HomeMy WebLinkAbout11-21-24 Public Comment - J. Hatfield - Re_ Threatened by police officer for sleeping in 4runnerFrom:Justin Hatfield
To:Bozeman Public Comment
Subject:[EXTERNAL]Re: Threatened by police officer for sleeping in 4runner
Date:Wednesday, November 20, 2024 1:07:37 PM
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I certainly will not be pleading guilty to any career ruining charges related to me sleeping in a
truck that I own parked on a street that I pay for by police who's salary I pay. I make zeromess, nobody ever notices me, and I am a model citizen. There is no difference in my 4runner
taking up a spot on the street, and my 4runner taking up a spot on the street while I walk insidea rental to sleep (I've already paid 30k in rent in Bozeman). I have a very strong feeling that I
can find constitutional issues with you trying to give me a criminal record for choosing tosleep in my truck instead of walking inside of a rental.
Get back with me, unless you plan to remove the "misdemeanor" aspect of this ordinance. Iwill gladly pay $25/month to help the city with expenses caused by other poor people, but I
will not be subject to an approval process for living my life.
I am an Aerospace Engineer, graduated towards the top of my class, and I planned on building
my business here. If this misdemeanor aspect ends up affecting me, I will not be building mybusiness in Bozeman.
Let me know what is going on and what I need to do
On Mon, Nov 18, 2024, 5:09 PM Justin Hatfield <justin.hatfield87@gmail.com> wrote:Hello,
My name is Justin Hatfield, 37yo resident of Bozeman for 3 years, forced to sleep in my
truck for the past 1 year. I was recently threatened with arrest for sleeping in my truck. Ineed information about the new rules around me sleeping in my rig. I'm not going to beat
around the bush, if I end up with a criminal record (making my life even harder), then I willdo everything I can to make the lives of those who did this, harder. I strongly suggest
removing the "misdemeanor" aspect of this new ordinance.
Sincerely, Justin Wade Hatfield