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12/12/2019 at 15:03 • Filed to: None
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I know we really shouldn’t cross post with others like, erm, ‘The Takeout’.
But this is too funny.
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Arnold Abbott sounds like the most courageous guy in Florida. Since 1991, he has been running a nonprofit called !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , which provides food to the homeless and otherwise vulnerable populations of Broward County, Florida. He’s had brushes with the law more than once, as authorities have attempted in the past to prevent him from serving food to the poor—but now Abbott is facing possible jail time.
WPLG, a Ft. Lauderdale CNN affiliate, !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! that Abbott, 90, along with pastor Dwayne Black of the Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale and Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs, has been charged this week with feeding the homeless in public, a violation that could mean possible jail time and a fine of $500. The charges come soon after the passing of new ordinances in Ft. Lauderdale that restrict food sharing, rules that, when combined with ordinances restricting storage of personal property in public, Abbott sees only as an attempt by officials to rid the city of its homeless population.
“I’m going to have to go to court again and sue the city of Fort Lauderdale—a beautiful city,” Abbott told WPLG. He also says he has no plans to stop feeding the poor, even in light of his possible jail time. “I don’t do things to purposefully aggravate the situation,” he said. “I’m trying to work with the city. Any human has the right to help his fellow man.”
Someone posted a reply in the comments .
Looks like someone dropped the ball, or never even picked it up.
McMike
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12/12/2019 at 15:22 |
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Well, they put an end to that, alright.
This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
> Svend
12/12/2019 at 15:26 |
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Careful. I asked Earther one little question and now I don’t even show up in the greys on anything Giz anymore.
davesaddiction @ opposite-lock.com
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12/12/2019 at 15:26 |
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Ha!
Chariotoflove
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12/12/2019 at 15:33 |
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It’s kinda bad that the post stayed up so long without editorial response. One of the advantages of the active comments section is the error correction function. This reflects badly on The Takeout, which I think is otherwise run by nice people who do a decent job.
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Svend
> Chariotoflove
12/12/2019 at 15:39 |
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Th e Takeout is pretty much the only other site I like to glance at . I’m in the grey over there and it’s only the occasional piece that interests me.
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Chariotoflove
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12/12/2019 at 15:44 |
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Me too, although I’m not in the grey there.
Tekamul
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12/12/2019 at 16:09 |
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As I was reading your post, I was think “again? Didn’t they already do this to someone years ago?”
Nice
user314
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12/12/2019 at 16:44 |
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Can’t spell “quality” without GO Media!
Oh, wait...
Blank Frank
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12/13/2019 at 15:47 |
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The story has been completely deleted now. The same writer posted this story today:
https://thetakeout.com/hot-servers-wanted-restaurant-apologizes-for-coupon-1840415983
SmugAardvark
> This is what we'll show whenever you publish anything on Kinja:
12/15/2019 at 00:40 |
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Same, but for questioning why a new writer (that only lasted like 2 months) only wrote articles in the vein of : “This product/TV show/person is dumb and you’re an idiot for enjoying it/them .” Only difference is I’m back in the greys now.
But it happened at least three years ago. I don’t even think m any of the current staff there now were around back then