Group gathers to feed homeless in Fort Lauderdale -- South Flor...

girly wrote:

oh brother. why not pass out needles too, and do a needle exchange program. of course the 'altruists' are young, stupid, and living with mommy and daddy. Only when they grow up, move out, pay taxes, will they realize that ...if you feed them, they will come...ie, if you give hand outs to the homeless, like pigeons, they won't be motivated to do for themselves.
But these kids are young, dependent upon mommy, and too stupid to get this fact yet.
Santa Monica, CA...many years ago, and for years, had a homeless feeding on the steps of city hall every frickin' day. Also around city hall were constant muggings, thefts, burglaries, and the last straw...a murder of an old lady..whic prompted the city attorney and the homeowning populous to put an end to the magnet draw of homeless vis a vis crime.
Fort Lauderdale already has shelters to feed, house, bathe the homeless. If these naieve altruists wish to feed the homeless, let them open their mommy's house and do a soup kitchen in their living room, thereby adversely affecting only their home environment. Alternatively, the altruists-still-living-off-mom my, if they need a do-gooder goodwill gesture, they can feed the pigeons in a public park. That might be easier for them to handle.

skott wrote:

yo, in comment to "girly"s response.
first of all, i have been doing Food Not Bombs with my friends for a little over a year now. Wanna know the funny thing? I AM HOMELESS! homeless feeding homeless, who would of thought? and to everybody talking about "health hazards" due to the dumpstered food. THATS WHY WE DONT SERVE MEAT. All the food is sorted through and washed nd cooked properly. If it wasn't stated as dumpstered food, nobody would even be able to guess.
Whatever, everyone here commenting on this seems to be very ignorant.
I'm done now.

Niece of Bernie Alicki wrote:

Well said. I don't know if you ever met my Uncle Bernie (Alicki), but he was the #1 person in Ft. Lauderdale who cared about the homeless people's health and well being. All these other ignorant people who think the programs to help those in need are not needed have a lot to learn!!!
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Go Blue wrote:

Why on earth would anyone buy beer for the homeless?