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auntblabby
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18 Dec 2014, 9:39 pm

LoveNotHate wrote:
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Good move.

We don't anyone suing the city because they got sick because some unknown person handed out unsafe food.

This guy needs to get a permit and insurance on his business, so if his food is bad then people can sue HIM, and take his money.


I seriously doubt poisoning of homeless people was an actual concern of the city fathers. And I have to guess that this elderly veteran probably doesn't have the money to buy a license to feed poor people.


So do cities even need food inspectors , since you are sure that food providers don't serve unsafe food ?

1] the man didn't have a "business" - he was simply giving food to the hungry. he was not making any money off of it.
2] by your logic, anybody who gives food to anybody at all would need to go through the permitting process. no more bake sales, no more church socials where food is served. or do you just draw the line at the homeless?



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18 Dec 2014, 9:55 pm

auntblabby wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Good move.

We don't anyone suing the city because they got sick because some unknown person handed out unsafe food.

This guy needs to get a permit and insurance on his business, so if his food is bad then people can sue HIM, and take his money.


I seriously doubt poisoning of homeless people was an actual concern of the city fathers. And I have to guess that this elderly veteran probably doesn't have the money to buy a license to feed poor people.


So do cities even need food inspectors , since you are sure that food providers don't serve unsafe food ?

1] the man didn't have a "business" - he was simply giving food to the hungry. he was not making any money off of it.
2] by your logic, anybody who gives food to anybody at all would need to go through the permitting process. no more bake sales, no more church socials where food is served. or do you just draw the line at the homeless?


He is on public land.

If he did it in his house he would have the liability, or in a church, then the church could be sued. He wants the public to assume liability for his actions.

Here is many south Florida restaurants with many food violations ...
http://databases.sun-sentinel.com/news/ ... s_list.php

The public is just suppose to take this guy at his word ? Why even have food inspectors when we can just ask the food provider whether there is anything wrong with their food preparations ?



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18 Dec 2014, 10:02 pm

due to legalism, what kind of world are we making when for fear of the law [which we made in the first place] we do no good for our fellow man?



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19 Dec 2014, 12:29 am

LoveNotHate wrote:
Kraichgauer wrote:
LoveNotHate wrote:
Good move.

We don't anyone suing the city because they got sick because some unknown person handed out unsafe food.

This guy needs to get a permit and insurance on his business, so if his food is bad then people can sue HIM, and take his money.


I seriously doubt poisoning of homeless people was an actual concern of the city fathers. And I have to guess that this elderly veteran probably doesn't have the money to buy a license to feed poor people.


So do cities even need food inspectors , since you are sure that food providers don't serve unsafe food ?


Again, that wasn't the real reason. They were more concerned with poor and homeless people being drawn to their town, so they used the health issue as a pretext to stop it.


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