Reliable social services sources say that members of the Aberdeen Police Dept acted like lawless marauders last winter destroying the personal property of the homeless in Aberdeen’s Tent City. The sources say that Aberdeen police cut the homeless tents up and destroyed them to scare them off. Scare them off as in creating terror. If this is true ,were the police involved rogue cops or were they carrying out the orders of police or political leaders? If this is true, were the involved cops investigated and properly reprimanded or fired?
Being homeless is not a crime . But destroying the personal property of the homeless is a crime .
The same criminal act occurred in St. Petersburg, Fla in 2012 (see Youtube clip) It was done with authority of police leaders.
The local press did not report this crime in Aberdeen because the only crime they report comes from the police handout. It appears the press knew about the crime but did not investigate it. It appears they cooperated in a cover up of police misbehavior.
In Florida the excuse for destroying homeless tents was that they were a “fire and safety hazard”. If they were a “hazard” that does not excuse police destroying personal property of the homeless. That’s not police procedure. Its a criminal misbehavior. If the homeless are “trespassing” the proper procedure is to notify with a citation and request they leave. Police do not have a right to evict someone by destroying there property. If the police do destroy homeless tents, it is a form of domestic terrorism. The police are suppose to serve and protect.
“Being homeless is not a crime”. But destroying homeless tents is a crime.
