Florida City Shows How Not to Deal With a Homelessness Crisis

‘In 2013, the city of Tampa, Florida passed an ordinance that made it a crime to ask for money downtown and in other parts of the city, citing public safety and the need to boost tourism and local business. Officials said being asked for money in certain areas might make people feel vulnerable.

While the law kept the city’s tourists safe from the scourge of charitable giving, it didn’t shield them from all public nuisances. As a lawsuit against the measure notes, the ordinance is tailored to allow religious proselytizing and political speech. So while hectoring passersby about the End Times or accosting them with political petitions is protected free speech, no matter how aggressive, vocally asking for money, no matter how politely, is not. The law complemented a 2011 ordinance making it illegal to ask for money on roads—except, oddly, on Sunday—yet contained a loophole allowing newspaper vendors to sell to drivers.’

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