Quote:A homeless woman in Kentucky was cited by police and had her mattress confiscated and destroyed as she went into labor on the streets of Louisville, local media reported.

Quote:Kentucky has a new state law that bans street camping, meaning no person may sleep or set up camp on public property, including sidewalks. Homelessness rights advocates say the law does little to solve the social problems faced by the unhoused and leads to increasing interactions with law enforcement.

Stewart walked back to his car to write the citation as city workers put the woman’s mattress into a garbage truck. The camera caught Stewart remarking to himself: “So I don’t for a second believe that this woman is going into labor.”

The woman gave birth later that day, according to her attorney, the public defender Ryan Dischinger. The family is now in a shelter.

Quote:Stewart walked back to his car to write the citation as city workers put the woman’s mattress into a garbage truck. The camera caught Stewart remarking to himself: “So I don’t for a second believe that this woman is going into labor.”