Las Vegas criminalizes feeding homeless

[CoolWaters]

City Council bans feeding the homeless

July 20, 2006 11:17 AM CDT

The Las Vegas City Council has taken its most aggressive action yet as it tries to clean up the homeless problem. They've passed an ordinance that forbids people from feeding the homeless in public parks.

City Marshals will be enforcing the law in places like Huntridge Circle Park at Maryland Parkway near Sahara.

Locals have complained that on most days you'll find more homeless there than families. Some volunteers have already been forced out after handing out boxes of food.

The rest of the story can be found here: http://www.kvbc.com/Global/story.asp?S=517...p;nav=menu107_2

I once attempted to obtain some sort of assistance in Nevada...government and otherwise. I was given one day's worth of food, 30 days worth of food stamps, and told beyond that, well, the brothels were hiring.

This article says that the ban was done because feeding homeless people kept them from getting the assistance they need.