More American cities are blocking
individuals and ministries from feeding homeless people in parks and
public squares, and several Americans have been ticketed for offering
such charity, according to a forthcoming report by the National
Coalition for the Homeless.
To date, 33 cities have
adopted or are considering such food–sharing restrictions, according to
the coalition, which shared with NBC News a draft of its soon-to-be
published study.
Police in at least four municipalities – Raleigh, N.C.; Myrtle Beach, S.C.; Birmingham, Ala.;
and Daytona Beach, Fla. – have recently fined, removed or threatened to
jail private groups that offered meals to the homeless instead of
letting government-run service agencies care for those in need, the
advocacy group reports.
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