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"We have an ordinance that says when people want to perform acts of kindness or charity that they must coordinate with our local social service agencies."
So much for random acts of kindness.
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Never mind the story; love the design of the web site.
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Are you talking about the MSNBC web site?
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Yes: rather like the look and feel.
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Then you're in the minority.
I had always been a fan of this site - until they changed it. And from what I can see, most people don't like it either.
The format is horrible. Giant pictures instead of links intermingles with relelvent photos. Also, damn near everything is a video - which means sitting through countless ads just to see some news.
Another thing - it's REALLY slow. It used to be a decent site, now sucks
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How odd: don't see it like that and has plenty of snap on my browser.
I'm usually in the minority - those of who are right usually are. 
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One of the local radio personalities had a daily crazy news item from Florida. He called it the "Dong of the US". (Just look at a map.)
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No it is not just you, Florida is rapidly transitioning to the ways of The Peoples Republic of California.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
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Florida, California, Texas; in that order, the three crazy states.
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Those who seek perfection will only find imperfection
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I would put CA first and FL second but that's because I lived in FL for 27 years.
I would agree TX is getting there, I was stopped on my way back to FL through TX and me and my vehicle searched for drugs because I have very long hair. The probable cause was my GPS, located under my mirror was distracting my view. I traveled 6K miles in one month through a dozen or more states and had no problems.
Along with Antimatter and Dark Matter they've discovered the existence of Doesn't Matter which appears to have no effect on the universe whatsoever!
Rich Tennant 5th Wave
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Mike Hankey wrote: me and my vehicle searched for drugs because I have very long hair
hippie...
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I still find it astounding that in a land with so many "freedoms", including police who can draw firearms and handcuff people to simply speak with them, that the police still lack a basic right to randomly intercept people without inventing some kind of "probable cause"... Fascinating on so many levels.
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Anyplace with politicians or lawyers could be called the land of the insane...
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It's like history is repeating itself. Big government never works in the long run. People get tired of it.
Jeremy Falcon
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Well if you read the entire article there is a lot more sense in the actions of the police and local authorities, than is at first apparent.
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I read the article and I disagree. The cops had observed the gathering for nearly a year and done nothing. Someone in office wanted it stopped, and forced the cops to act (wrongly). They should have arrested the homeless people that were a nuisance (drunk in public, relieving themselves in the park, etc.), rather than kicking out the act of generosity and punishing good citizens.
The article also notes that one of those 'homeless' were now working with the couple as a 'pay it forward' volunteer. What is wrong with re-habilitating homeless people into helpful and generous citizens?
Truth is, the politicians and cops don't want to put those people in jail, because then they have to pay for the meals, clothes, lodging, etc.
Cops aren't heartless. I bet they were happy to see the street people being helped. I guarantee someone forced their hand because they didn't want to see the homeless people enjoying 'their' park.
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Well said. 
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Somehow this restores my faith in the order of the universe.
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You live in a f***ed up country.
"The whole idea that carbon dioxide is the main cause of the recent global warming is based on a guess that was proved false by empirical evidence during the 1990s." climate-models-go-cold
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"But Daytona Beach Police Chief Mike Chitwood said the Jimenezes had been warned one week earlier to stop their weekly feeding sessions after local residents complained that some homeless people gathering in the park were defecating and urinating on the grounds, and that some were showing up drunk at dawn.
"We as a city have spent millions of dollars to turn that park into a place for families, kids and dog lovers," Chitwood said. "We have an ordinance that says when people want to perform acts of kindness or charity that they must coordinate with our local social service agencies.
"They were told (the previous Wednesday) that if they come back there, they would be cited and they could risk going to jail," Chitwood said. "There is a segment of the homeless population that is homeless by choice. I don't want to impugn them all. But some are homeless because they are sex offenders, substance abusers and bank robbers. That's why we ask (Good Samaritans) to coordinate with our social service agencies, because they know who needs to be served."
Pure click-bait.
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Kevin Marois wrote: So much for random acts of kindness.
My neighbor got mad at me once for mowing his lawn. I did a good job too. 
There are only 10 types of people in the world, those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Maybe he was growing it out to make hay bales. You just cost him a small fortune.
(or maybe that is just where I live  )
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Move the Wednesday meal for the homeless to the front steps of City Hall. It's a public building with guaranteed right of access for all.
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Gary Wheeler wrote: Move the Wednesday meal for the homeless to the front steps of City Hall. It's a public building with guaranteed right of access for all.
And therein lies the problem, if you block access you run a fowl of the law. 
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