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Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon [W:69]

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Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon


EL CAJON (KUSI) — Over a dozen people were arrested Sunday evening in El Cajon for feeding the local homeless population.The arrests come in the wake of a newly enacted city ordinance banning people from feeding the homeless in public, but the group defied the new ordinance in an act of civil disobedience.
The group was given citations and not taken to jail.
This act of civil disobedience was in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one attendee said.
The group plans to do the same thing in two weeks.
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I guess the homeless arent part of the public. Its illegal to give another man food in public if he doesnt own a home. (and women and chldren) Hand another man a boritto on the way out of the convenience store and you might go to jail. Cities keep passing these laws and doesnt it just seem like exactly the opposite of human?


“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”- MLK
 
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dirtpoorchris said:
Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon




I guess the homeless arent part of the public. Its illegal to give another man food in public if he doesnt own a home. (and women and chldren) Hand another man a boritto on the way out of the convenience store and you might go to jail. Cities keep passing these laws and doesnt it just seem like exactly the opposite of human?


“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”- MLK
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I hand Taylor ham egg and cheeses from bodegas in NYC to homeless people all the time. **** them if they try to stop me.



Liberal policies "NIMBY" isms..... there's already a thread on this somewhere.
 
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What bloody sociopath came up with the law that criminalized feeding the homeless?
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
What bloody sociopath came up with the law that criminalized feeding the homeless?
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The way these liberal cities in California treats it's homeless and the people who try to help them is abhorrent.
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
What bloody sociopath came up with the law that criminalized feeding the homeless?
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Those (liberals elites?) in CA communities that would personally just rather not have to see them. The idea seems to be that we (meaning the government) must provide them (those inconvenient inferior folks) with food, clothing, shelter and medical care but in only in some (out of the way?) area that is not where they (the elite?) like to live, work, shop and play - that is, after all, part of what paying one's taxes in that exclusive zip-code should provide.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
The way these liberal cities in California treats it's homeless and the people who try to help them is abhorrent.
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San Diego is NOT a "liberal city". Too much military.

Its pretty on the outside with a crunchy conservative core.
 
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ttwtt78640 said:
Those (liberals elites?) in CA communities that would personally just rather not have to see them. The idea seems to be that we (meaning the government) must provide them (those inconvenient inferior folks) with food, clothing, shelter and medical care but in only in some (out of the way?) area that is not where they (the elite?) like to live, work, shop and play - that is, after all, part of what paying one's taxes in that exclusive zip-code should provide.
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Before the last republican convention the homeless were rounded up and taken out of downtown.

You never see any homeless people on Coronado island. They promptly gaffle them up and take them back to the "mainland".
 
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I was shocked at all the homeless while in CA just now. The increase from two years ago was staggering.
 
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These are the same liberal cities and states that want to take tax exemptions away from churches. Knowing that churches give a lot back to the poor and homeless in their community and loosing tax exemption would take money thats spent of the poor away from the poor and give it to the government.
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
What bloody sociopath came up with the law that criminalized feeding the homeless?
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I'm surprised they didn't use public safety laws, of not being state certified to serve food to others.

Sounds like this city want the homeless to move to a sanctuary city like Los Angeles.
 
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What if...? said:
San Diego is NOT a "liberal city". Too much military.

Its pretty on the outside with a crunchy conservative core.
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It is becomming more so but I would classify it as purple.
 
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Lord of Planar said:
It a city in San Diego County. Not San Diego. It's 2010 population was 99,478.
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The person I responded to specifically said "city"................not county.

Quote Originally Posted by What if...?

San Diego is NOT a "liberal city". Too much military.

Its pretty on the outside with a crunchy conservative core.
 
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What if...? said:
Before the last republican convention the homeless were rounded up and taken out of downtown.

You never see any homeless people on Coronado island. They promptly gaffle them up and take them back to the "mainland".
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They do this sort of thing every morning in Seattle. They call themselves "City Ambassadors." Everett, WA is basically a one way exit point for any homeless person with anywhere to go that isn't Seattle. They ship them east on hwy 2 and say sayonara.
 
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ReverendHellh0und said:
The way these liberal cities in California treats it's homeless and the people who try to help them is abhorrent.
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El Cajon = NOT even remotely liberal.
 
Re: Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon

dirtpoorchris said:
Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon




I guess the homeless arent part of the public. Its illegal to give another man food in public if he doesnt own a home. (and women and chldren) Hand another man a boritto on the way out of the convenience store and you might go to jail. Cities keep passing these laws and doesnt it just seem like exactly the opposite of human?


“I submit that an individual who breaks a law that conscience tells him is unjust, and who willingly accepts the penalty of imprisonment in order to arouse the conscience of the community over its injustice, is in reality expressing the highest respect for the law.”- MLK
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I have done that many times.
Bought two meal deals instead of one and gave it to the homeless guy outside.
I make a habit of it when I am on the road.
El Cajon's law is a bit mean.
No animal or human should go hungry.

Technical question though: If only given a citation, doesn't that mean they were NOT ARRESTED?
Isn't a citation just a ticket?
Were as an arrest is where you are booked?
 
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PleasantValley said:
I have done that many times.
Bought two meal deals instead of one and gave it to the homeless guy outside.
I make a habit of it when I am on the road.
El Cajon's law is a bit mean.
No animal or human should go hungry.

Technical question though: If only given a citation, doesn't that mean they were NOT ARRESTED?
Isn't a citation just a ticket?
Were as an arrest is where you are booked?
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I assume they cuffed them and put them in the car before letting them go?
 
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I worked for KFC when I was 14. We threw buckets of chicken away ever night at closing. The homeless shelter was a couple blocks away. I asked the manager if we could give the food to the homeless. He said absolutely not. I would be immediately fired if that chicken went anywhere but the dumpster. I asked if I could take it home and he said absolutely not. The liability is too high. I said I could buy that chicken 2 minutes before closing but after closing that chicken had to be thrown away. That is the rules. I used to put the bucket in a garbage bag and set it behind the dumpster and take it home when I left a few minutes after closing. I got caught and was fired.

Could you imagine how many homeless people could be fed perfectly good food thrown away every evening by restaurants and fast food places across this country. We are not even trying to help the homeless as a people. We are pathetic at best.
 
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Unitedwestand13 said:
What bloody sociopath came up with the law that criminalized feeding the homeless?
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People who don't want them in their neighborhood or around their businesses. I would say most Americans.
 
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