Bling Posted July 25 Report Share Posted July 25 City officials have banned charitable groups from feeding homeless people in parks downtown, arguing that transients who gather for weekly meals create safety and sanitary problems for businesses. The measure, approved Monday, prevents serving large groups in parks and other public property within two miles of City Hall without a permit. The American Civil Liberties Union vowed to sue, saying it's a superficial fix that ignores the city's homeless problem. City commissioner Patty Sheehan pushed for the ordinance after complaints from business owners and residents that homeless people were causing problems at a downtown park popular with joggers and dog walkers. A group called Food Not Bombs, which has served weekly vegetarian meals to homeless people for more than a year there, said it would continue illegally. Robin Stotter, who is opening a restaurant downtown, said he would support homeless people by pledging money for food and shelter, but supported the ordinance. "The homeless issue is not going to be solved today," he said. "It's a safety issue, and the public deserves a safe place to be." Two of the city's five commissioners voted against the ordinance _ including Robert Stuart, the head of a homeless shelter. Stuart said the city was moving to "criminalize goodhearted people." "We're putting a Band-Aid on a critical problem," said commissioner Sam Ings, the other opposing vote. http://www.breitbart.com/news/2006/07/25/D8J35ML02.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest xmuzik Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 this happened in vegas to i think, i know orlando is not the only city to do it ..... damn shame though i guess the next bandwagon of hate will be the homeless.... they are the new gay niggers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JMT Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 not yet anyway...Homeless Man Reaps Rewards for Honest EffortDETROIT (July 25) - A homeless man who returned $21,000 worth of saving bonds he found in a trash bin is finding out how much honesty can pay off.Charles Moore, 59, had been searching for returnable bottles last week when he came across the 31 U.S. savings bonds. He turned them in to a homeless shelter, where a staff member tracked down the family of the man who had owned them.For his good deed, the bond owner's son gave Moore $100, but residents around Michigan and in other states decided his action merited a more generous reward.So far, Moore has received over $4,000.One man sent him eight trash bags full of returnable bottles and a bowl of coins. Three others gave a combined $2,500, and two businessmen from Troy donated $1,200, a shopping spree and a lead on a job."I was thankful for it," said Moore, who had lost his roofing job in Ohio and moved back to Michigan but couldn't find work.Moore said he plans to use the money to find an apartment.David C. Smith, of Albuquerque, N.M., gave Moore $1,000. Smith said he and his fiancee wouldn't have thought twice about what to do if the bonds had belonged to them."We would have given him the whole amount, period," Smith said. "No questions asked."Copyright 2006 The Associated Press. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spankmeister Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 not yet anyway...Homeless Man Reaps Rewards for Honest EffortDETROIT (July 25) - A homeless man who returned $21,000 worth of saving bonds he found in a trash bin is finding out how much honesty can pay off.Charles Moore, 59, had been searching for returnable bottles last week when he came across the 31 U.S. savings bonds. He turned them in to a homeless shelter, where a staff member tracked down the family of the man who had owned them.For his good deed, the bond owner's son gave Moore $100, but residents around Michigan and in other states decided his action merited a more generous reward.So far, Moore has received over $4,000.One man sent him eight trash bags full of returnable bottles and a bowl of coins. Three others gave a combined $2,500, and two businessmen from Troy donated $1,200, a shopping spree and a lead on a job."I was thankful for it," said Moore, who had lost his roofing job in Ohio and moved back to Michigan but couldn't find work.Moore said he plans to use the money to find an apartment.David C. Smith, of Albuquerque, N.M., gave Moore $1,000. Smith said he and his fiancee wouldn't have thought twice about what to do if the bonds had belonged to them."We would have given him the whole amount, period," Smith said. "No questions asked."Copyright 2006 The Associated Press.Detroit BABY!Except for the tard-bucket that only gave the homeless guy $100, we have heart up there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Seb Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 not yet anyway...Homeless Man Reaps Rewards for Honest EffortDETROIT (July 25) - A homeless man who returned $21,000 worth of saving bonds he found in a trash bin is finding out how much honesty can pay off.Charles Moore, 59, had been searching for returnable bottles last week when he came across the 31 U.S. savings bonds. He turned them in to a homeless shelter, where a staff member tracked down the family of the man who had owned them.For his good deed, the bond owner's son gave Moore $100, but residents around Michigan and in other states decided his action merited a more generous reward.$100 bucks? what a fucking cheap ass Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Spankmeister Posted July 26 Report Share Posted July 26 I didn't know the dude from Faithless was on such hard times! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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