12 arrested for feeding homeless

Whoever thought of this ordinance is instructed to do the following:

1) Grab the nearest pistol.

2) Place barrel in mouth.

3) Pull trigger.

4) Die.

There is perhaps nothing in the world as vicious, mean-spirited, and morally bankrupt as making it illegal to feed homeless people.

But the city of Orlando has done just that. In recent weeks, a grand total of at least 12 people (including at least one juvenile) have been arrested for violating a clearly unconstitutional city ordinance that bans feeding the homeless. Those arrested were from Food Not Bombs.

This law - which carries penalties of 60 days in jail, a $500 fine, or both - unconstitutionally restricts freedom of assembly.

Luckily, the police (on one occasion at least) had the civility to wait until Food Not Bombs was done feeding people before making the arrests. That's more than I can say for whatever right-wing fuckwipe wrote this ordinance - who has absolutely no civility or humanity at all.

(Source: http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/local/crime/os-homeless-feedings-arrests-20110601,0,7226362.story;
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/5-more-arrested-accused-of-feeding-homeless-in-1528523.html)