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City to decide who gets to feed homeless and where the homeless will get fedCharity stops being charity when it
requires government permission
If this is not an example of failed morality, I do
not know what
is.
The Orlando City Council will discuss a controversial plan to limit who can feed the homeless and how often, according to a Local 6 News report. Each week, several groups travel to Lake Eola in Orlando to provide food for the homeless. However, the feeding sessions have some local businesses and residents concerned that they can lead to a spike in crime. City Commissioner Patty Sheehan proposed the bill. Sheehan said the issue has become one-sided against her and she simply has the interest of all parties at heart, Local 6 reporter Chris Trenkmann said. "City Commissioner Patty Sheehan has become known as the commissioner for the dogs because she helped pass a state law allowing dogs to eat at restaurants outdoors," Local 6 reporter Chris Trenkmann said. "But, now she is being criticized for not allowing the homeless to eat." "I mean I just really feel like I have not been treated very fairly on this ," Orlando City Commissioner Patty Sheehan said. "I want to help people, but proper place, proper time. And if we are will to provide a location and this group doesn't want to use it because it is not pretty enough...huh." If it were just a matter of cutting back on publicly funded feeding the homeless, that would be one thing. But as nearly as I can tell, this would apply to everyone. Regardless of where the money comes from, if this becomes law only those designated by the government can feed the homeless, and then only in designated spots. Government is not your friend. 
Posted: Tue - June 20, 2006 at 07:33 AM
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