We can only hope some good comes out of this, but I am not so sure. The ACLU had threatened this some time back and now it seems it is happening. I think that in general the ability of police and HACA to ban certain people from public housing is desirable and permissible, but it has to be done in a fair and proper fashion. However, if you become a ward of the state essentially by being a public housing resident, you had better play by those rules. Although a person's home is not exactly their castle, a person's public housing apartment should not be a prison either. I blogged about this a while back:
Annapolis Capital Punishment: Lawyer and ACLU Member on Housing ...
WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: http://www.aclu.org/housingban
ACLU Challenges Unlawful Banning Of Tenants¹ Families And Invited Guests
From Public Housing. Group Launches ³Families Untied² Video With Plaintiffs From Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2009
CONTACT:
Meredith Curtis, ACLU of Maryland, (410) 889-8555; media@aclu-md.org
Maria Archuleta, ACLU national, (202) 715-0801 or (212) 549-2666;
media@aclu.org
ANNAPOLIS, MD Protecting the rights of families to make decisions about their own homes, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Marylandfiled a lawsuit today challenging a policy that unlawfully bans certain individuals from being on or near public housing in Annapolis, Maryland, even when they are invited guests of tenants. Under the policy, Annapolis
public housing residents who allow banned friends and family members into their homes are subject to eviction. The lawsuit was filed against the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) and the Annapolis Police Department on behalf of residents of Annapolis public housing as well as family and friends of those residents who have been prevented from visiting and participating in raising and caring for their children, parents, grandchildren and other relatives.
(See the ACLU site for the rest of the release. A copy of the complaint as well as a video with ACLU clients in the case can be found online at: www.aclu.org/housingban )
Annapolis Capital Punishment: Lawyer and ACLU Member on Housing ...
Feb 03, 2009
The following comments have been provided by Albert A. Foer, a lawyer and member of the board of the National Capital Area, ACLU. Mr. Foer's comments are solely his own and do not necessarily reflect the position of any ACLU body or ...
Feb 01, 2009
The Capital is upset that the ACLU is "absolutist" and is not employing "common sense." Hartley asks whose rights are more important. Hmmm...I dunno' 'bout you, but something in this makes me think about Abu Ghraib or Guantanamo--not in ...
http://annapoliscapitalpunishment.blogspot.com/
So dear CP readers, see what the ACLU says and we'll start covering this. Stay tuned:
So dear CP readers, see what the ACLU says and we'll start covering this. Stay tuned:
WATCH THE VIDEO ON YOUTUBE: http://www.aclu.org/housingban
ACLU Challenges Unlawful Banning Of Tenants¹ Families And Invited Guests
From Public Housing. Group Launches ³Families Untied² Video With Plaintiffs From Lawsuit
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
August 12, 2009
CONTACT:
Meredith Curtis, ACLU of Maryland, (410) 889-8555; media@aclu-md.org
Maria Archuleta, ACLU national, (202) 715-0801 or (212) 549-2666;
media@aclu.org
ANNAPOLIS, MD Protecting the rights of families to make decisions about their own homes, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Marylandfiled a lawsuit today challenging a policy that unlawfully bans certain individuals from being on or near public housing in Annapolis, Maryland, even when they are invited guests of tenants. Under the policy, Annapolis
public housing residents who allow banned friends and family members into their homes are subject to eviction. The lawsuit was filed against the Housing Authority of the City of Annapolis (HACA) and the Annapolis Police Department on behalf of residents of Annapolis public housing as well as family and friends of those residents who have been prevented from visiting and participating in raising and caring for their children, parents, grandchildren and other relatives.
(See the ACLU site for the rest of the release. A copy of the complaint as well as a video with ACLU clients in the case can be found online at: www.aclu.org/housingban )
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