A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston.
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,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.
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.
“We simply cannot lose control of the iconic and historic building that is intended to be a special and safe place for all,” the mayor’s office said.
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