Being homeless soon a crime in Miami? (VIDEO)

In Miami, Florida, City Commissioner Marc Sarnoff is considering making being homeless illegal, and sleeping on a park bench, eating on sidewalks or congregating in public spaces could land you behind bars.

In a 1998 legal ruling, cops were instructed not to arrest the homeless, but instead offer them a place to stay at a local shelter.

So could this all change?

RT correspondent Nicholas O' Donovan has more.