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What is embarrassing? The city passed ordinances, he violated them.
The regulations enacted in Fort Lauderdale state that no two indoor feeding sites can be within 500 feet of one another or on the same block; outdoor feeding programs require a permit or permission of the property owner and must provide portable toilets; and outdoor stations cannot be within 500 feet of residential properties.
I read it. That is how things work, if the community you live in has rules you have to abide by them.
The regulations enacted in Fort Lauderdale state that no two indoor feeding sites can be within 500 feet of one another or on the same block; outdoor feeding programs require a permit or permission of the property owner and must provide portable toilets; and outdoor stations cannot be within 500 feet of residential properties.
None of that seems unreasonable.
What is embarrassing? The city passed ordinances, he violated them.
You didn't read the article fully.
He has tried to abide by the laws over and over so the city keeps passing new ordinances to make it basically impossible for him to do it.
This time they passed an ordinance that says he must also supply a bathroom.
The context/back story is this guy wants to feed them where they are - which just happens to be be in populated areas (imagine that)...and the city does not want him to feed them outdoors - better to feed them where people can't see it.
It is ridiculous.
Why? One of the most common complaints about the homeless is sanitation issues, if one is creating a location for them to congregate and serve meals why wouldn't they need to also supply bathroom facilities?
Not when the rules are stupid.I read it. That is how things work, if the community you live in has rules you have to abide by them.
The regulations enacted in Fort Lauderdale state that no two indoor feeding sites can be within 500 feet of one another or on the same block; outdoor feeding programs require a permit or permission of the property owner and must provide portable toilets; and outdoor stations cannot be within 500 feet of residential properties.
None of that seems unreasonable.
Hardly the issue.Why? One of the most common complaints about the homeless is sanitation issues, if one is creating a location for them to congregate and serve meals why wouldn't they need to also supply bathroom facilities?
Not when the rules are stupid.I read it. That is how things work, if the community you live in has rules you have to abide by them.
The regulations enacted in Fort Lauderdale state that no two indoor feeding sites can be within 500 feet of one another or on the same block; outdoor feeding programs require a permit or permission of the property owner and must provide portable toilets; and outdoor stations cannot be within 500 feet of residential properties.
None of that seems unreasonable.
They need to step it up and make loitering illegal too. If you enable bums you will get more bums. I don't blame them for wanting the pee soaked bums somewhere else.
if the community you live in has rules you have to abide by them.
if the community you live in has rules you have to abide by them.
I see, so what you are saying is that officials should be able to make any rule they want - and everyone should simply obey.
There is a lot of cities in the Middle East like this. Perhaps you would like it there.
Depends on the scale. If giving out freebies draws big enough crowds then you will indeed attract/concentrate the associated problems to that area.Hardly the issue.
I think if common citizens want to give food which would be otherwise going to waste to the homeless, I hardly think where these people go to use the toilet is a major issue.
Now look, I am not one of these people who thinks homeless people should have the run of public areas to annoy harangue or in the extreme terrorize others, but for crying out loud, if private citizens using private resources want to help out of pure humanity, no one should stop them.
Mostly druggies and hard core alkies. They aren't victims, they made bad choices in life. enabling them is the worst thing you can do. For those too insane for the street, the street is the last place they need to be. States need to step up but we need to get over the idea that it's wrong to institutionalize people.Sadly, we don't have proper help for the mentally ill here in the US anymore, and that is what many of the homeless suffer from.
Yeah, pretty much.I see, so what you are saying is that officials should be able to make any rule they want - and everyone should simply obey.
There is a lot of cities in the Middle East like this. Perhaps you would like it there.
Many are mentally ill, so wise choices don't always come easy.Mostly druggies and hard core alkies. They aren't victims, they made bad choices in life.