Apparently, it is now illegal in the city of Las Vegas to give food to the homeless in city parks. You can't hand them a sandwich. You can't hand them a piece of fruit. You can't hand them anything. It is believed to take away from the beautification of the parks and the congregation of the homeless is said to lead to crime. You can read about it here.
This makes me a little irate.
Let's see. You can't offer someone a sandwich in a park but you can take a handout advertisement from someone standing every 10 feet on the famous Las Vegas strip peddling hookers. You can legally solicit a hooker to perform whatever sexual act you wish, but you can't give someone a piece of fruit out of the goodness of your heart.
This, in my mind, is messed up. Is it just me or is there something significantly wrong here?
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I got in a fight with my dad about this. . . It is hard to be socialist sometimes.
chicago has issues with homelessness. we could still hand out stuff though. love the seinfeld quote.
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