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Miami Considers Ban Feeding Homeless - Politics, Business, Civil, History - Posted: 7th Nov, 2014 - 3:12pm
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Miami Considers Ban On Feeding The Homeless
What do you all think on the proposal that would prohibit unauthorized people and groups from feeding the homeless downtown in Miami?
QUOTE Miami residents may have to think twice before giving up their leftovers to the homeless.
The Miami City Commission is set to consider a proposal next month that would prohibit unauthorized people and groups from feeding the homeless downtown, an ordinance proponents say will cut down on litter and ensure the safety of the food the homeless do eat.
The Miami Downtown Development Authority recently approved the measure, sending it up to the commission.
Though the change could draw objections, David Karsh, spokesman for Development Authority Chairman Marc Sarnoff, said the rule isn't a blanket ban. He said that anybody would be able to feed the homeless, but they would have to go through formal training first -- amateurs couldn't just give up part of their lunch to help someone they meet on the street.
"The ordinance is not by any means meant to discourage people from feeding homeless people," he told FoxNews.com, adding that homeless advocacy groups support the measure. "Anybody can do it....
The Miami City Commission is set to consider a proposal next month that would prohibit unauthorized people and groups from feeding the homeless downtown, an ordinance proponents say will cut down on litter and ensure the safety of the food the homeless do eat.
The Miami Downtown Development Authority recently approved the measure, sending it up to the commission.
Though the change could draw objections, David Karsh, spokesman for Development Authority Chairman Marc Sarnoff, said the rule isn't a blanket ban. He said that anybody would be able to feed the homeless, but they would have to go through formal training first -- amateurs couldn't just give up part of their lunch to help someone they meet on the street.
"The ordinance is not by any means meant to discourage people from feeding homeless people," he told FoxNews.com, adding that homeless advocacy groups support the measure. "Anybody can do it....
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The headlines is a little confusing. What the article is saying is that people who haven't been trained will not be able to feed the homeless there are good reasons for it, however when someone is hungry and they're asking you for food you won't stop thinking you should have a permit.
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So what will happen to the homeless? They will be ignored? Who's going to make sure they are eating properly?
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There is a bigger picture here. Why should the homeless even be begging? There should be a system in place where they can do some work and then get payment in the form of food. Honestly most homeless have deep rooted problems that a psychologist may need to deal with - that's the point I try to make, stop looking at the problem (symptoms) but the cause (root). Then they wouldn't have to worry about putting up bans.
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Florida Couple Fined $746 For Crime Of Feeding Homeless People:
After feeding the hungry in a Daytona Beach park every weekend for more than a year, it's just as easy to imagine Chico and Debbie Jimenez given a ticker-tape parade as what they actually got: a slew of citations and a permanent ban from the park. Ref. Source 3
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Florida police threaten arrest under new 'homeless hate law':
Florida police handed out citations and threatened to arrest two priests and a 90-year-old veteran volunteer for feeding the homeless. A recently passed city ordinance makes sharing food a citable offense. Ref. Source 6
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No one takes laws like this seriously until they start enforcing them. If they did arrest the do gooders then that might be cause for a state outcry.
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90 year old arrested for feeding US homeless faces 2 months jail :
A 90-year-old war veteran says he will continue breaking the law by feeding homeless in public places in the city of Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He was arrested earlier for defying a city ordinance that restricts such charity to protect local businesses. Ref. Source 3
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