Orlando - Illegal To Feed More than 25 people At aTime - Democracy NOW!

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Democracy NOW! DN! - The City of Orlando — the home of Disney World in Florida — is being sued in court today over a city law that has effectively made it illegal for any group to feed more than 25 people at a time in downtown parks without a permit.

It also limits groups to no more than two permits per park, per year. The group Food Not Bombs has refused to obey the new law—saying food is a right, not a privilege—and has continued to serve free meals to the poor and homeless. However, over the past month more than 20 members of the organization have been arrested. Keith McHenry, who helped found Food Not Bombs over 30 years ago, was arrested Wednesday and remains in jail.

We speak with Benjamin Markeson, an activist involved with Food Not Bombs for several years who was arrested earlier this month; and the group's attorney, Shayan Elahi. Published, with permission from democracynow.org. http://www.democracynow.org Provided to you under Democracy NOW! creative commons license. Copyright democracynow.org, an independent non-profit user funded news media, recognized and broadcast world wide.

[msongs]

1. Jesus + one loaf of bread + one fish = prison time lol nt

[KurtNYC]

8. there's the protest -- dress as Jesus, bring 4 cameras and food for 50

people

[Webster Green]

2. Arrested for feeding the hungry.

How very Christian.

I had the misfortune to live in the Orlando area for a few years. :puke:

[RKP5637]

3. I never hear anything good about Orlando. Maybe there is some good, but

most of what I hear is really really negative.

[Webster Green]

7. Too many good 'ol boys for my taste.

I couldn't wait to get out of there, and I had a pretty decent paying job, working at constructing huge attractions for the Mouse.

[liberal N proud]

4. This is what you call stupid

absolutely insane, illegal to help those in need.

WWJD >>> WWTD


*T = Teabaggers

:wtf:

[teknomanzer]

5. Our country is becoming cold and callous...

Politicians are cutting the social safety net and then making it illegal for private citizens to step in and help fill that void. This land is turning into Ayn Rand's dystopia. I'm so damn mad about it I can't even express it.

[rocktivity]

6. Bad news for the Casey Anthony trial!

:rofl:
rocktivity