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b_b · 4666 days ago · link · · parent · post: Feeding The Homeless Banned In Major Cities All Over America
There is a woman in Metro Detroit I read about a couple months ago (can't find the story right now) who is involved in a legal battle with her municipality, because she has planted a vegetable garden in her yard. The city says it isn't in keeping with the look of the neighborhood. Even though I'm not a libertarian, I'm glad they're around sometimes to remind us that if given the opportunity, the government will take as many steps to control public life as they possibly can. The thing that I think people miss, however, is that its not often the Federal government that's the biggest problem; its local and state governments. Remember the case in CA as few years ago when a kid got a long prison sentence for shoplifting a candy bar, because it was his "third strike"? Hopefully these groups will continue to feed whomever they want under threat of arrest; they're fighting a worthy fight, IMO.