on this and other news around the world,…we turn to our Ro Aram…
Aram… the past five decades have been filled with conspiracy theories regarding that infamous
day…what can we expect from these documents?
Well Semin… this would be the final batch of documents to be unveiled.
Nearly 90 percent of the records relating to the murder have been available to the public
since the late 1990s. But, the latest release is expected to contain
more information about Kennedy's killer Lee Harvey Oswald.
This could include accounts of his life in the months leading up to the assassination
in Texas, including a trip he took to Mexico, and whether or not he acted alone.
There are said to be at least three thousand files, each of which could contain hundreds
of documents. The National Archives was scheduled to post
them on its website on Thursday in accordance with a law signed 25 years ago by then-President
George H. W. Bush. But there is nothing as of yet, and the National
Archives is said to be waiting for President Trump's approval.
He does have the power to delay the release if he wants to, but he did appear to be on
board last weekend tweeting that he would approve and another tweet on Wednesday saying
it is "so interesting."
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CarMax: Hidden Recall Defects That Create Big Risks - Duration: 4:10.
You're going to love this story.
Used cars that are under recall status are being sold without their safety flaws or deadly
defects being corrected.
Joining me now to talk about this is Executive Editor for Trial Lawyer Magazines, Farron
Cousins.
Farron, let me ask you this, you cover all stories.
You see every odd iteration of corporate America, trying to pull of a scam.
This is a big scam.
It really is.
CarMax, the company doing this, one of the largest auto resellers in the United States.
A recent survey found out that as many as 25% of their vehicles are being sold with
existing active recalls on the vehicles.
We've known this for a long time.
A lot of recalls might be minor, but we do have very major, life-threatening recalls
out there in the country now.
We have the ignition switch recall, Takata airbags, where the airbag is essentially exploding,
and shooting shrapnel instead of protecting somebody in the event of an accident.
CarMax knows that these defects are there, knows that they don't even have to pay to
fix them.
But they don't want to take the time, because any time that car's not sitting on the lot,
getting a recall fixed, they can't sell it that day, and it costs them money, I guess,
in the long run.
Of course, it's sold "as is".
An explosion with the airbags, shrapnel in your head.
That's your responsibility.
You bought the car.
But truthfully, this is going to end up in some serious lawsuits.
It absolutely is.
Eric Schneiderman in New York City has already taken on similar cases with auto dealers knowingly
selling a vehicle that has an active recall, insisting the vehicle is safe.
Because that's the thing; it's not just that they're selling it with the recall, it's that
they know there's a recall, they're not telling the consumer about it, the consumer's not
going back and checking, because you assume this dealership has done the due diligence.
Because they know.
When they get a new car in, they run the VIN.
They know what's out there.
It's one thing to sell a car that maybe has defective paint, maybe a defective windshield
wiper, but when you're selling a car where you have a defect that can cause death, that's
a little different.
The standards are raised a little bit.
What surprises me, shouldn't the FTC step in and do something here?
If the government functioned like it was supposed to function in the United States, it absolutely
would.
But we know for a fact, that regulatory agencies, everything from the FTC to the EPA to the
FDA, for decades have been captured by industry.
They're not going to step in and regulate their buddies.
They're going to do what they have to, to make sure that their buddies are taken care
of.
That their bottom lines aren't affected, so we change the rules.
We don't enforce certain rules, and that's why we end up in situations like this, where
a massive corporation can get away with just selling you a vehicle that may, or may not,
kill you.
They know it, but they won't tell you.
Well here's the issue; I think the case is going to turn on this.
The case is going say, 'Look, we sold this '"s is".'
But to sell "as is" with a hidden safety issue, a danger, a hidden danger that could result
in your death ... Maybe the car burns up.
Maybe an electrical fire takes place.
Maybe that shrapnel problem that they're having with the Takata airbags becomes an issue.
For a used care dealer to say, 'We're on good ground.
I'm not worried about this.', buddy you better take a reality check.
I'm calling this.
You're going to see some cases come out of this, where somebody's killed because of one
of these latent defects, where there's been a recall.
There's going to be a big problem there.
As someone watching this program, what should they know about CarMax before they go buying
a car there?
Well, first and foremost, any time you go to buy a vehicle, do not .... I don't want
to say, 'Don't trust the dealership.', but you got to do your own research.
Get the VIN number.
They're all available online.
The NHTSA government website, look for recalls, look for defects.
Get the VIN and do your research.
Thank you, Farron.
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factories in the long-shuttered Kaesong Industrial Complex in the North.
Unification Minister Cho Myoung-gyon said on Thursday,... the government is asking North
Korea to allow factory owners to cross the border... and to guarantee their safety.
Executives from firms operating in the complex... had asked for permission to visit the factory
park earlier this month,... following reports Pyongyang had unilaterally resumed production
there.
South Korea closed the complex in February 2016, in protest over continued North Korean
provocations.
Regarding tensions with North Korea, Minister Cho said... the period between now and next
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Hillary And Obama Just Got The WORST News Of Their Lives With Who Came Out Of The Woodwork
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Over the past week or so, a massive scandal of historic proportions just bust blown wide
open involving Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
We learned of Hillary's blatant act of treason against the United States while she was Obama's
Secretary of State, where she transferred 20% of the United States' uranium to Russian
mining companies in exchange for a $145 million donation to her Clinton Foundation.
As this scandal over the past week continues to blow up with more alarming new details
coming to light, Hillary and Obama just got the worst news of their lives after learning
about who is set to testify about what went on under Obama's administration.
If there's one thing we've learned about Trump since he became president, it's that
he doesn't' mess around.
As Hillary's dirty Russian scandal becomes common knowledge, there's no more hiding
from the law, as FBI officials now actively preparing to testify about exactly went on
behind closed doors between Hillary and the Russians while Obama did everything in his
power to sweep it all under the rug.
According to breaking reports, an FBI informant has just been cleared to testify on the Uranium
One scandal, and this news is sending liberals into a massive panic, as it's not sure exactly
how damning this FBI agent's testimony will be.
From The Hill:
The Justice Department on Wednesday night released a former FBI informant from a confidentiality
agreement, allowing him to testify before Congress about what he witnessed undercover
about the Russian nuclear industry's efforts to win favorable decisions during the Obama
administration.
Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores confirmed to The Hill a deal had been
reached clearing the informant to talk to Congress for the first time, nearly eight
years after he first went undercover for the FBI.
"As of tonight, the Department of Justice has authorized the informant to disclose to
the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee
on Oversight and Government Reform, and the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence,
as well as one member of each of their staffs, any information or documents he has concerning
alleged corruption or bribery involving transactions in the uranium market, including but not limited
to anything related to Vadim Mikerin, Rosatom, Tenex, Uranium One, or the Clinton Foundation,"
she said.
Multiple congressional committees have been seeking to interview the informant, whose
name has not been released publicly, because he stayed undercover for nearly five years
providing agents information on Russia's aggressive efforts to grow its atomic energy
business in America.
His work helped the Justice Department secure convictions against Russia's top commercial
nuclear executive in the United States, a Russian financier in New Jersey and the head
of a U.S. uranium trucking company in what prosecutors said was a long-running racketeering
scheme involving bribery, kickbacks, extortion and money laundering.
But the informant was unable to provide answers to lawmakers' recent inquiries because he
had signed a nondisclosure agreement with the bureau.
He also was forced by the Justice Department in 2016 to withdraw a lawsuit that threatened
to call attention to the case during last year's presidential election.
The man's lawyer, Victoria Toensing, told The Hill on Wednesday night that the FBI sent
her a formal letter saying it no longer had any reason to ask the informant to keep his
work confidential, clearing the way for him to potentially testify before the Senate Judiciary
Committee, the House Intelligence Committee and the House Oversight and Reform Committee.
The committees are keen to learn what the informant knows about any Russian efforts
to curry favor with Bill and Hillary Clinton, to win Obama administration approval for Moscow's
purchase of large uranium assets in the United States or to secure billions in new uranium
sales contracts with American utilities.
"The FBI has informed me that they are releasing my client from his [nondisclosure agreement]
so that he can testify to Congress about his work uncovering the Russian nuclear bribery
case and the efforts he witnessed by Moscow to gain influence with the Clintons in hopes
of winning favorable uranium decisions from the Obama administration," Toensing said.
But because this racketeering scheme financially benefited the Obama Administration, the investigation
was swept completely under the rug and Obama prevented the FBI that he controlled from
spilling the beans.
"Rather than bring immediate charges in 2010, however, the Department of Justice (DOJ)
continued investigating the matter for nearly four more years, essentially leaving the American
public and Congress in the dark about Russian nuclear corruption on U.S. soil during a period
when the Obama administration made two major decisions benefiting Putin's commercial
nuclear ambitions," The Hill went on.
Ever since Hillary Clinton lost the election, butt-hurt liberals across America have been
pushing the non-stop narrative that Trump became president by "colluding" with the
Russians.
How ironic is it that now Hillary and Obama have been caught in a scheme with the Russians
that's so extensive, if justice was actually served, they could both be thrown in prison
for the rest of their lives!
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How to Download All Latest Movies and TV shows on Your Phone for Free 2017!(100% Working) - Duration: 2:55.
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