{"id":5498,"date":"2015-02-24T14:22:41","date_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=5498"},"modified":"2015-02-24T14:22:41","modified_gmt":"2015-02-24T19:22:41","slug":"homeless-man-slapped-trespassing-fort-lauderdale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/beta.homelessvoice.org\/?p=5498","title":{"rendered":"Homeless Man Slapped for Trespassing in Fort Lauderdale"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZVdcxQrOrA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<h2>Help us fight back, because Bruce cannot.<\/h2>\n<p>[one_third]&nbsp;[\/one_third]<br \/>\n[one_third][btn_action url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.crowdrise.com\/slapback&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; position=&#8221;right&#8221;] <strong>Make a donation<\/strong> [\/btn_action][\/one_third]<br \/>\n[one_third_omega]&nbsp;[\/one_third_omega]<br \/>\n[line]<br \/>\n[one_half]<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<h4>The Problem<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><br \/>\nThe city of Fort Lauderdale has decided to create new laws that criminalize homelessness.<br \/>\nTheir plan is to remove all the homeless from the city by creating laws to prevent them from eating.<br \/>\nBruce Laclair, a homeless man at the time, was pushed then slapped by Officer Victor Ramirez of the Fort Lauderdale Police Department on February 22, 2015 for trespassing at a public bus terminal.<br \/>\n[\/one_half]<br \/>\n[one_half_omega]<br \/>\n<strong><\/p>\n<h4>The Solution<\/h4>\n<p><\/strong><br \/>\nWe are funding a grant in Bruce&#8217;s name.<br \/>\n30% will go directly to Bruce to help him get back on his feet. We will provide him with clothing, meals, medical attention, and housing.<br \/>\n70% will go towards legal action. We will fund a legal battle to counter the current city ordinances that violate the constitution. The city has obviously made laws to target the poor.<br \/>\n[\/one_half_omega]<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n<p>[btn_action url=&#8221;http:\/\/www.crowdrise.com\/slapback&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; position=&#8221;right&#8221;] <strong>Make a donation<\/strong> [\/btn_action]<\/p>\n<div>&nbsp;<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JZVdcxQrOrA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The city of Fort Lauderdale has decided to create new laws that criminalize homelessness. 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