Post by Logan on May 3, 2016 19:05:43 GMT -6
First to be cited under Colorado Springs' 'sit-lie' ordinance could face fines of up to $500 each
Convinced the law is unjust and immoral, the first people cited under Colorado Springs' so-called "sit-lie" ordinance vowed Tuesday to make their case before a jury.
"I think the city has grossly overestimating the amount of support this kind of ordinance has," said Trig Bundgaard, one of the defendants.
Bundgaard and two others - Alan Pitts and Mark Chamberlain - pleaded not guilty before a municipal judge Tuesday during their first court appearance since being cited for sitting on a sidewalk on April 9.
They were ticketed during a protest at Acacia Park that drew about 150 people amid concerns the ordinance unfairly targets people who are homeless.
Read more: gazette.com/first-to-be-cited-under-colorado-springs-sit-lie-ordinance-could-face-fines-of-up-to-500-each/article/1575345
Convinced the law is unjust and immoral, the first people cited under Colorado Springs' so-called "sit-lie" ordinance vowed Tuesday to make their case before a jury.
"I think the city has grossly overestimating the amount of support this kind of ordinance has," said Trig Bundgaard, one of the defendants.
Bundgaard and two others - Alan Pitts and Mark Chamberlain - pleaded not guilty before a municipal judge Tuesday during their first court appearance since being cited for sitting on a sidewalk on April 9.
They were ticketed during a protest at Acacia Park that drew about 150 people amid concerns the ordinance unfairly targets people who are homeless.
Read more: gazette.com/first-to-be-cited-under-colorado-springs-sit-lie-ordinance-could-face-fines-of-up-to-500-each/article/1575345