cromagnum Posted July 22, 2006 Share Posted July 22, 2006 The Las Vegas city council voted unanimously this week to pass an ordinance making it illegal to give food to homeless people in city parks. The ordinance went into effect thursday and carries a maximum penalty of $1.000 and or 6 months in jail.. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../072010285.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
/dev/null Posted July 23, 2006 Share Posted July 23, 2006 So don't give the homeless food. Just trade it for sex and its all legal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 So don't give the homeless food. Just trade it for sex and its all legal 727414[/snapback] Actually, I believe that prostitution is illegal in Las Vegas as well, but is legal in other cities in Nevada. Unless that changed again when the city decided to change directions and not market itself as a family destination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crap Throwing Monkey Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 The Las Vegas city council voted unanimously this week to pass an ordinance making it illegal to give food to homeless people in city parks.The ordinance went into effect thursday and carries a maximum penalty of $1.000 and or 6 months in jail.. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../072010285.html 727373[/snapback] An important point of clarification: the story isn't "Don't feed the homeless." It's "Don't feed the homeless in the city parks." It's more about keeping the parks clean than it is picking on the homeless... Which still isn't very nice...but given Vegas' status as a tourist destination, hardly surprising or even unreasonable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fezmid Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 They did find a way to jail humans with homes and food for feeding humans without homes and food in city parks... The solution is clear now -- have two homeless people feed each other. They go to prison for 6 months, so they now have a home and free food. Problem solved. CW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Yes I read it.... And what you said and I read is true they are trying to keep the parks clean.... Because humans with homes and food on the table do not litter in city parks. And homeless foodless humans do litter city parks.... I am not a lawyer, I just call em as I see em... Maybe the city councils increased the shelters and food pantries....I doubt it. They did find a way to jail humans with homes and food for feeding humans without homes and food in city parks... Maybe it will help with the city budget deficit and keep parks clean while homeless people are eating a bit of dumpster scavenged food in the park I understand the decision the council members passed, I strongly disagree with it.. 727706[/snapback] How about instead of handouts, you give every able bodied and able minded homeless person clean clothes and a Mcdonalds application. You get free meals and some spending cash. Those that choose not to try to support themselves deserve no sympathy. Before replying keep in mind that I already addressed the issue of people unable to work for whatever reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 Good Idea.What do you do with the displaced Mcdonalds workers who are now out of a job and on Unemployment because you just innitiated a stalin type socialist program. Effectively kicking the allready employed to the curb, allmost everbody works in the Motherland . Only Problem is, there are Homeless people who work at labor pool companies for min/wage and still are homeless and without food at times during the week... Inherited mental diseases combined with addictions are the reasons that these people are Homeless...There are other reasons to be sure... I have helped out homeless individuals on occassion....One time I provided a room in my house for $75 a week to a homeless latino construction worker. I am not denying the fact of some people to drunk 24/7 to get off the sidewalk and go to work and at least earn $ for food...Alcohol is a very POWERFULL addiction in some people...... Food pantries and Food Drives are needed in America for many a reason. 728084[/snapback] By your logic, every time somebody gets a job somebody else loses one? I wonder who got fired when I was hired at my company? How is expecting able bodied people to work hard and support themselves without handouts socialist? Seems pretty capitalistic to me. I made it very clear that I am not talking about the mentally unfit, but why not bring that up anyway! I feel very little sympathy for someone who chose to do drugs or drink themselves useless. I know, I should see them as victims and they deserve our pity and money right? It is an insult to anyone who has cancer, MS or any real disease to say that a crack addict has a disease and it isn't their fault. If you are an adult and unable to get a job earning more than minnimum wage, it is most likely due to bad decisions you made in your life. How did all poor people get lumped under the "less fortunate" label? That label is a great indicator of the victim mentality this country now embraces. Some poor people are simply "less motivated". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMadCap Posted July 24, 2006 Share Posted July 24, 2006 And by your logic chicknwing344 all you have to do is give homeless people who are able bodied and able minded clean clothes and a Mcdonalds application.Thet then get free meals and some spending cash... Those who do not choose to try to support themselves do not deserve ''your'' sympathy... And then you say, before replying , keep in mind that you already addressed the issue of people who are unable to work for whatever reason. Where in your post did you address the homeless who are unable to work for what ever reason? Now keep in mind I am a stoner loser burnout and high school dropout who has moments of blank stares due to residual intoxicants in my system from years ago USE in those recreational activities legal and illegal according to U.S. laws .. I do not have the statistics of homeless people who are able or unable to work for whatever reason.. I ''think'' it's safe to lay out a hypothesis, that most american homeless are afflicted with mental disorders that hinder decision making capabilities leading to jobless and homeless tendencies within that sector of our society... And the homeless who are treated for their ailments and prescribed psychological medications but but fail to keep up with the daily requirement stated on the pill bottle,which leads to more unrational decisions that result in being fired and kicked to the curb resulting in being homeless and without food, Again. And fom my observation of working on construction sites, I have personally witnessed construction companies hire the homeless through labor pool operations that pay the min/wage hourly rate and allow the destitute to work in our society.. $200 dollars a week doesn't go far when these homeless people who are diagnosed or undiagnosed or fail to follow doctors orders on the daily pill intake. End up self medicating to to lessen their paranoid or illusionary thoughts in their mind brought on by mental disorders..Leaving their fat paycheck seriously diminished to afford rent or a 7 day a week food eating habit And not only are the homeless in a fugged up situation to begin with, they now have more competetion for those min/wage jobs by the illegal alien explosion in america so We americans don't have to mow our own lawns and pay $6 dollars for a head of lettuce, and to keep the price of TV's, Radios and Nintendo game systems cheap for our self interest... 728218[/snapback] I cut my own grass, I don't give a rats @ss about lettuce, if it's too expensive, I won't buy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HereComesTheReignAgain Posted July 25, 2006 Share Posted July 25, 2006 And by your logic chicknwing344 all you have to do is give homeless people who are able bodied and able minded clean clothes and a Mcdonalds application.They then get free meals and some spending cash... Those who do not choose to try to support themselves do not deserve ''your'' sympathy... And then you say, before replying , keep in mind that you already addressed the issue of people who are unable to work for whatever reason. Where in your post did you address the homeless who are unable to work for what ever reason? Now keep in mind I am a stoner loser burnout and high school dropout who has moments of blank stares due to residual intoxicants in my system from years ago USE in those recreational activities legal and illegal according to U.S. laws .. I do not have the statistics of homeless people who are able or unable to work for whatever reason.. I ''think'' it's safe to lay out a hypothesis, that most american homeless are afflicted with mental disorders that hinder decision making capabilities leading to jobless and homeless tendencies within that sector of our society... And the homeless who are treated for their ailments and prescribed psychological medications but but fail to keep up with the daily requirement stated on the pill bottle,which leads to more unrational decisions that result in being fired and kicked to the curb resulting in being homeless and without food, Again. And from my observation of working on construction sites, I have personally witnessed construction companies hire the homeless through labor pool operations that pay the min/wage hourly rate and allow the destitute to work in our society.. $200 dollars a week doesn't go far when these homeless people who are diagnosed or undiagnosed or fail to follow doctors orders on the daily pill intake. End up self medicating to to lessen their paranoid or illusionary thoughts in their mind brought on by mental disorders..Leaving their fat paycheck seriously diminished to afford rent or a 7 day a week food eating habit And not only are the homeless in a fugged up situation to begin with, they now have more competetion for those min/wage jobs by the illegal alien explosion in america so We americans don't have to mow our own lawns and pay $6 dollars for a head of lettuce, and to keep the price of TV's, Radios and Nintendo game systems cheap for our self interest... 728218[/snapback] I directed my response to all "able bodied and able minded" homeless...must have been one of your drug induced blackouts that caused you to miss that part. I don't know much about mental illness, so I refrain from discussing that issue. If somebody is only qualified to work a min wage job, get some roomates and start clipping coupons. Work 2 min wage jobs. Just don't throw your dignity to the curb and start looking for handouts. What if the illegals were homeless in Mexico? Is it ok for them to take the jobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Tate Posted July 26, 2006 Share Posted July 26, 2006 The Las Vegas city council voted unanimously this week to pass an ordinance making it illegal to give food to homeless people in city parks.The ordinance went into effect thursday and carries a maximum penalty of $1.000 and or 6 months in jail.. http://www.lasvegassun.com/sunbin/stories/.../072010285.html 727373[/snapback] Orlando, FL just passed a similar law. Seems a group uses the public park as a food handout gathering place. I can appreciate both sides of the argument - the people wanting to help someone out, and the folks who live and work near the park wanting to use it as a park and not a landing zone for bums. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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