Emma Pettit
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457 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Sep 2026
last heard 2d ago
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It is our shortest amendment.
I think it's just like 16 words or something like that.
And it says, excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted.
Right.
So, for example, this is a woman named Pamela Hawks.
She was one of the plaintiffs.
And she and her partner at the time had been homeless in Boise.
And they would sometimes pitch a tent along the Boise River in this like wooded part of town.
And she told NPR a while back that though she tried to stay hidden, she'd often get a ticket anyway.
racked up about a dozen citations.
Which could lead to a night in jail.
Right.
But on the other side, the city of Boise's view is basically like, first, we need to keep public spaces usable as public spaces.
And also, hey, we're punishing an act, not a status.
Like, we're not punishing homeless people for being homeless.
This law would apply equally to anyone.
to a homeless person, but also to a backpacker or to a protester.
Right,
Right.
And so these two sides, they duke it out.
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