Jump to content
OneHallyu Will Be Closing End Of 2023 ×
OneHallyu

• • • AMERICA: $4 Billion Spent on Elections, but Feeding the Homeless is Illegal • • •


Psy

Recommended Posts

By Scott Kaufman

Date: 7th November 2014

Source: RawStory

 

Russell Brand weighed in on the recent controversy surrounding the arrest of a 90-year-old Fort Lauderdale, Florida man whose only crime was violating a new city ordinance against feeding the homeless.

 

“He couldn’t look any more like an adorable old man, could he?†Brand began. “And yet he’s being ushered away by the police.â€

 

“These values now aren’t the preserve of extreme activists, loonies in Anonymous masks tipping over police vans — they’re the values of elderly old war veteran men, because the values we’re talking about are just compassion and fairness.â€

 

“There’s a prevailing idea,†he continued, “that there’s something ethically wrong with being poor, and that America’s run according to Christian values. But when people are practicing genuine Christian values, they themselves are directly prosecuted.â€

 

“Clearly,†Brand said, “what Jesus was really into was having guns, and not having abortions, and not being gay. Those are his main priorities. But after he made sure that everyone had a gun, no one had an abortion, and nobody was gay, he had a little think about the poor people and whether they needed anything.â€

 

“Sharing is one of the most important Christian values. Looking after each other is a Christian value.†But, he added, American businessmen use “Christianity and morality of all kind to protect their own corporate interests.â€

 

“We’ve got to have a law,†he said in the voice of an American businessman, “preventing people from sharing food — especially from the hungry, let’s exclude them from the get-go.â€

 

In his own voice, Brand said, “this is a very popular current mentality, and presumably it comes from businesses and corporations in town centers saying, ‘I don’t like these homeless folk outside my store, it’s inconvenient and depressing. Don’t feel sympathy for the vulnerable people, think about local businesses and their needs not to have human litter cluttering up the walkways.’â€

 

“At no point,†he continued, “do people think, ‘We can divert some of this wealth and affluence at the top of the pyramid towards vulnerable people.’â€

 

“They never think, ‘That could be me.’ They just assume, ‘That person is naturally inferior.’â€

 

“And of course,†Brand said, “we all know homelessness can’t be ended,†before pivoting, noting that “homelessness could be ended with the money Americans spend on Christmas decorations.â€

 

“Let’s bear in mind,†he concluded, “that America just had midterm elections where $4 billion was spent on campaigning — which is just telling you that something’s good. But feeding the homeless? That’s illegal.â€

 

Watch the entire November 7, 2014 episode of The Trews below via YouTube.

 

 

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I don't think you should get in legal trouble for feeding the homeless but I don't think its something that should be encouraged either. Like rather than giving things to someone you don't know who might end up selling it for questionable things, donate instead. My mom once bought pizza for a homeless lady, but she tried to sell it for cigarettes... So now we just donate or buy that one dollar newspaper on the streets that helps feed the homeless

Link to comment
Share on other sites

The homeless are still part of the society, people should never lose that of sight, they were people just like you, who had a rough time and could never get back on their feets; If I see someone in need on the street and it's on my hands to help them, I do it because I can't deal with people suffering when i'm more than ok, you know?, I also think that people who help homeless are doing the job of the state; who knows, maybe the goverment doesn't like for you to do what they couldnt

Link to comment
Share on other sites

I understand feeding the homeless but everything has it's consequences.  I am from there and as much as I think it's a great thing what he is doing, but also I don't want a large group of homeless people gathering around waiting for him to give them food in public places. Florida is a tourism state and it could hurt the businesses, food trucks and shop owners moneywise because people are not gonna come to their shops because a large group of homeless gathering there. We can't have them gathering in the parks or beach also because no one will go there and let's not talk about panhandling will start too.

 

 

We do need to find a good solution for the homeless though..

Link to comment
Share on other sites

...because all of the US's laws are based off of Christianity right.  :rolleyes:

Well, what sacred book is used to inaugurate Presidents to run America, and why?

 

Plus, if you followed the context you will see that it is Christianity vs. GENUINE Christianity.

 

 

 

It's very simple

 

feeding and services for the homeless attract the homeless

This city wants less homeless people so they don't want the public feeding them

... but preventing the public from helping the homeless is not helping the situation at all.

If the situation will be improved it would require the Government to actually do something to improve the situation as opposed to doing the opposite; putting in $4 million to develop services and hostiles to get them off the street would be an effective long-term solution that won't eradicate the problem, but most definitely improve it. Choosing to not do so is instilling the problem.

 

The public should have a choice as to what they can do with their own time and money. I don't understand why that should change just because they are dealing with the homeless.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Well, what sacred book is used to inaugurate Presidents to run America, and why?

 

Plus, if you followed the context you will see that it is Christianity vs. GENUINE Christianity.

 

 

... but preventing the public from helping the homeless is not helping the situation at all.

If the situation will be improved it would require the Government to actually do something to improve the situation as opposed to doing the opposite; putting in $4 million to develop services and hostiles to get them off the street would be an effective long-term solution that won't eradicate the problem, but most definitely improve it. Choosing to not do so is instilling the problem.

 

The public should have a choice as to what they can do with their own time and money. I don't understand why that should change just because they are dealing with the homeless.

they dont care about the homeless

 

It's a local issue, as long as the homeless leave their city then it's not the city governments problem. 

 

It's very simple and if the local people use democracy to create these laws it's perfectly fine.  It's the same reason people would bus homeless to California.  shifting a problem to someone else still solves it for you.  If I was living in that city I would support the measure because it means less homeless.

Link to comment
Share on other sites

they dont care about the homeless

 

It's a local issue, as long as the homeless leave their city then it's not the city governments problem. 

 

It's very simple and if the local people use democracy to create these laws it's perfectly fine.  It's the same reason people would bus homeless to California.  shifting a problem to someone else still solves it for you.  If I was living in that city I would support the measure because it means less homeless.

it doesn't mean less homeless it means less homeless you can see

Link to comment
Share on other sites

it doesn't mean less homeless it means less homeless you can see

So?

 

There are billions of people living on less than $2 a day.  How is feeding 10 people in Florida going to impact homeless figures?  How does feeding them give them a home or end their cycle?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

So?

 

There are billions of people living on less than $2 a day.  How is feeding 10 people in Florida going to impact homeless figures?  How does feeding them give them a home or end their cycle?

Ok so ... because you can't save every single homeless person and give them back a home and a proper way of life ... It suddenly makes no sense to give a sandwich to one right?

Link to comment
Share on other sites

Archived

This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.

  • Recently Browsing   0 members

    • No registered users viewing this page.
×
×
  • Create New...

Important Information

We have placed cookies on your device to help make this website better. You can adjust your cookie settings, otherwise we'll assume you're okay to continue.

Back to Top