The city of Houston said it will continue to “vigorously pursue violations of its ordinance relating to feeding of the homeless,” according to a statement released to news outlets.
in Houston, concluding the first trial to be held after dozens of tickets were issued against volunteers for the group Food Not Bombs.
“This law that the city has passed is absurd. It criminalizes the Samaritan for giving,” lawyer Paul Kubosh, who represented volunteer Phillip Picone, City regulations on who can provide free meals outdoors to those in need were enacted in 2012. The ordinance requires such groups to get permission from property owners if they feed more than five people, but it wasn’t enforced until recently, Nick Cooper, a volunteer with Food Not Bombs, told The Associated Press in March.
Cooper said that the approved location wasn't ideal because it is close to a police station, although Food Not Bombs members were willing to discuss alternatives.
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