With the weather becoming more chilly and the season of goodwill rapidly approaching you would think that the homeless would be a high priority in the minds of the authorities. Well the good news is…they are. The bad news is the only aim the authorities have is to drive them out of town.
Police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida removed at least three people who were serving warm food to the homeless on Sunday.
In video footage from Sunday, three police officers arrive and interrupt the feeding program by removing 90-year-old Arnold Abbott, the Rev. Canon Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church, and the Rev. Dwayne Black of the Sanctuary Church. A chorus of protest erupts from the crowd and follows the officers as they take the men to their patrol cards – “Shame on you, arresting an elderly man!” someone in the crowd says. “The whole world is watching!” says another.
Then, a police officer explains to the men: “Basically you are going to be cited for serving to the community without proper accommodations. Everything is explained in here. This is a citation. If you guys continue to come out here you will face arrest.” (My emphasis)
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Feed them and they will come..
ReplyDeleteMake them work for part time wages, or close their factory, or lay them off, or take everything they have over $500,000 in cancer treatment bills, or empty mental patients into the street and yes, they DO get hungry.
ReplyDeleteSome people have it so good, are so comfortable, and are so pious and holier-than-thou that they think everyone who is hungry or homeless is just lazy and no good.
There are no words to describe such ignorance.
Pray to God you never have to walk a mile in any of their shoes.
This nation is full of people who USED to own their home, drove nice cars, and had a good life.
Used to.
Mix yourself another drink, throw a log in that marble fireplace, check your portfolio, and tell the rest of us how smart you are.....and how everyone else is so stupid and worthless.
Because that's the only way people end up on the street, right?