Why Should Delaware Care?Charging people with loitering has been controversial across Delaware in the years since the ACLU sued the state and the city of Wilmington for enforcing such laws unconstitutionally. Wilmington is now aiming to revise its loitering ordinance, but is facing backlash from advocates, who say the bill will perpetuate racial profiling and criminalize homelessness.
Two years after Wilmington agreed in a settlement to not enforce loitering and panhandling laws, the City Council is now drafting a new proposal that would restrict individuals from lingering on public sidewalks, among other places.
Supporters say the measure would stop individuals from disrupting business and hanging around homes…