1st US Mayor, HUD Official, Federal Judge 'Get' Social Justice for Suffering Residents

This is a profound moment in U.S & World History demonstrating that every person with or without money, home or wealth are entitled to Equal Protection, under our Federal and State Constitutions. In Fresno, California in 2008, we have a duly elected Mayor Autry and a US District Court Judge Wanger who saw fit to right a series of wrongdoings by City Workers involving the raids and taking of property where people with nowhere safe to go were attempting to just live, be and to be left alone. All people, regardless of if they have a job or money now, last week, last month or last year have inalienable rights to life (liberty and pursuit of happiness) and other constitutional protections. To live safely somewhere even if they have no money or great material wealth. To any person, agency or groups to be told or actually do mistreat any other person, home-less or not, or take their personal property without due process is guilty of great moral and legal offenses demanding justice, compensation & remedy to protect us all.

clipped from http://www.aclunc.org/cases/active_cases/kincaid_v._fresno.shtml Kincaid v. Fresno June 6, 2008 A U.S. district judge gave preliminary approval June 6 to a $2.35 million class-action settlement between a class of hundreds of homeless Fresno residents and the City of Fresno and the California Department of Transportation. The court had already determined that Fresno’s practice of immediately seizing and destroying the personal possessions of homeless residents was unconstitutional. Funds from the settlement will go to individual plaintiffs whose belongings were destroyed in the illegal sweeps, as well as into an account to provide housing and medical care to the approximately 225 class members. During oral argument on April 25, 2008, Judge Oliver W. Wanger of U.S. District Court of the Eastern District of California declared that “the practice of announce, strike, seize [and] destroy immediately is against the law.” Personal property, including essential medications, family photographs, and vital documents had been confiscated by police and city workers.