Illegal to Feed the Homeless?
Can you believe there actually some cities where there is a ban on feeding the homeless? Actually, knowing the left, it’s not too surprising to see things go from “the government helps everybody” to “only the government is allowed to help everybody.” Individual charity is something out of their control so it’s something they are very suspicious of.
There is a right to do charity. And anyone who would get in the way of one person helping another is an awful person who should be shunned from society.
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March 11th, 2013 at 3:06 pm
Here in Houston there was a crack down a couple years ago on Christian groups preparing meals for homeless. City said since the meals weren’t government inspected they weren’t safe.
March 11th, 2013 at 3:14 pm
You can’t feed the homeless. You might do it wrong.
March 11th, 2013 at 3:24 pm
Well, okay, you shouldn’t feed the homeless for the same reason you shouldn’t feed other wildlife. You’ll weaken the herd.
Plus, the homeless are a vital political group for the Democrat Party. You don’t want them to form allegiances to other organizations.
March 11th, 2013 at 3:55 pm
Nope! Can’t feed the homeless. And 47+ million can’t feed themselves. Also can’t feed our public school children, either. Too much liability. Too high a security risk in the kitchen (Federal guidelines needed), plus, it costs too much to feed those kids, anyway, while maintaining the salaries of the central office staff. One little bit of peanut and BAM! Lawsuit!! Transfat, tainted canned food, pesticide and salmonella on brown, wilted salads… all food just thrown in the trash anyway contributing to global warming. We just can’t do it anymore; it’s too hard.
Hey, I know. Let’s politicize E.V.E.R.Y.T.H.I.N.G. That’ll fix it!
Okay, children, I don’t know who did it, but everyone put their heads down – NOW!
March 11th, 2013 at 3:57 pm
Brings to mind Ayn Rand’s response when asked what would happen to the poor in a free society:
“If you want to help them, you will not be stopped”.
March 11th, 2013 at 4:37 pm
Matthew: 25
[41] Then he will say to those at his left hand, `Depart from me, you cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels;
[42] for I was hungry and you gave me no food, I was thirsty and you gave me no drink,
March 11th, 2013 at 4:47 pm
Oh, but now you WILL be stopped, Harvey, because your “help” is not government sanctioned.
We must have government sanction!
And this is a direct, short-circuit of our Constitution: you have rights only if the government sanctions them, including those in the Constitution itself.
We need permission to walk the Earth.
March 11th, 2013 at 6:19 pm
The Key Words in the definition of Charity are :”Freely Given”.
The government should be banned from Charity Work until it either abandons its policy of Intimidation and Threats, and disbands the IRS and its pet UNCONSTITUTIONAL Tax Courts.
They will never do this since it would leave it to individuals to determine which individuals and groups deserve their support. This is the complete opposite of favoring their “pet projects” and more Governmental Dependence.
March 11th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Shunned, with a parting gift of a nuclear wedgie.
March 11th, 2013 at 8:19 pm
Spring, TX! I’m moving to you! Hooray! Tell me, is true what they say? Do they have freedom and logic in TX? I live near DC and they’re slowly sucking the common sense right out of people here.
How did they leave that whole situation about prepping meals for homeless?
March 11th, 2013 at 8:20 pm
Oh, I left a non-funny, non-sarcastic, non-scathing, actually asking a question comment at IMAO. You’d think I’d know better by now and just stick to snark and flirting with Jimmy.
March 11th, 2013 at 8:23 pm
Besides, if Christians are allowed to help the poor- you know, part of what Christianity calls for and all – then it’s harder for liberals to paint them as hateful, racist, homophobic, xenophobic, sexist bigots. So no helping others allowed.
I swear it’s like Dolores Umbridge left Hogwarts and moved to the USA.
March 11th, 2013 at 11:50 pm
We need fewer unicorns and more centaurs!
March 11th, 2013 at 11:53 pm
I’m being flirted with? I don’t know if that’s allowed on a PG-13 site, honey.
March 12th, 2013 at 12:35 am
I’m a rebel, Jimmy. Rawr, baby.
March 12th, 2013 at 1:14 am
Celtic thoroughbred, I think.
March 12th, 2013 at 2:46 pm
Meanwhile in Houston:
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/12/houston-cops-ticket-homeless-vet-for-searching-trash-can-for-food/?test=latestnews
March 12th, 2013 at 6:00 pm
Carolyn: watch out for Jimmy — he’s too into good puns. And bacon.