No feeding the homeless!!!!!!!! - Democratic Underground

NewEngland4Obama

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:07 PM
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No feeding the homeless!!!!!!!!

only in South Carolina ....

Myrtle Beach area groups who frequently provide food to the homeless in city parks learned Thursday that they each will be limited to four in-park feedings a year.

City Council voted 6-1 during its meeting Tuesday to limit the activity. The decision came after a morning council workshop where there was heated debate on the topic.

Residents in the Withers Swash area had complained to the city about groups feeding homeless people there. One group, the Withers Swash Ministry, held weekly feedings there last year.

http://www.thesunnews.com/142/story/932741.html?storylink=omni_popular

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ananda

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:10 PM
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1. How anti-life is that!

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Dramarama

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:25 PM
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7. Sounds really inhumane

Gotta side with the pastor

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babylonsister

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:11 PM
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2. Totally disgusting that they're treating the homeless...like pidgeons.

Edited on Wed Jun-10-09 08:11 PM by babylonsister

There must be a need; if they had any compassion they'd be setting up mobile kitchens.

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carlyhippy

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:12 PM
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3. geeze, people freely feed pigeons in the park, but not homeless hungry people?

That is just wrong, they are treating these people like unwanted vermin, so sad.

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Ocracoker16

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:14 PM
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4. that is ridiculous

Homeless people have difficult lives enough without the city council getting involved.

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ejpoeta

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:21 PM
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5. well you know, once you feed them, they never go away! uggh.

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:22 PM
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6. perhaps the City Council should do their job and find them homes

although they may like the parks they should be given a proper home and food. This state can do better than that. It is appalling that we have people out on the street and parks. Maybe the big profit companies can chip in too since the charities are cash strapped?

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onethatcares

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:34 PM
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8. that's what Jesus said to do.

remember that part of the Bible where he says to Peter; " Don't feed those hungry folks, let them pull themselves up by their bootstraps". Then he finished the whole message by saying something like; "it's better for a rich man to get into heaven than all those unwashed masses, they'd only dirty the streets of gold". :shrug:

pssst, it's sarcasm folks. It just seems the deeper you go into the Bible belt, the less Jesus' words really meant.

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Commie Pinko Dirtbag

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:35 PM
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9. That's just the PERFECT law for civil disobedience. -nt

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ManiacJoe

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Wed Jun-10-09 08:45 PM
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10. So, feed them indoors.

Edited on Wed Jun-10-09 08:46 PM by ManiacJoe

Pick a church or community center or something.
:shrug:

Would that not make for better logistics anyway?

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Mojorabbit

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Wed Jun-10-09 09:11 PM
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11. They did that here in Orlando

but after multiple lawsuits we can now do it.

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