Over a dozen arrested for feeding homeless in El Cajon.

[Cattledog]

Over a dozen people were arrested Sunday evening in El Cajon for feeding the local homeless population.

The arrests come in the wake of a newly enacted city ordinance banning people from feeding the homeless in public, but the group defied the new ordinance in an act of civil disobedience.

The group was given citations and not taken to jail.

This act of civil disobedience was in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., one attendee said.

The group plans to do the same thing in two weeks.

http://www.kusi.com/dozen-arrested-feeding-homeless-el-cajon/

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[lagomorph777]

1. El Cajon must be a RW area.

I'm glad so many people had the cajones to stand up to them.

[maveric]

2. El Cajon is a "shithole"

Duncan Hunter country.

[Farmer-Rick]

3. Now this is what real Christians should be doing

instead of trying to take everyone's rights and livelihood away, they should be trying to feed everyone. That is the example Christ set for real Christians.

But no, they meekly follow laws that go directly against Christian dogma.

[Irish_Dem]

4. Feeding the poor gets you arrested. Robbing the US Treasury makes you rich.

Welcome to America.

[leftstreet]

5. Apparently they are. In area churches and shelters, with permits

The ban is for individuals/groups without permits

New Permits have been temporarily banned

Permits are encouraged so the recipients of the food know safety and industry checks and requirements are in place

So technically anyone wanting to help with feeding homeless people, while waiting for the permits to be issued again, can hook up with those individuals/groups who have current permits