Could Orlando’s proposed disorderly conduct ordinance be used to target the homeless?

Could Orlando’s proposed disorderly conduct ordinance be used to target the homeless?

Anne Linkletter has slept on the streets of Orlando for months as she awaits housing, finding a place on sidewalks, under overpasses and anywhere she feels safe. She said she and others who live similarly worry an ordinance under consideration by Orlando’s city council could be used to deny unsheltered people this small bit of refuge. The ordinance clarifies what is “disorderly conduct,” specifically noting that a person who “walks, stands, sits…