▲ 157 ▼ Houston to refile cases against Food Not Bomb volunteers feeding homeless (www.chron.com) submitted 3 years ago by USAONE@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world 10 comments fedilink hide all child comments Cases against volunteers with Food Not Bombs were dismissed on Thursday, but the city attorney said he intends to press the issue.
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 23 points 3 years ago (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 42 points 3 years ago (1 child) If I'm not mistaken, they made it illegal to feed the homeless without jumping through a bunch of stupid hoops. Ah, here it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world -4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 31 points 3 years ago (1 child) if you’re going to do it on public property, do it at the site we’ve set up for this purpose From what I've seen when this was first posted on Lemmy, "the site we've set up for this purpose" was the former police headquarters. A lot of people, especially not rich people living unhoused, might not want to go onto police property, especially in a city like Houston. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah but you do realize that no one will ever be able to successfully navigate those hoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago Seminar sounds like the city can make it difficult by not offering it or charging some ridiculous price. Other than that, finding a business to let you use their parking lot once a week doesn't sound that difficult. People do it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Drusas@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago The city has had an ordinance restricting how volunteers can feed people since 2012, but it's gone largely unenforced until recently, The Houston's Chronicle's R.A. Schuetz wrote. The rule stipulates that a person must obtain permission from a property owner before providing food to groups larger than five. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 42 points 3 years ago (1 child) If I'm not mistaken, they made it illegal to feed the homeless without jumping through a bunch of stupid hoops. Ah, here it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world -4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 31 points 3 years ago (1 child) if you’re going to do it on public property, do it at the site we’ve set up for this purpose From what I've seen when this was first posted on Lemmy, "the site we've set up for this purpose" was the former police headquarters. A lot of people, especially not rich people living unhoused, might not want to go onto police property, especially in a city like Houston. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah but you do realize that no one will ever be able to successfully navigate those hoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago Seminar sounds like the city can make it difficult by not offering it or charging some ridiculous price. Other than that, finding a business to let you use their parking lot once a week doesn't sound that difficult. People do it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world -4 points 3 years ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 31 points 3 years ago (1 child) if you’re going to do it on public property, do it at the site we’ve set up for this purpose From what I've seen when this was first posted on Lemmy, "the site we've set up for this purpose" was the former police headquarters. A lot of people, especially not rich people living unhoused, might not want to go onto police property, especially in a city like Houston. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent [–] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah but you do realize that no one will ever be able to successfully navigate those hoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago Seminar sounds like the city can make it difficult by not offering it or charging some ridiculous price. Other than that, finding a business to let you use their parking lot once a week doesn't sound that difficult. People do it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 1024_Kibibytes@lemm.ee 31 points 3 years ago (1 child) if you’re going to do it on public property, do it at the site we’ve set up for this purpose From what I've seen when this was first posted on Lemmy, "the site we've set up for this purpose" was the former police headquarters. A lot of people, especially not rich people living unhoused, might not want to go onto police property, especially in a city like Houston. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] reddig33@lemmy.world 16 points 3 years ago (1 child) [deleted] permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] chuckleslord@ttrpg.network 9 points 3 years ago ...the point of the law is to stop people feeding the homeless. In their fucked up minds, if they make the city inhospitable to the people without money or resources, they'll leave. Ignoring the fact that they don't have the resources to do that. So it's basically a "if you're homeless, die quickly" law. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gargantuanprism@lemmygrad.ml 9 points 3 years ago (1 child) Yeah but you do realize that no one will ever be able to successfully navigate those hoops permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago Seminar sounds like the city can make it difficult by not offering it or charging some ridiculous price. Other than that, finding a business to let you use their parking lot once a week doesn't sound that difficult. People do it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Vent@lemm.ee 12 points 3 years ago Seminar sounds like the city can make it difficult by not offering it or charging some ridiculous price. Other than that, finding a business to let you use their parking lot once a week doesn't sound that difficult. People do it all the time. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Drusas@kbin.social 5 points 3 years ago The city has had an ordinance restricting how volunteers can feed people since 2012, but it's gone largely unenforced until recently, The Houston's Chronicle's R.A. Schuetz wrote. The rule stipulates that a person must obtain permission from a property owner before providing food to groups larger than five. permalink fedilink source parent