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Douglas Carpenter

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39. Pope Francis is moving things in the right direction - no one expects him to totally change a 2000

Wed Dec 4, 2013, 08:00 PM

Dec 2013

year-old institution overnight. There is a reason why most progressives whether women or men welcome him. Just as there is a reason why the right-wing is going nuts. I can't believe I'm on a liberal website seeing people defending shutting down a program that helps provide one free meal a week to poor people. But it figures.

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Restaurant Forced To Stop Feeding The Homeless After Complaints From Nearby Businesses [View all] KamaAina Dec 2013 OP

Kicked and recommended. Uncle Joe Dec 2013 #1

I don't have any words for how disgusting people like Jerry Kilal are! CaliforniaPeggy Dec 2013 #2

Assholes. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2013 #3

Can' have hungry Americans mstinamotorcity2 Dec 2013 #4

Can we start a viral boycott of K. Dee's Coffee Shop? villager Dec 2013 #5

As Brigid points out below, Lafayette is a college town, the home of Purdue. KamaAina Dec 2013 #8

Well, I know that if for any reason I'm in Lafayette . . . Brigid Dec 2013 #9

That sounds like a great idea. How do we start? Twitter, FB are good places to get attention sabrina 1 Dec 2013 #59

I mentioned downthread BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #61

"Scaring away customers".. what a bunch of whiny Cha Dec 2013 #6

Lafayette IN. Home of Purdue University. Brigid Dec 2013 #7

Not only that he "estimates" he loses $500 to $800 a week? Cleita Dec 2013 #10

I "estimate" that he's a heartless shithead. villager Dec 2013 #11

No. It's established he's a heartless shithead by his own Cleita Dec 2013 #13

Here's K. Dee's website: villager Dec 2013 #12

Better still, Yelp-bomb the SOB KamaAina Dec 2013 #14

Not one of the old Yelp reviews snort Dec 2013 #27

Yelp the complainer... msanthrope Dec 2013 #15

thank you barbtries Dec 2013 #17

i hope this Jerry Kilal barbtries Dec 2013 #16

Something like this can kill a small business. Brigid Dec 2013 #18

Depends if it turns into an "us versus them" thing ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2013 #19

Facebook Page, Website. Jerry wants your opinion. TalkingDog Dec 2013 #20

he is getting hammered in reviews KittyWampus Dec 2013 #24

I have sent him the following review: VA_Jill Dec 2013 #26

not surprised LittleGirl Dec 2013 #21

Some people are quick to demand that others sacrifice for their causes... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #22

How about constantly calling the cops to harass the people? Does that seem reasonable enough? KamaAina Dec 2013 #23

He did what was necessary to resolve the issue... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #25

Nice strawman KamaAina Dec 2013 #28

As someone who has been homeless on more than one occassion... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #34

so in your mind the homeless are comparable to the Klan it seems azurnoir Dec 2013 #30

No, I am not drawing an ethical equivalence... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #31

you contradict yourself though azurnoir Dec 2013 #40

let me see - you are against Pope Francis speaking out for economic justice Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #32

Pope Francis does not believe in Economic Justice.... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #36

Pope Francis is moving things in the right direction - no one expects him to totally change a 2000 Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #39

Which special group? tazkcmo Dec 2013 #35

One at a time... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #38

ok tazkcmo Dec 2013 #41

I said that I am not drawing an ethical equivalence between the two... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #45

Might I suguest a name change? Lancero Dec 2013 #48

even I would not go that far and I would encourage you to consider that this post could be hidden - Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #49

I think that there is a lot of passion on this topic, but the compassion has been limited... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #51

we are talking once a week - on a Thursday - at lunch time. According to the police - who are rarely Douglas Carpenter Dec 2013 #58

I personally don't care, but... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #52

And the topic of your post is... Lancero Dec 2013 #57

n upscale coffee shop is more important than feeding the homeless LanternWaste Dec 2013 #50

Seventy people? At a restaurant? At lunchtime?? KamaAina Dec 2013 #54

Invited a 100 homeless people to camp on my front porch tazkcmo Dec 2013 #73

dude what a grinch... dionysus Dec 2013 #62

maybe they were causing problems Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #42

Nope. KamaAina Dec 2013 #43

Filing a false police report is a misdemeanor dickthegrouch Dec 2013 #69

The cause that you are berating is "feeding hungry people". You seem to put business profits rhett o rick Dec 2013 #56

I simply asked myself how I would respond if someone did this to me... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #63

Wow. You think that feeding the homeless is, "self-righteous and self-congratulatory nonsense. "? rhett o rick Dec 2013 #65

No. We are not discussing "feeding the homeless" as some generic activity. Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #71

"measurable and significant damages" to surrounding businesses? rhett o rick Dec 2013 #72

Disgusting. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2013 #67

K&R. nt DesertFlower Dec 2013 #29

I went to their FB page and left a negative review. Mrdrboi Dec 2013 #33

Me too tazkcmo Dec 2013 #37

Boycott page on FB is already up BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #46

I tweeted the Purdue U newspaper with the story BuddhaGirl Dec 2013 #44

Atta girl!! KamaAina Dec 2013 #55

left a FB review.... mike_c Dec 2013 #47

Maybe if she just handed out coupons so recipients could come in any time. gulliver Dec 2013 #53

Correct. There is clearly more to this story. nt Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #64

K&R! countryjake Dec 2013 #60

demand is up, how can numbers be down? reddread Dec 2013 #66

as you treat the least among you... rustydog Dec 2013 #68

I'm very uncomfortable with the calls to target an individual small business owner and ruin him. Nine Dec 2013 #70

But facts aside, he makes an easy target for hate and reprisal... Demo_Chris Dec 2013 #74

It's typical Internet nastiness combined with the laziness of "slacktivism." Nine Dec 2013 #75

I think people should be banned from yelp Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #76

After all his hard work to literally take food out of the mouths stranger81 Dec 2013 #77

Tell K. Dees what you think: FB page JanMichael Dec 2013 #78