re: Baton Rouge - Littering Law Re Bums, Panhandlers

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Every city and even statewide has a Littering Law that has teeth like court costs and possibly even jail time beyond just the monetary fine.

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I personally saw two individuals arrested for trespassing, in Biloxi. One was a guest of the hotel that refused to leave, the other was a bum/homeless who refused to leave. Guess which one was released without paying anything. One was in and out of the jail in less than 30 minutes. The other had to be processed and someone had to come and post bond equivalent of what the judge would fine if found guilty.

Cities have a no win situation when it comes to bums. If they arrest and hold them, they get fed and housed. They have no money, and nothing of value to put a lien against. Only solution is to run them out of town.