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Joke aside, giving homeless people isn't actually illegal right? That'd be almost as insane as half the stuff the US has inacted lately.
Edit: oh wow, that is disgunstingly inhumane and I have no idea how someone can support policy that bans charity and still sleep at night.
Armed to deter cops? Wouldn't that give them more reasons though?
I'm going to be honest, I used to feel that exact way, but then looking at the way the cops treated unarmed BLM protestors vs. the way they treated armed Proud Boys counter-protests made me feel... a little bit less clear about that feeling. I wouldn't call it a clear feeling one way or the other, and I'm appalled at the idea of crossfire at what ought to be a non-violent protest, but it's hard for me to take an absolutely pacifistic stance anymore.
Uh, there might be another reason for that difference. In fact that difference might explain why the Proud Boys felt comfortable packing.
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/aug/04/texas-volunteers-fined-feeding-homeless-heat
https://reason.com/2013/03/29/feeding-the-homeless-without-permission/
It's legal if you do it for Jesus. Not if you do it because of your heart.
Depends on the area but it certainly is illegal in some places.
Edited to add, to be clear it's not really laws that say "you cannot feed homeless people". But that is how they are enforced.
it's illegal where I am in the USA to give housed people a bottle of water standing for hours in the direct sunlight if they're in line to vote.
The hope is that will disincentive people to vote.
I would get in the habit of carrying cases of bottled water past lines of voters and tripping.
https://www.wyso.org/news/2024-04-22/dayton-man-feeding-homeless-arrested-charged-for-giving-out-food-without-permit
https://www.newsweek.com/illegal-feed-criminalizing-homeless-america-782861
Just like actively doing something against climate change. They are striving to make both things illegal and punishable.