11.10.2005

a crackdown on sleeping

Sleeping outside is a ticketable offense. So, don't do it. Especially if you're at U.T. (sleep in class, sleep in your dorm, but don't take a nap on the lawn or curl up on a bench in a quiet corner of the auditorium. Of course, most of get 6-8 hours a night in a soft comfy bed, the people getting tickets for sleeping are the ones who grab a few hours of rest here and there on the porches of businesses, in the woods, in the parks, all around town.

Three tickets, unpaid, can turn into jail time. They want to teach you a lesson, and encourage you to sleep elsewhere.

I just found out that one of my more tender hearted homeless friends spent 3 days in jail for sleeping at U.T. Apparently it bothers people to see someone in dirty clothes huddled up against a building and sleeping.

All he wants now is to apologize to the judge for sleeping on campus. He says he'll never do it again. But...where will he sleep exactly?

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