90 Year Old Arrested for Feeding Homeless in Florida Memes

Placebeaux
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90 year old Florida man arrested for feeding the homeless

Posted by Placebeaux on 11/4/14 at 3:13 pm

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FT. LAUDERDALE, FL (WPLG/CNN) – It did not take long for City of Fort Lauderdale to make good on the promise to criminally charge those who violate a new ordinance that effectively outlaws groups from feeding the homeless in public.

Come on Florida. These are people not animals.

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On Sunday, the city charged three people, including two ministers and a 90-year-old homeless advocate, and they could face up to 60-days in jail for their so-called crime.

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deathvalleyfreak43
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Our government fricking sucks

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Green Chili Tiger
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Come on Florida.

This should be a slogan.

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SabiDojo
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I didn't read the article, but isn't it because of food/health regulations?

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chinhoyang
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The article did not say why the ordinance was created. I have no issue with providing food for the homeless, but most of these providers give the homeless "to go" food in various containers that will almost always end up as litter. On the south side of downtown Shreveport, where various groups give food to the homeless, there are huge trash piles. There's got to be a way to feed the homeless without creating a trash mess.

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nes2010
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I can see both sides. This guy just wants to help out some poor people. The city is just sick of having tens of thousands of homeless people.

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GEAUXT
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90 year old Florida man arrested for feeding the homeless

TPOS

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Chad504boy
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feeding homeless, 90 days jail
beating the blood out of your kid, 80 hours probation

This post was edited on 11/4 at 3:22 pm

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Clyde Tipton
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There's got to be a way to feed the homeless without creating a trash mess.

Scraps on the floor, duh.

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Green Chili Tiger
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There's got to be a way to feed the homeless without creating a trash mess.

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CHEDBALLZ
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I wonder if he blow dries his balls?

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chinhoyang
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LOL ... not any more. My 18 month banishment has definitely changed my posting practices.

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nes2010
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"The regulations enacted in Fort Lauderdale state that no two indoor feeding sites can be within 500 feet of one another or on the same block; outdoor feeding programs require a permit or permission of the property owner and must provide portable toilets; and outdoor stations cannot be within 500 feet of residential properties."
"I have tried to abide by their regulations, but we just are not able to provide a port-a-potty," he said. "I believe that is the job of the municipality, anyway."
It sounds like he would have been ok if he got a porta-potty.

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Burt Reynolds
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Feeding the bears should be illegal

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777Tiger
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feeding homeless, 90 days jail
beating the blood out of your kid, 80 hours probation

DUI manslaughter, 24 days(Dante Stallworth)

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chinhoyang
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I could see why they'd have a port-a-potty requirement.

There used to be a bunch of homeless drunks who would get plastered under the Murphy St. overpass in Shreveport. I looked down one time and couldn't believe it: trash four or five feet deep with a lot of readily visible human waste. Brush around it has grown up and the trail is gone, so I assume the City ran them off.

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tigerpimpbot
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"One of police officers came over and said 'Drop that plate right now,' as if I was carrying a weapon," Abbott said.

He's lucky he didn't get shot for carrying that deadly plate.

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CherryGarciaMan
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There's got to be a way to feed the homeless without creating a trash mess.

There is no reason why there are not "homeless gardens" everywhere there are homeless. Businesses and the local community could get involved and could help teach skills, build a sense of value, and provide nutrition to feed those without the necessary means of providing for themselves.

Problem meet solution.

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