Police State: New Law Bans Feeding The Homeless Without Government Permission...

[paulitician]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

 

[Soggy in NOLA]

Now that's just dumb....

 

[inALIENable]

Don't feed the pigeons!

 

[paulitician]

Now that's just dumb....

Big Brother. Waddayagonnado

 

[PoliticalChic]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

Just as voluntary charity is a defining characteristic of Conservatives, denying same as a corollary to support of big government is a characteristic of Liberals.


Another case in point:

Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless
Has The Mayor Totally Eaten Away At The Public's Desire To Do Good?
March 19, 2012 8:33 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again!

Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

Glenn Richter arrived at a West Side synagogue on Monday to collect surplus bagels — fresh nutritious bagels — to donate to the poor. However, under a new edict from Bloomberg’s food police he can no longer donate the food to city homeless shelters.

It’s the “no bagels for you” edict."
Michael Bloomberg Strikes Again: New York City Bans Food Donations To The Homeless « CBS New York

 

[AmericanFirst]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

Gov't. out of control. Sounds like a law I can be proud of breaking.

 

[AmericanFirst]

Don't feed the pigeons!

Libtards would rather feed pigeons than people, socialist bastards.

 

[Conservative]

Looks like the liberals have a war on the homeless going.

 

[paulitician]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

Just as voluntary charity is a defining characteristic of Conservatives, denying same as a corollary to support of big government is a characteristic of Liberals.


Another case in point:

Bloomberg Strikes Again: NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless
Has The Mayor Totally Eaten Away At The Public's Desire To Do Good?
March 19, 2012 8:33 PM

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s food police have struck again!

Outlawed are food donations to homeless shelters because the city can’t assess their salt, fat and fiber content, reports CBS 2’s Marcia Kramer.

Glenn Richter arrived at a West Side synagogue on Monday to collect surplus bagels — fresh nutritious bagels — to donate to the poor. However, under a new edict from Bloomberg’s food police he can no longer donate the food to city homeless shelters.

It’s the “no bagels for you” edict."
Michael Bloomberg Strikes Again: New York City Bans Food Donations To The Homeless « CBS New York

Bloomberg is amongst the very worst when it comes to Police State/Nanny State oppression. I'm amazed New Yorkers re-elected him.

 

[Full-Auto]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

DEMOCRAT RUN MUNICIPALITY

Nuff said.................

 

[TakeAStepBack]

Most NYers are very fond or their nanny/police city. I'll be re-locating int he next 6 months permanently. Never returning for even a visit.

 

[inALIENable]

Some humans are like dogs. You feed them and they'll follow you home. Others will do tricks for you if you toss them a job.

 

[paulitician]

Most NYers are very fond or their nanny/police city. I'll be re-locating int he next 6 months permanently. Never returning for even a visit.

That's very sad. Bloomberg is a tyrant. You're doing the right thing. Good luck.

 

[amrchaos]

Such authoritarianism just makes me want to go join a church and feed the homeless!! Just out of spite.

Where in the world does these pushy jackasses come from?

 

[JakeStarkey]

Poorly conceived government interference. If the proposition makes the ballot, I doubt very much it will pull more than 30% in favor.

 

[patrickt]

Charitable organizations and human rights activists in Houston hope to put an initiative on the November ballot that would reverse a controversial new ordinance which makes it a crime to feed the homeless, or otherwise give food away, without special permission.

On April 4 the Houston City Council passed the law, ruling that feeding the hungry requires the permission of property owners wherever it occurs — including the City of Houston, if the feeding happens on public property.

Council members passed the law by a a 11-6 vote; the regulations are set to take effect in July, according to Mayor Annise Parker’s office.

Amber Rodriguez, executive director of Noah’s Kitchen in Houston, told The Daily Caller that the new ordinance will shut her organization down if it is upheld. A single fine from the city, she said, could hurt the charity significantly.

The maximum penalty for violating the ordinance is a misdemeanor charge accompanied by a $500 fine. The original proposal, submitted by Mayor Parker, included fines as high as $2,000.

Rodriguez said a $500 fine would keep Noah’s Kitchen from providing roughly 750 meals to individuals who need them.

Initially, the mayor also wanted “all charitable food to be prepared in city-certified kitchens, at least one person from each feeding organization take a food safety class and that everyone who wants to feed the homeless register with the city,” according to the Houston Chronicle. Those requirements were eventually struck from the final version, and registration was made voluntary.


Read more: Houston Charities | Feeding The Homeless | Government Permission | The Daily Caller

Does it embarrass you to start a thread with a lie? No one has made it illegal to feed the homeless without permission. No one. No where. You are lying. You can go out on the street and invite a bum to your home for dinner any time, any place. You can invite them to McDonalds if you want. You can buy a hamburger to go and give it to them. You can even invite 20 bums into your home or into your church for dinner.

What the Houston city government did was make it illegal for me to invite bums over to your house for dinner and you seem to have a problem with that. Maybe you'd like for me to break that law and invite them over to your house for dinner. Maybe a sleepover, too.

 

[Old Rocks]

Yep, dumb people on both sides.

Rep. Mary Franson: Poor People Welfare Are Like Feeding "Wild Animals"

Yep, yet another one of those “we hate poor people” statements from yet another Republican politician. I know, it’s like these people just don’t get it; and quite frankly, I don’t think that they even care to. This time around, Minnesota State Rep. Mary Franson has released a YoutTube video explaining her rationale for the reduction of the amount of time residents are allowed to stay on assistance. This is a big deal because as you know, those godforsaken poor bastards are really draining the coffers of state government all across the country; yep, especially those single mothers.

In her video, she explains that she would like to reduce the number of years allowed for welfare recipients from five years to three years. And of course she has a that Republican social scientific empirical evidence to back up her video. In the following video she says, “And here, it’s kind of ironic, I’ll read you this little funny clip that we got from a friend,” she said. “It says, ‘Isn’t it ironic that the food stamp program, part of the Department of Agriculture, is pleased to be distributing the greatest amount of food stamps ever. Meanwhile, the Park Service, also part of the Department of Agriculture, asks us to please not feed the animals, because the animals may grow dependent and not learn to take care of themselves.”

 

[BlindBoo]

Good for the charitable organizations and human rights activists of Harris County Texas.

 

[inALIENable]

Yep, yet another one of those “we hate poor people” statements from yet another Republican politician. I know, it’s like these people just don’t get it; and quite frankly, I don’t think that they even care to.

Are you a meathead? Don't you understand the dependency you create when you feed the pigeons in the park? Don't you have any compassion for the pigeons? Why would anyone want to treat their fellow human as they would their dependent dog at home? That's damn cruel. Dehumanizing. Treat humans as humans, not as a bunch of begging pigeons and dogs.

 

[BlindBoo]

Poorly conceived government interference. If the proposition makes the ballot, I doubt very much it will pull more than 30% in favor.

I think you misunderstand. The ordiance was already passed. The proposition is to reverse that bullshit.