People sleeping outdoors in Kansas City, Kansas, will soon face new penalties under an ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners of the Unified Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, Kansas, on Thursday night.
The “Unsafe Camping” ordinance passed a vote of 6 to 2, in a meeting that was disrupted by attendees calling for more compassion for unhoused people.
One attendee said the ordinance would drive unhoused people further out “into the shadows.”…