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minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·edit-21 year agoThat’s a myth, donating food is a protected act so long as its done in good faith. “Good Samaritan food donation protection act of 1996”
minus-squareVerdantSporeSeasoning@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoNot a myth exactly. The good Samaritan is more about liability right? Well, some towns are designating only certain areas that people can give homeless food, in many senses punishing generosity to the poor.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year agoNah, it’s a myth. They just need to be challenged and they’ll be gone soon thereafter since donations are generally considered expression.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year ago@Madison420 @VerdantSporeSeasoning But it costs to hire the lawyer, pay to file and take time off work to appear. And none of those costs will be reimbursed.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down1·1 year agoThat doesn’t change the fact that it’s legal and you’re simply going to court to prove it as such, plus you’ll be case law which is pretty neat.
minus-squaregirlfreddy@mastodon.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·1 year ago@Madison420 Not everyone has the money to even get a lawyer. Maybe start thinking about the whole population instead of just the ones who’d think it was “neat” to set precedent.
That’s a myth, donating food is a protected act so long as its done in good faith.
“Good Samaritan food donation protection act of 1996”
Not a myth exactly. The good Samaritan is more about liability right? Well, some towns are designating only certain areas that people can give homeless food, in many senses punishing generosity to the poor.
Nah, it’s a myth. They just need to be challenged and they’ll be gone soon thereafter since donations are generally considered expression.
@Madison420 @VerdantSporeSeasoning
But it costs to hire the lawyer, pay to file and take time off work to appear. And none of those costs will be reimbursed.
That doesn’t change the fact that it’s legal and you’re simply going to court to prove it as such, plus you’ll be case law which is pretty neat.
@Madison420
Not everyone has the money to even get a lawyer.
Maybe start thinking about the whole population instead of just the ones who’d think it was “neat” to set precedent.