The homeless people who live in Stranahan Park describe a crush of bulldozers, garbage trucks and police on May 19, when many say they lost the few possessions they had left. They say police swept in with garbage bins, gave them only minutes to gather their belongings and then disposed of clothing, medicines, makeshift bedding and other items in the park in downtown Fort Lauderdale.
Now, the events of that day are at the center of a lawsuit in federal court by 16 plaintiffs accusing the city of violating their Fourth and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
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