How do you propose we give them work? There are millions of job openings in the country. They choose not to work.

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The homeless could be recruited into the military.

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"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

Maybe AjaxPress could hire a homeless high-school dropout as a fact checker.

It would prevent such folly as the "Watada executed" story, or the failure to do even the most basic research on what party controlls the Orlando city government.

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I retracted the "Watada Executed" story ages ago.

I never once mentioned the Orlando city council being members of the G.O.P., I stated that Florida was a red state. Do you have anything to discuss about the thread topic?

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"I think—tide turning—see, as I remember—I was raised in the desert, but tides kind of—it's easy to see a tide turn—did I say those words?"—Washington, D.C., June 14, 2006

"[T]he illiteracy level of our children are appalling."—Washington, D.C., Jan. 23, 2004

And how does the state contol those city ordinaces?

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LOL Same way the Republican state of Louisiana is responsible for all the murders in the Democrat-controlled New Orleans!

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Good analogy. So, aren't you outraged at what that red state of yours supports in NO? Damn, filthy, neo-con, scumbag, wingnut, moronic, etc. repugs.

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I already did, well before you started spewing your idiotic, misinformed "red state" nonsense.

Matt

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You can if you are fast enough to not get caught.

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The jury returned a not-guilty verdict. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/...l_tab01_layout

Matt

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My running days are long gone my friend

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They already have that option. They choose not to volunteer. So, the question still remains. What do you do with people who choose not to work? The only two options I see are: let them rot, or give them free housing, food, clothing, and health care, with no strings.

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To place this topic more on track, I most certainly am outraged that someone would even be ostracized for feeding someone--nonetheless be held for a crime over this.

Unfortunately, I think the OP's lack of understanding of the actual ordinance is coloring your view.

The ordinance in question absolutely does not make it a crime to feed the homeless. What it does is prohibit feeding more than 25 people on public land without a permit.

To put this in perspective, if I want to have a family picnic for that many people at my local park, I would also need a permit.

Matt

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But the debate is still the same. In reagards to this case, the guy shouldve just gotten a fine for not having a permit. Im not sure anyone really tried to criminalzie feeding the homeless. It still brings up the issue of what to do with the homeless. Do working people have a right to not have vagrants in their parks? Or do vagrants have a right to live in the park?

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Elminate all taxes on income and replace with a national sales tax.