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Woman fined for feeding hungry children.

posted 17th Aug
Has anyone else seen this? What are your thoughts?
http://personalliberty.com/2012/08/17/woman-faces-fine-for-feeding-the-hungry/


A woman in Philadelphia is facing a fine for feeding hungry children. Angela Prattis was threatened with a $600 fine for every day she handed out free food.
The local government has tried to get citizens to quit feeding the hungry, hoping that doing so will force the poor into shelters.

Prattis distributes meals every day from the gazebo in her yard. She believes the government has more important things to worry about.

“You have houses here, the roofs are falling in, and they could be focused on a lot of more serious issues than me feeding children,” Prattis said.

“How is feeding kids a bad thing?” she asked. “I’m doing this from my heart because I love children. And these kids are hungry. Last Friday, I had 20 children walk to my house in the pouring rain for lunch, and at 2 p.m., they came back for a snack. Tell me this program is not needed.”

But Township Council Chairman Stanley Kester says that rules have to be followed.

“She wants us to bypass or exonerate her from the zoning hearing. She just doesn’t want to pay to do things the right way. We can’t just start exempting everyone from our laws. If you do one, you’ve got to do everybody,” Kester said.

Prattis will have to pay $1,000 to continue her program.
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I have 2 kids & 1 angel baby & live in New Mexico
posted 17th Aug
Bless her and smurf the government.
quotesmurfs?
I'm due August 31st (a girl) & live in Bat Cave, North Carolina
posted 17th Aug
Why doesn't she just say it's not a "program" and say they are visitors? Then they can get their thumbs back up their asses and go be dicks to someone else.
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I'm due September 19th (a boy), have 3 kids & 2 angel babies & live in Arkansas
posted 17th Aug
Quoting BαtLlama:" Bless her and smurf the government."

 
quotesmurfs?
I have 1 child & live in Kenosha, Wisconsin
posted 17th Aug
thats so sad. why cant she give out her own food off her own funds to children on HER OWN PROPERTY?!?!?
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I have 2 kids & 1 angel baby & live in Beaverton, Michigan
posted 17th Aug
I actually feel inspired by this.
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I have 2 kids & 1 angel baby & live in New Mexico
posted 17th Aug
'Merica!


 


sad...sad...sad.
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I have 3 kids & live in Texas
posted 17th Aug
why does bad smurf ALWAYS happen to good people.
quotesmurfs?
I have 15 kids & live in Ontario
posted 17th Aug
Quoting Puff the Magic Dragon!:" why does bad smurf ALWAYS happen to good people."

 
quotesmurfs?
I have 1 child & live in United Kingdom
posted 17th Aug
It amazes me that feeding the hungry homeless and poor is a crime now. DH said he got a ticket for giving a homeless man a Mcdonalds meal on the street in Chicago...the meal ended up costing him $400. O.o
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I have 5 kids & 3 angel babies & live in Surprise, Arizona
posted 17th Aug
So sad & bravo to her!
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I'm TTC since February '13, have 1 child & live in Florida
posted 17th Aug
Quoting My Lil' Monster:" It amazes me that feeding the hungry homeless and poor is a crime now. DH said he got a ticket for giving ... [snip!] ... he got a ticket for giving a homeless man a Mcdonalds meal on the street in Chicago...the meal ended up costing him $400. O.o"
you're kidding   thats terrible. im so sorry. I give homeless people food.
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I have 2 kids & 1 angel baby & live in Beaverton, Michigan
posted 17th Aug
I encountered hungry children once & it seriously traumatized me. I wish she could get the addresses of those opposing it & let them say no to those little faces. I don't know how anyone could turn away a hungry child.
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I'm TTC since February '13, have 1 child & live in Florida
posted 17th Aug
i heard about it, i was gonna post this on Monday but forgot lol. But there has to be a way around this. The government cant stop you from inviting people over for a "party" or a "picnic"...is all im saying
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I have 1 child & live in Kansas City, Missouri
posted 17th Aug
Quoting SwanFoundNemo:" i heard about it, i was gonna post this on Monday but forgot lol. But there has to be a way around this. ... [snip!] ... to be a way around this. The government cant stop you from inviting people over for a "party" or a "picnic"...is all im saying"

 
I agree with the previous poster that said she needs to stop calling it a "program"
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I have 3 kids & live in Texas
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