Homeless Piano Player Files Lawsuit Against City Over The Criminalization Of Homelessness

51-year-old Donald Gould, the homeless piano player who was seen in a viral video earlier this year, is filing a lawsuit against the city of Sarasota over the criminalization of homelessness. Gould says that the homeless population of the city is regularly harassed by police, banned from public places and are being forced out of the area by the local government.
“It’s pretty much harassment we are human beings for crying out loud,” Gould told WTSP.
“Here they write you a citation then trespass you so you can’t step on the property anymore and these are public places like the park, library,” he added.
“Seems to be a criminal offense to be homeless in this city shouldn’t be that way,” Paul Lonardo, one of the other plaintiffs in the case said.
Andrea Mogensen, an attorney with the ACLU is helping to represent the homeless population of the city in the lawsuit, along with Gould and four other plaintiffs.
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