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No, this is a local municipal issue. And I take umbrage with many of Orlando's methods of dealing with it. But I'm afraid this case in particular isn't all that compelling. More compelling is that there is a court battle going on as we speak to make feeding the homeless in Eola Park illegal. In fact, they already made it illegal, but these groups are suing the city over it.
Although, from what I understand, this sort of thing is becoming more and more common.
I think it's also fair to point out that most of the homeless in Orlando are transients who largely choose their way of life. These are not families. It's true. I don't begrudge them anything for it. I support feeding them. I give them money when I walk by and they ask for it...sometimes even when they don't (if I have it!). But the vast majority of homeless people in Orlando could work if they wanted to. I guess I don't really blame them for not wanting to. I understand it.
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