The Orlando City Council will discuss a controversial plan to limit who can feed the homeless and how often, according to a Local 6 News report.
Each week, several groups travel to Lake Eola in Orlando to provide food for the homeless. However, the feeding sessions have some local businesses and residents concerned that they can lead to a spike in crime.
City Commissioner Patty Sheehan proposed the bill.
Sheehan said the issue has become one-sided against her and she simply has the interest of all parties at heart, Local 6 reporter Chris Trenkmann said.
“City Commissioner Patty Sheehan has become known as the commissioner for the dogs because she helped pass a state law allowing dogs to eat at restaurants outdoors,” Local 6 reporter Chris Trenkmann said. “But, now she is being criticized for not allowing the homeless to eat.”
That’s a great comparison. It show the real absurdity of the issue.
Big government always kicks little people when they need help most. The big guys want to hurt the little guy just because they can. Florida has a horrible record for the way it treats the homeless. Over in Daytona Beach, some young men beat a homeless man to death just to watch him die.
And let’s not forget the South Florida security tape of the kids beating the homeless man in the mall.
Dogs wouldn’t treat homeless people that way.
As a person from Orlando, there is a HUGE homeless problem. Now I agree that this is probably not the way to deal with it, but I understand the residents complaints. As for the dogs, it is another plot to get tourists to want to come to orlando.
Reminds me of a quote from the Nunamiut Eskimo:
“White people treat people like dogs and treat dogs like people.”
Florida is the destination of choice for every dirtball drifter, parolee, drug addict etc when they wear out their welcome in their home states.
There is absolutly no excuse to be homeless in a city with the economy of Orlando (or most of the rest of Florida for that matter).
I certainly would not want to live or operate a business anywhere hundreds of homeless people hang out all day waiting for feeding time.
Perhaps if people stopped feeding them they would get jobs.
As for the dogs, I see no problem with well behaved dogs in restaurants, inside or out.