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Judi Lynn

(162,336 posts)
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 03:43 PM Dec 2016

Unhappy Holidays: Houston Police Force Homeless People To Throw Away Food

Unhappy Holidays: Houston Police Force Homeless People To Throw Away Food
By Derrick Broze, www.theantimedia.org
December 27th, 2016


Houston, TX – On Thursday, the Houston Police Department targeted a group of homeless advocates who were attempting to hand out hot food and gifts to the homeless.

Local activists attempting to hand out food and gifts were shocked on Thursday afternoon when Houston police forced the homeless to throw away the donations. Around 1 pm on Thursday, several individuals met in downtown Houston to distribute plates of hot food, blankets, and other supplies to the city’s growing homeless population. Soon after, Houston police arrived on the scene of two different intersections where the homeless advocates were giving out gifts and food.

According to witness testimony posted on Facebook, the police instructed the homeless to throw away everything they had been given. “Not only were the police called, but they brought a large waste management truck and are forcing the homeless to throw away their food, pillows and other items,” reads one post.

A video from an ABC13 social media correspondent shows the police and trash vehicle parked under a freeway while a man narrates the situation. “Covers, Blankets, different things like that, pillows. They are throwing all of that away,” he says.

More:
https://popularresistance.org/unhappy-holidays-houston-police-force-homeless-people-to-throw-away-food/

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Unhappy Holidays: Houston Police Force Homeless People To Throw Away Food (Original Post) Judi Lynn Dec 2016 OP
Disgusting. Cracklin Charlie Dec 2016 #1
Seriously... the police would have had to arrest me to stop me from handing out that food. InAbLuEsTaTe Dec 2016 #3
They should put out signs. yallerdawg Dec 2016 #2
You need a permit to feed the homeless? progressoid Dec 2016 #4
Try this next time. Maximus Decimus Meri Jun 2017 #5

yallerdawg

(16,104 posts)
2. They should put out signs.
Tue Dec 27, 2016, 03:57 PM
Dec 2016

"Please don't feed the animals."

Wonder if they still have the P-farm in Houston?

Peas. "Plant 'em, pick 'em, cook 'em, eat 'em." Those were the days.

5. Try this next time.
Mon Jun 19, 2017, 03:30 AM
Jun 2017

Distribute the food out of a church and make sure you have the media filming the event. There are tons of churches that would be more than happy to help with this.

They will anger a large proportion of their own supporters if they stop you distributing food and if they do nothing then you succeed in feeding the homeless.

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