Heartless Bastards. These friggin’ rat-bastard leaders are in charge of, among other things, seeing to it that their constituents have (and keep) a job. They failed. They failed miserably. So, instead of getting to screw over people just once, they get a second chance at it – screwing them over while out on the street, cold and hungry.

People, when do we grab for our pitchforks?

New ordinance seeks to clear sidewalks of homeless, attract businesses

Officials with the City of Knoxville say a major issue is literally standing in the way of attracting new businesses to the “Downtown North” district.

When driving down Broadway Street or Central Avenue, the scenery often includes businesses, as well as people, who perhaps have seen better days.

Leaders argue that crowds of the area’s homeless population lying around the streets of Downtown North are not exactly the picture of economic development they’re hoping to send potential businesses.

Right now, though, the sidewalk ordinance is so vague that police have a hard time forcing them to move. [...]

“When we see people who are sitting on the sidewalk, we see people who really aren’t accomplishing anything,” said Volunteer Ministry Center CEO Ginny Weatherstone. [...]

“We don’t want anybody out on a sidewalk. We want them in a place where they’re working toward getting off the street,” said Major Don Vick of the Salvation Army of Knoxville.

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