Rvers beware

Grit dog wrote:

HighwayPilot wrote:
If you read the ordinance "8.10.010 it states no camping" but if you continue below it also reads...."8.10.020 Storage of personal property in public area"."It shall be unlawful for any person to store personal property including camp paraphernalia..." Looks like you cannot even store ie: keep any item that could be used for camping as defined by there own definition of "camping paraphernalia" at all in any vehicle. while on "Any park, any street or any publicly owned parking lot...." What are the residents and travelers to do? I called the Lacey police, city attorneys office and both have no clear answer to the specificity of this ordinance. Whats scary is that it gives each individual law enforcement officer sole discretion as to how to interpret this ordinance. Has anyone ever heard of Predetermined disposition?, or even having a "Bad Day"? "generally means an outcome determined ahead of time." What about when you travel in your RV (of any type) to visit family and you happen to find your self on their streets, park or publicly owned parking lot you could be charged with a violation because you are "Camping" ie: occupying a camp facility (inside your vehicle ) with camp paraphernalia". ie: (pillows, blanket, cooking facilities or equipment) and god help you if you have" Stored" in your bays or trunk any persona items and/or camp paraphernalia. Depending on the officer's mood or predetermined disposition you can be in violation of Ordinance 1549 of the City of Lacey, Wa. This Ordinance needs to be specific!

LOFL at this post. Do you actually not understand the intention of this new regulation or are you being intentionally overly literal?

Please tell us you didn't wast the time of the City employees and law enforcement on the opposite side of the country asking inane question about something that doesn't affect or concern you.....

Washington State along with many other states and cities across the US are trying to keep the homeless quacks from setting up camp. Charleston SC had over 500 camped under I-26. These people are offered help, they refuse and they panhandle. Offer them shelter, they only accept when it’s cold. Offer them a job and they refuse. What’s also bad, some of these “Bums” are receiving SSI and others MIlitary retirement. I think it’s great to run these jerks away from public areas since they don’t want help.