Illegal to Feed Homeless in Parks

[Kitsune]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Uh...yeah, it is illegal: they passed a law against it (and you just admitted it's not benign in the 3b sense). "Legal" doesn't mean "Kitsune thinks it's OK", it means "in accordance with the law".

If Succo went to the park and handed out food to everyone, would the police be right in saying that Succo could only give it to people with who had homes and must turn away everyone that does not? Is that not discrimination? If I went to the park and gave away cotton candy to people everyday and, in time, some Asians that came from surrounding neighborhoods over to enjoy the free treats commited crimes, would the local government be right to pass a law that said it was illegal to give cotton candy to Asians in public parks in order to prevent crime? Under your logic, that law would be just fine if the residents deemed it to be.

I wouldn't have any problem if they passed a law preventing mass food distribution to anyone in public parks. Problem "resolved".

Honestly, if I lived in this area, I'd rent a van and bus the homeless to Succo's house to make it easier for food distribution on both parties.