Jul 25, 2008, 02:43 pm
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| Seeking the Unknown
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| Oregon City to Ban Would-Be Criminals
ABC News: Oregon City to Ban Would-Be Criminals Quote:
Upset With Drugs and Petty Crime, Eugene, Ore., to Ban Miscreants From Downtown
By CLOE SHASHA
July 25, 2008
Fed up with drug dealing and petty crime, Eugene, Ore., officials want to ban people who have been accused or convicted of crimes from the downtown area.
Some say the proposed ordinance is an overreaction that's unconstitutional and would never stand up in court. Others, like Eugene Chief of Police Robert Lehner, defend the proposal as an effective way to fight crime and blight, and say the exclusion is not as broad as it seems.
Store owners and residents in Eugene, population 153,000, have been complaining about unsavory people who loiter downtown, hindering business and threatening pedestrian safety, according to Lehner.
| What do you think about this? Do you support them banning people, or are you against it? Thoughts?
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