Public feedings are often a target of the new laws. In Houston, groups need written consent to feed the homeless in public, or they face a $2,000 fine. Organizations in Columbia, South Carolina, must pay $150 for a permit more than two weeks in advance to feed the homeless in city parks.

In Orlando, an ordinance requires groups to get a permit to feed 25 or more people in parks in a downtown district. Groups are limited to two permits per year for each park. Since then, numerous activists have been arrested for violating the law.

So, once again, all you need is a permit. This old man wasn't even arrested, he was prepping more food later that week.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)

So, once again, all you need is a permit.

doesn't match up with:

Groups are limited to two permits per year for each park.

Two permits per year per park. I eat more than 365 times, per year, myself.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (1 children)

That's a fair criticism, but technically you could show up and feed exactly 24 people every day. Two of your neighbor could also do that, completely coincidentally.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

Good point.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What's the point of these laws exactly? What do they prevent from happening? What is their key purpose that benefits the community inhabitants?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 days ago

The ones that cost money or have additional barriers are purely malicious and attempt to make the city a worse place for homeless people to live, but the ones that are a simple vetting process are beneficial in that only professionals handle distributing food so as to prevent mass food poisoning events or the spread of bacteria and disease.