Md. Food Bank Giveaway Goes Awry After Social Media Mayhem
HALETHORPE (WJZ) — A chaotic turn of events today for the Maryland Food Bank as an act of charity unintentionally goes viral online. WJZ’s George Solis has more as many families went home empty-handed.
The Food Bank tells WJZ they estimate they were able to help out more than a thousand families with this event. Though for anyone that was turned away today to go to their website to find other locations near them that could offer help if they need it.
Hundreds tried their hardest to make it to Saturday’s Maryland Food Bank food distribution event in Halethorpe.
A traffic backup spawned through the power of social media.
I don't see how this is at all "social media mayhem". The social media worked just as it's supposed to, passing on information from person to person. Maybe next time they should have a lottery to give out the food, giving everyone a fair chance.
There was an old story from one of the National Parks that stated that the animals (they were monkeys) had gotten so used to handouts that they eventually became violent and just broke into cars and took whatever they wanted. They were rounded-up and sent to another, farther away location. Within days, they were violent toward each other when one would get obtain food, and this ended up in chaos. They finally had to be put down. Is there a lesson here?
Check out the Food Bank in Salisbury when they are giving stuff away. Nice cars in line.... Mercedes, bmw's.. Etc. blocking traffic so no one can get down the street. How do I sign up???
I gave up long ago on most (I say "most") of the Feed The Needy campaigns when I volunteered one Thanksgiving in Baltimore and observed so many of the "needy" arriving in cabs, and with kids wearing shoes that I could not even afford. Something was absolutely wrong....
they already get everything for free, and they act like looters when there is ANOTHER giveaway
ReplyDeleteAdvertise "FREE FOOD" and where to get it. Then there's a traffic jam. Go figure. Who'd have thunk it?
ReplyDeletethat's some damn good cheese
ReplyDeleteFunny, when you advertise job fairs there's no backups.
ReplyDeleteI don't see how this is at all "social media mayhem". The social media worked just as it's supposed to, passing on information from person to person.
ReplyDeleteMaybe next time they should have a lottery to give out the food, giving everyone a fair chance.
There were a lot of nice new cars in that line. Lots of jewelry, tats and hair ext.
ReplyDeleteThere was an old story from one of the National Parks that stated that the animals (they were monkeys) had gotten so used to handouts that they eventually became violent and just broke into cars and took whatever they wanted.
ReplyDeleteThey were rounded-up and sent to another, farther away location.
Within days, they were violent toward each other when one would get obtain food, and this ended up in chaos.
They finally had to be put down.
Is there a lesson here?
Check out the Food Bank in Salisbury when they are giving stuff away. Nice cars in line.... Mercedes, bmw's.. Etc. blocking traffic so no one can get down the street. How do I sign up???
ReplyDelete3:38 A lesson some of us learn the hard way!
ReplyDeleteI gave up long ago on most (I say "most") of the Feed The Needy campaigns when I volunteered one Thanksgiving in Baltimore and observed so many of the "needy" arriving in cabs, and with kids wearing shoes that I could not even afford.
ReplyDeleteSomething was absolutely wrong....