Wickey Two Hands’ case highlights a growing contradiction in California regarding the enforcement of camping bans against homeless individuals. Although cities are actively arresting people for violating these bans, there are significant shortcomings in the prosecutorial process. Many cases fail to proceed past charges due to quick dismissals or a lack of prosecutorial follow-through. With Two Hands’ case dismissed before trial, it raises critical questions about the rationale and effectiveness of these ordinances, as resources are spent without legal resolutions.
Two Hands' case was a rarity for how close it came to trial, but in the end, it too was thrown out without any public hearings on its merits.
California cities are passing ordinances that allow police to arrest unhoused individuals, but many cases either see no charges filed or are quickly dismissed.
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