90-Year-Old Florida Man Charged For Feeding Homeless People
Arnold and two South Florida ministers were arrested last weekend as they handed out food. They were charged with breaking a new ordinancerestricting public feeding of the homeless, and each faces up to 60 days in jail and a $500 fine.
“One of the police officers said, ‘Drop that plate right now,’ as if I were carrying a weapon,” Abbott told South Florida television station
There are 33 U.S. cities that ban the feeding of the homeless.
Despite being charged with violating a new law by feeding the homeless in South Florida, 90-year-old Arnold Abbott said he’s not deterred and even went back out to serve more food at a public park.
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