Police Hand Jaywalking Tickets To Evicted People
by Anorak | 12th, June 2007
A STORY to warm the heart:
Calgary police handed jaywalking tickets to homeless people evacuated from a shelter Thursday morning, upsetting residents and the centre’s executive director.
People inside the Drop-In Centre were told to leave after the discovery of an electrical problem. Executive director Dermot Baldwin estimates about 50 residents were given tickets after they exited the building.
“You’ve got hundreds of people who’ve been evacuated from the building and the police are giving out jaywalking tickets,” he said. “It’s not a helpful thing. It’s not a service to the people, that’s for sure.”
Don’t these cops have homes to go to?
Posted: 12th, June 2007 | In: Reviews Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
