June 06, 2012 12:39 AM UTC

Urban Camping Ban "Grace Period" Now Over

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• by: Colorado Pols

Technically not a blanket

Well that didn’t last long.

Just a week after announcing that it would hold off on enforcing the recently-enacted “urban camping ban,” the Denver Police Department is arresting those in violation of the ordinance, according to 7News:

Denver police have begun enforcing a ban on overnight camping in the city limits.

7NEWS was there as Denver police arrested some people near Civic Center Park on Monday night.

The new ordinance doesn’t ban sleeping outside, but it does ban any use of a shelter, which includes sleeping bags, bedrolls, blankets or any form of cover or protection from the elements other than clothing.

So blankets aren’t allowed, but clothing is? Seems that instead of attacking the ordinance’s sponsor, critics of the ban should start accepting Snuggie contributions.

Jokes aside, if DPD officers really are making arrests, they’re doing so in violation of the ordinance’s enforcement protocol, which “requires both a verbal and written citation in addition to several layers of assessment before any action takes place.”