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Old 07-28-2006, 12:41 PM   #8
Clodfobble
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Huh, I was able to read it with no registration issues... but I didn't respond to this one because I wholly disagree with rkzenrage and Flint's position on the matter, and didn't feel like starting off an argument about it. But since I've gone this far:

I have no problem with this ordinance. Especially as the mayor specifically said that cases of individual giving would be ignored, and that this was to stop the scheduled, large-scale feeding of homeless people in public parks when there are soup kitchens and other locations that already provide that service. I believe that the neighbors' complaints that this has caused large numbers of homeless people to congregate in the park, leading to increased crime, are legitimate. And I fundamentally feel that most (not all, but most) homeless people are unwilling to help themselves, and giving them continued handouts is doing nothing to improve their situation anyway.

There. Now yell at me and tell me why I'm heartless.
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