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Originally Posted by Kitsune
If I hand out free sandwiches to people in a park, it is absolutely benign and is not a criminal offense.
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What, you mean it's not a felony? It's certainly against the law.
And it's only "benign" in the sense of 2a...certainly not 3b.
1 : of a gentle disposition : GRACIOUS <a benign teacher>
2 a : showing kindness and gentleness <benign faces> b : FAVORABLE, WHOLESOME <a benign climate>
3 a : of a mild type or character that does not threaten health or life; especially : not becoming cancerous <a benign lung tumor> b : having no significant effect : HARMLESS <environmentally benign>
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Maybe they would feel better if they moved to a secure gated community with a private park where only residents are allowed and they can go about their daily stroll without having to look at another person that has an income lower than half of theirs. Living in a downtown area near an open, public park is their decision, their choice, and absolutely no one is forcing them to live where they are.
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I've seen the area on satellite imagery...it's not "a downtown area"...not that that's particularly relevant.
Look, it's their municipality, they decided they don't want food kitchens in their park. Nobody's forcing
you to go there...are they supposed to move because some activists from out-of-town decided it would be a cool place to operate and
you think it should be OK?
If you want to run a food kitchen, it's incumbent on you to find a place where that's permitted.
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This isn't to say what Succo is doing isn't annoying and that local residents don't have a right to be pissed off about it. Still, there is nothing illegal about it.
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Uh...yeah, it
is illegal: they passed a law against it (and you just admitted it's not benign in the 3b sense). "Legal" doesn't mean "Kitsune thinks it's OK", it means "in accordance with the law".