Dale Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 News article (with video): http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/5-more-arrested-accused-of-feeding-homeless-in-1528523.html Orlando police arrested five more activists from behind a makeshift buffet table at Lake Eola Park on Wednesday evening, bringing to a dozen the number charged in the past week with violating city restrictions on feeding the homeless. The members of the group Food Not Bombs were ladling out corn on the cob, rice, beans and watermelon to about 35 people when they were handcuffed. About two dozen activists and homeless people booed and chanted "Food is a right, not a privilege" as they were loaded into a waiting police van. recent arrests last week: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDD6FtNMpNw Discuss Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Florida is such a classy place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Jesus what the fuck is wrong with the people in orlando - vote the fuckers who passed that ordinance out of office. I mean I'm not particularly sympathetic to homeless people, but everyone should have access to food - especially in the climate of waste that goes on in the US and Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Come on XXX - there are soup kitchens and food banks in all kinds of cities. There are plenty of events of this kind. If the homeless start dying off suspiciously - then the person feeding them poisoned shit gets arrested. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Jesus what the fuck is wrong with the people in orlando - vote the fuckers who passed that ordinance out of office. They're Republican? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest uptown devil Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 damn. corn on the cob is delicious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Come on XXX - there are soup kitchens and food banks in all kinds of cities. There are plenty of events of this kind. If the homeless start dying off suspiciously - then the person feeding them poisoned shit gets arrested. Or becomes your next Republican councilman. Ok, I'll stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Ranky Redlof Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 here they arrest the homeless for "stealing" food that was already thrown away in the garbage container it was bad for buisiness capitalism ftw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 those people serving food were really annoying they knew what they were getting into, if i was the cops i would have body slammed all of them until they urinated themselves, and if Rosa Parks were alive today i would tase her ass off that bus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 i've volunteered with friends at this food not bombs setup in lake eola park on several occasions, cops always hovering around, but not once did i think they'd stoop to this level and actually make arrests, and not once was anyone, being fed, serving food, or just taking in the communal atmosphere, not smiling and eager to go out of their way to help their fellow man. how can anyone follow such orders with dignity? what did they say to the kids they arrested? there's no excuse... just a waste of good peoples time and hard earned money. good 'ole pigs are at it again... i'll be sure to volunteer in this public buffet line in the near future, they aren't going to stop these good people's hard work, no way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 those people serving food were really annoying they knew what they were getting into, if i was the cops i would have body slammed all of them until they urinated themselves, and if Rosa Parks were alive today i would tase her ass off that bus your next Orlando councilman Governor of The Entire Unified South Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Adam Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 here they arrest the homeless for "stealing" food that was already thrown away in the garbage container in mars? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 In LA a couple years ago they tried to basically use those-- remember Soylent Green? Those devices that plowed and scooped the peop--yeah? Those. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 XXX yeah - when you're running a for profit business like a restaurant or bar, then of course. We have something similar in BC. But when your objective is to feed the homeless? I don't think I've seen one soup kitchen/food bank get inspected. They're generally run out of church halls and shit. And really, all the licensing/permits/food safety courses don't mean shit unless the people actually follow the guidelines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 And really, all the licensing/permits/food safety courses don't mean shit unless the people actually follow the guidelines. Actually, if they don't follow the guidelines it very often does mean shi-- (sigh) it very often does me-- I can't even finish this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 And really, all the licensing/permits/food safety courses don't mean shit unless the people actually follow the guidelines. Actually, if they don't follow the guidelines it very often does mean shi-- (sigh) it very often does me-- I can't even finish this. You know you want to.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
essines Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 In Victoria a lot of businesses bleach dumpsters to quell dumpster diving as it is such a pest. Some folk still refuse to do so and i commend them. Fuck my ass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 what the christ, like they cover their trash in bleach? explain more Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SR4 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 starving people really take away from the ambiance of a quiet neighborhood community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QBLA Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 Is that on Church Street (in regards to the OP)? I remember a group of people that fed homeless on that street when I lived in FL. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vertsk8er419 Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 no, Lake Eola Park on Rosalind Avenue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted June 21, 2011 Share Posted June 21, 2011 It does look ridiculous the way they just walk up and arrest them. You'd think they could just seize the food and tell them to move along. I don't know how strict this law is but I'm sure there are ways to get the food handed out legally still. It is unfair how homeless people hava absolutely no voice most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Braintree Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 That is just absurd. Feeding them only encourages them. JEEZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patternoverlap Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 I will say from my 4 day stay in San Fran a few years ago, you guys have some fucking crazy bums. I dunno if I'd want to try to feed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joshuatxuk Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Oh wow, I guess the Disneyworld 'burb adopted Objectivism as a legal code. What a fucking hellhole: SHARING IS FUTILE. Before, I've always just assumed it lame but harmless mecca of people like this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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