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13. Occupy Philly has been protesting restrictions on feeding the homeless

Tue Mar 20, 2012, 04:28 PM

Mar 2012

Maybe Occupy Wall Street needs to get into this issue as well.

http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Groups-Say-They-Wont-Stop-Feeding-Homeless-in-City-Parks-143069006.html

The announcement was made with little fanfare on Wednesday, Mayor Michael Nutter introduced a series of actions designed to encourage hungry Philadelphians, and those who feed the hungry outdoors, to move to indoor locations over the next year.

Since Wednesday, the leaders of several organizations that feed the hungry have angrily spoken out against it, publicly stating they plan to defy the regulation, that's set to take effect next month.

Mayor Nutter defended it, saying the new policy initiative is aimed at increasing the health, safety, dignity and support for those vulnerable individuals who now gain their daily and often less than daily sustenance from well-intentioned people distributing food on city streets. . . .

But critics of the ban claim it has less to do with ensuring a healthy environment for the homeless and more to do with removing them from the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Love Park and other city venues popular with visitors.

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NYC Bans Food Donations To The Homeless [View all] babylonsister Mar 2012 OP

Jebus riding a unicycle backwards to the Carnegie deli! hifiguy Mar 2012 #1

Yeah, just send them the scraps off the table. Life Long Dem Mar 2012 #40

It's to make sure the homeless don't GET ANY salt, fat, fiber, protein, carbs, vitamins, etc. saras Mar 2012 #2

Two choices ... lpbk2713 Mar 2012 #3

Hello, the man is Jewish? Let's put all the Bagle stores with their Salt Bagles out of business HockeyMom Mar 2012 #4

this is incredibly difficult to understand. barbtries Mar 2012 #5

I don't understand. ceile Mar 2012 #6

To cause pain and hardship for those who see the most of such already. TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #9

that's what I was thinking. ceile Mar 2012 #18

It is exactly what he is doing. Jennicut Mar 2012 #20

Nanny state is right. ChazII Nov 2012 #51

Defy the law. Damn, I wish I lived there. Zalatix Mar 2012 #7

Absofuckkinlutely. ananda Mar 2012 #17

Hell yes! daleanime Mar 2012 #26

nanny state run amok SpartanDem Mar 2012 #8

Bloomberg sits at the very apex of "nanny state." TheWraith Mar 2012 #11

This is ridiculous, not to mention pointless. PotatoChip Mar 2012 #14

Don't fall for that nanny state BS NCcoast Mar 2012 #30

You're correct. bigmonkey Mar 2012 #42

Well, he sure has played the field. Puzzledtraveller Mar 2012 #44

In case I hadn't mentioned this lately, FUCK MIKE BLOOMBERG. nt TheWraith Mar 2012 #10

I find this to be ironic. no_hypocrisy Mar 2012 #12

For that matter, there's nothing wrong with carbs. TheWraith Mar 2012 #43

Occupy Philly has been protesting restrictions on feeding the homeless starroute Mar 2012 #13

Occupy the Mayor's mansion! If Bloomberg and Mayor Nutter want the homeless out of sight FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #21

Bloomberg turned down his right to live there. Lucky Luciano Mar 2012 #34

The mayor prefers his opulent penthouse to slumming it in Gracie Mansion n/t markpkessinger Mar 2012 #48

Thanks. That's why I knew it was available. FailureToCommunicate Mar 2012 #49

Let them eat cake. Oh wait, too much sugar. His Excellency Mayor bloomberg has spoken. libinnyandia Mar 2012 #15

When will they ban pepperoni and salami on pizza in NYC? nt Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #16

Reading the comments, one person suggested that people pay in pennies siligut Mar 2012 #19

I wonder who has the contract to provide food to the homeless shelters in NYC? bluedigger Mar 2012 #22

Bingo! Hit it right on the head! Zalatix Mar 2012 #39

so he opened testing labs? onethatcares Mar 2012 #23

When they came for the smokers, I said nothing. When they came for the transfats, I said nothing Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #24

Look, I am all for providing nutritious food to the needy but......... Swede Atlanta Mar 2012 #25

He's a self-serving billionaire with a Napolean complex... markpkessinger Mar 2012 #47

but it is perfectly piratefish08 Mar 2012 #27

All the kings horses can't buy transfats in NYC Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #32

Good. Transfat is fucking dangerous and totally unneeded. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #35

About as necessary as cured meat full of sodium and saturated fat such as pepperoni, pastrami, and Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #37

The body cannot process transfat at all. Muskypundit Mar 2012 #38

Transfat is digested like other fatty acids, but unlike cured meats carries less risk of . Snake Alchemist Mar 2012 #41

Typical Lord Bloomberg OPOS Mar 2012 #28

Society should be doing more to feed the hungry guardian Mar 2012 #29

don't be duped by this elitist scumbag's pseudo health kick. marasinghe Mar 2012 #31

Will the homeless now be crowding PATH trains KamaAina Mar 2012 #33

the war on the poor continues varelse Mar 2012 #36

*boils over in rage* Odin2005 Mar 2012 #45

Let them eat Tofu! Tabasco_Dave Mar 2012 #46

Bloomie you ae so wrong it's not evn funny. nadinbrzezinski Mar 2012 #50