Another Person Charged With Feeding The Poor In Florida

[Oceans Haven]

i actually live in miami so ive seen my fair share of homeless issues/corruption from the city in certain areas (notably the fact that many not all but many beggars are actually well off people with houses and jobs looking for easy cash but thats a topic for a later thread). I think its wrong to fine them...but i see some reason to be careful how its done. Personally, i think it would be better to go to a local church, temple, or even boy scout troop and do food drives. ive been in the BSA for some time, and food drives at least in my troop were regular occurances. And if you use caned food that doesnt need a can opener to be opened (like those cheff boyardee cans) it has an added benefit of lasting longer. Either way, itll cost money either donating to a food drive or cooking/feeding them publicly so i think donations work better.

[Yumyumsuppertime]

i actually live in miami so ive seen my fair share of homeless issues/corruption from the city in certain areas (notably the fact that many not all but many beggars are actually well off people with houses and jobs looking for easy cash but thats a topic for a later thread). I think its wrong to fine them...but i see some reason to be careful how its done. Personally, i think it would be better to go to a local church, temple, or even boy scout troop and do food drives. ive been in the BSA for some time, and food drives at least in my troop were regular occurances. And if you use caned food that doesnt need a can opener to be opened (like those cheff boyardee cans) it has an added benefit of lasting longer. Either way, itll cost money either donating to a food drive or cooking/feeding them publicly so i think donations work better.

For the most part, canned food is impractical for homeless people, and is generally given to housed low-income families by food banks.

[Toronina]

I swear, Florida must be one of the stupidest American states. Sorry to any people from Florida.

[L Ron Cupboard]

A good opportunity for some non-violent direct political action - feed the homeless in defiance of the law.

[Colbert Super PAC]

My parents always taught me not to feed stray animals. If you do, they'll just keep coming back. The same applies here.

[L Ron Cupboard]

My parents always taught me not to feed stray animals. If you do, they'll just keep coming back. The same applies here.

I was always under the impression you were a Christian?

[Empire of Narnia]

A good opportunity for some non-violent direct political action - feed the homeless in defiance of the law.

Yep, some good old fashioned peaceful protesting couldn't hurt.

[-Ebola-]

My parents always taught me not to feed stray animals. If you do, they'll just keep coming back. The same applies here.

I don't think these guys are bothered by it if the homeless people come back.

[Republic of Coldwater]

This tyrannical law that prohibits one from doing a voluntary and harmless action should be repealed. If one wants to enshrine his or her goodwill across the less fortunate, the government should step aside and let them do their generous bidding. This in fact, increases rather than decreases poverty, and private charities, if they were not regulated like this would do a much better job in taking care of those who are in the lowest echelons of society. Take Utah as an example, where the numerous private charities have elevated the poor from their terrible state despite a reduction in welfare spending. If the government was more accepting of private charities, then we wouldn't have so many impoverished citizens.

[Republic of Coldwater]

My parents always taught me not to feed stray animals. If you do, they'll just keep coming back. The same applies here.

How does another person feeding the poor affect you in any shape, way or form?

[The Huskar Social Union]

No words can explain how angry i am right now at this bullshit,

How about you actually fucking try and deal with the Homeless situation instead of passing stupid laws to try and get it to disappear? Huh? You know stuff like common decency and doing your fucking job to help your people.

Fucking hell. Go on Arnold Abbot! He is a great man!

[Espresso and Insanity]

My parents always taught me not to feed stray animals. If you do, they'll just keep coming back. The same applies here.

How does another person feeding the poor affect you in any shape, way or form?

His nation's posts are satirical. Whether or not they're effective at delivering laughs and political thought is up for debate.

[Dracoria]

Also isn't Floriduh part of the Bible Belt? The darn Holy Land Experience is at Orlando. Why aren't all Christians up in arms over this? This is a offensive to Christians and it shows you that the Politicians over at that little city or town or whoever vote this ordinance in will use religion to whatever advantage they have and drop it on a dime when its against their policies.
FOR SHAME!!!

AMEN!

Seriously, why isn't there a storm of uproar so massive that the mayor is forced to resign?

Well, for some reason unstated in most of those articles, he's a Democrat. You see these laws passing just as frequently, if not more, in cities that tend to vote blue. Go figure. You'll notice that two of the three arrested have been ministers, and people have been booing and harassing the police when arrests are made, so I'd wager people, particularly the Christians down there, are upset.

[Luziyca]

Whats wrong with feeding the homeless?

Exactly.

Personally, it is another stupid law from the idiotic lawmakers in Florida, and that the true solution for homelessness is providing free housing and mental health treatment, as well as opportunities for jobs.

[New Aerios]

Well, that's silly. If I have something and I want to give it to someone else, why should there be a law in place to stop me. The fact that this is essentially about helping people to survive makes it even worse.

[Dooom35796821595]

They need to distribute a leaflet informing the homeless of how great it is in Texas.....

[Ifreann]

If you could walk to the shelter for the night, then you could have walked for the food right

Shelter? Hah. What makes you think that there were shelter beds available? There are an estimated 36,000 to 54,000 homeless people in the city of Los Angeles. There are approximately 2,000 shelter beds. Even then, you have to be prepared to expose yourself to the untold dangers of Skid Row if you're "lucky" enough to find a bed in one.

I'm sure 18-27 homeless people could each share a bed.

[The Huskar Social Union]

Shelter? Hah. What makes you think that there were shelter beds available? There are an estimated 36,000 to 54,000 homeless people in the city of Los Angeles. There are approximately 2,000 shelter beds. Even then, you have to be prepared to expose yourself to the untold dangers of Skid Row if you're "lucky" enough to find a bed in one.

I'm sure 18-27 homeless people could each share a bed.

You are thinking too low, obviously we can fit 50-60 per bed who can also share the same four meals.

[Shaggai]

I'm sure 18-27 homeless people could each share a bed.

You are thinking too low, obviously we can fit 50-60 per bed who can also share the same four meals.

Four meals? Three meals a day week is enough for any decent citizen.

[Des-Bal]

There are a lot of homeless people in my area. A lot of them are perfectly fine people who are having a hard time. Some of them are violent criminals. Some of them are severely mentally ill. Some are a lovely combination of the two. There's a real push to look more kindly upon the homeless and I think that's great but basic realities remain the same. I don't want homeless people congregating in parks because even though I frequently interact with a couple of good ones I also know that they tend to make people uncomfortable and tend to commit crimes.

[Rebellious Fishermen]

Whats wrong with feeding the homeless?

From what I understand it's because the homeless could be taken advantage off by people handing out poisonous food to kill them with. Otherwise I don't really know and on the surface it seems like a very stupid law.

[Scomagia]

A good opportunity for some non-violent direct political action - feed the homeless in defiance of the law.

Yep, a little civil disobedience seems to be in order.

[Furry Alairia and Algeria]

This is the 563rd time I lost my faith in Humanity, 2nd time for Ft. Lauderdale.

[Salus Maior]

Sigh....Florida.

On a semi-related note: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jc-lA-S9qkA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hNaLkDu ... 7u5UFDnCeg And yes, these are all real headlines

[Rebellious Fishermen]

There are a lot of homeless people in my area. A lot of them are perfectly fine people who are having a hard time. Some of them are violent criminals. Some of them are severely mentally ill. Some are a lovely combination of the two. There's a real push to look more kindly upon the homeless and I think that's great but basic realities remain the same. I don't want homeless people congregating in parks because even though I frequently interact with a couple of good ones I also know that they tend to make people uncomfortable and tend to commit crimes.

I'm willing to bet most people feel the same despite what they are going to actually admit. Few people actually like homeless people or feel comfortable around them.