r/TikTokCringe • u/New_Libran • 26d ago

Discussion The easiest $30k this guy ever made

On October 26, 2022, the judge ruled that Walden's contact with Land should have ended when it became clear that Land was not sleeping in the park or in need of assistance, and that the city was not responsible for Walden's actions.

On November 22, 2022, the city settled the lawsuit for $30,000.

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u/emjaycue 26d ago

Isn’t this literally what parks are for?

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u/BlackSpidy 26d ago

Cant have fun unless in a sanctioned way. God forbid anyone see you anywhere near the state of falling asleep, the state where you literally cannot harm anyone in any way.

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u/Actaeon_II 26d ago

Unless you’re the president, and it’s during a meeting

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u/thebochts 26d ago

A meeting about literal war, mind you, and Ol diaper bags dreaming 😴 💤 🛏

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u/imnickelhead 26d ago

You literally can’t take a nap at a beach near me. If they catch you sleeping they charge you with camping and there’s no camping allowed.

HOWEVER, and this is the craziest part, you can spend the entire night on the beach, but ONLY if you stay awake.

My friends spent the night hanging out, partying all night until dawn. Rangers came by and caught one of them with his eyes closed and they all were ticketed for camping.

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u/guridkt 26d ago

This is literally the reason I don't want to travel to the US anymore

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u/SDTimbox 26d ago

lol I promise you it's not as bad as social media makes it out to be. There are Karens all over the world. Our biggest issue is that cops don't even need a degree lol and they clearly don't learn how the law works in the police Academy. But I've been on the Earth for 38 years and I've never met one bad cop. It's just easy to post about all the bad ones.

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u/guridkt 26d ago

No i get that, I agree on cops not being as bad as people especially here on reddit make make it out to be (I watch your bodycams) but just that law existing makes it a risk for me that I'm not willing to take. I want to take my tent with me and not have to worry about accommodation when I don't need to but also not have to worry about potential trip ending fine or godforbid jailtime or worse if I do get unlucky with a bad apple.

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u/Substantial-Fan-5985 25d ago

please tell me they fought this ticket

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u/DifficultDeliveryMan 5d ago

That's the most absurd thing ever.

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u/NewAudience6075 26d ago

Yes but if you're asleep you also aren't spending money. Until they fine you for sleeping.

America: the land of fuck you and the home of pay me.

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u/AccurateBandicoot299 22d ago

You say that…. But in my experience girlfriends be having some wild ass dreams and sometimes you catch a stray. /J…. Mostly.

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u/b0w3n 26d ago

Yes but it bristles up against anti-homeless and old racist loitering laws. Can't be anywhere someone doesn't want you to be doing something someone doesn't want you to do, and you better not be doing "nothing" for too long either.

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u/Hot_Addition_6980 25d ago

Anti-homeless = yes

old racist loitering laws = no

They do not care who they ticket and jail. We are all cash cows to them

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u/kickthesandman 26d ago

Yes. What's happening is that they can't put everyone in jail, it's too expensive. So they're gonna make our homes prisons instead, bit by bit.

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u/whodidwha 26d ago

Here before too long you won’t be able to own anything.

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u/RephofSky 25d ago

CoVid: Been there. Done that.

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u/fireshaper 26d ago

They just assume that anyone laying in a park is homeless by default.

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u/poopyheadthrowaway 26d ago

Where I grew up, people assumed you were homeless if you were walking along the street (most streets didn't have sidewalks).

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u/LukeinDC 23d ago

Unless of course if you're wearing shorts, a T-shirt and jogging. Just make sure you aren't a POC. Otherwise you may get chased down by said neighbors and shot (like that guy in GA)

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u/waltdidneyworlp 26d ago

In the US, you have to pay to belong/exist. If you're not paying then you're suspicious.

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u/ayriuss 26d ago

In many other countries you aren't even allowed to be homeless, the government just abducts you and forces you to live indoors or get drug/mental health treatment. Its actually a bug in our system where its basically illegal to be homeless, but also illegal for the government to force you to get help or into housing.

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u/CeruleanEidolon 26d ago

It used to be.

Now they are made primarily to create buffer zones around property owned by the wealthy.

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u/Merijeek2 26d ago

"You're not spending money, citizen. Stop it."

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u/interflop 26d ago

You gotta pay for the sleeping permit.

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u/MrGrieves- 26d ago

In Europe. They're great, people everywhere chilling on blankets and openly drinking wine or beer!

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u/Equivalent_Chipmunk 26d ago

In some places, parks are there to be used. In many, I'm convinced they're there to increase real estate values.