Just Housing – Move Along

The City of Olympia invites you to Move Along!
This is Orion Canning and Just Housing’s project. Steve Bakker as The Cop.
From Just Housing:

The city of Olympia, as well as cities all over the United States, have ordinances that make it illegal to sit, lie, or camp on city property. These ordinances target homeless populations, giving police the ability to harass or arrest the most vulnerable members of the community just for resting, a basic human need. They are tantamount to making it illegal to be too poor to afford housing.

This month, the US 9th Circuit Court has ruled such laws unconstitutional, violating the Cruel and Unusual Punishments Clause of the 8th Amendment, but they remain on the books in Olympia.

Update: The City of Olympia demanded our video be removed by YouTube. We think we have fair use grounds to satirize Olympia tourism ads, but we’ve chosen not to fight it.

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