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Florida's Homeless Court Idea
from Post-Thanksgiving Extravaganza | The Tim Dillon Show #419 · #419
6 min
News
Tim reacts to a news story about Orlando's proposed 'homeless court' that waives sentences for those pursuing housing and treatment, enthusiastically proposing it be televised and built out of found materials like a makeshift Judge Judy show.
- Florida's new homeless court program exchanges reduced sentences for defendants who pursue housing and employment measures.
- Tim pitches homeless court as potentially the best news show on television.
- He envisions homeless court also settling disputes between homeless people fighting over shared resources.
- Tim proposes building the homeless court on the street out of tires, chicken wire, and ironing boards rather than in a formal courtroom.
- Every episode of homeless court should be televised because it's a genuine hit concept.
- He describes the setup: homeless people hash out problems in front of a judge with public defenders, while rules prohibit biting and drinking in court.
- San Diego's first homeless court handled nearly 11,000 cases in three years but only 16 resulted in guilty pleas.
- Tim jokes about the judge dismissing cases where defendants deny accusations like lighting someone's tent on fire or stealing drugs at knifepoint.
- The sprinkle pool guy should have to appear in homeless court and explain how he injured himself.
- He imagines the absurd contrast between two homeless guys debating who bit whom first while a sprinkle pool injury case gets a recess.