Dr Harris Black Lives Matter Show $50 Million Lawsuit Against The City Of Denver

DENVER — A nonprofit has filed a $50 million lawsuit against the City of Denver over the homeless camping ban.

Jon McLane with Veteran Rescue Mission was arrested in May 2019 outside of Civic Center Park. He and a group of advocates where doing homeless outreach and protesting the camping ban.

“Within an hour of setting up the police were out here, they put me in cuffs and put me in the back of a police car,” McLane said.

Body camera video shows police arresting McLane for violating the camping ban, but he was charged with a park curfew violation. McLane says that case was later dismissed because he proved they were not within the park boundary.

“If we see something that is unconstitutional we don’t just let it stand we do everything in our power to try and change it to make a more dignified existence for the people who have to survive in this type of weather,” McLane said.

He along with four others protesting that night are named in the $50 million lawsuit claiming their First Amendment rights were violated and the camping ban forces the homeless to live as criminals. They want the ban overturned and the city to provide more restrooms and housing for the homeless.