If someone looks like he could use a meal, be warned: Giving him a sandwich in a Las Vegas park could land you in jail.
The Las Vegas City Council passed an ordinance that bans providing food or meals to the indigent for free or a nominal fee in parks.
Mayor Oscar Goodman "This is not a punishment; this is to help people," "The people who provide sandwiches have good intentions, but they're enabling people not to get the help that is needed."
What a crock o' ****!
If they REALLY wanted to help these people you would be following the meal wagons around and signing the people up for services. This isn't about helping the homeless, it is about getting them out of sight so they don't interfere with Vegas' main business, shaking down the tourist for every dollar they can get and pouring it into the casinos pockets.
This was a friendlier, more compassionate place when the mob ran it.
2006-09-25
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