A 90-year-old man and two pastors are facing up to 60 days in jail
and a $500 fine after being charged by Fort Lauderdale police for
feeding homeless on Sunday.
"[This is] The first such cases made by the city after the a new ordinance effectively banning public food sharings took effect Friday," local outlet, WPLG reports.
Arnold Abbott, 90, runs a nonprofit group, Love Thy Neighbor, Inc., and explains to WPLG, "One of the police officers said, 'Drop that plate right now,' as if I were carrying a weapon. It's man's inhumanity to man is all it is."
Along with Abbott, two Christian ministers were cited: Pastor Dwayne Black of The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale and Pastor Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs.
Fort Lauderdale attempted to stop Abbott in 1999 from feeding the homeless on Fort Lauderdale Beach, however, Abbott won the lawsuit that he filed against the city.
"I’m going to have to go to court again and sue the city of Fort Lauderdale -- a beautiful city," Abbott shares with WPLG. "These are the poorest of the poor, they have nothing, they don't have a roof over their heads. How do you turn them away?"
Abbott is willing to face additional charges, as he plans to return to the beach on Wednesday night to serve again.
"[This is] The first such cases made by the city after the a new ordinance effectively banning public food sharings took effect Friday," local outlet, WPLG reports.
Arnold Abbott, 90, runs a nonprofit group, Love Thy Neighbor, Inc., and explains to WPLG, "One of the police officers said, 'Drop that plate right now,' as if I were carrying a weapon. It's man's inhumanity to man is all it is."
Along with Abbott, two Christian ministers were cited: Pastor Dwayne Black of The Sanctuary Church in Fort Lauderdale and Pastor Mark Sims of St. Mary Magdalene Episcopal Church in Coral Springs.
Fort Lauderdale attempted to stop Abbott in 1999 from feeding the homeless on Fort Lauderdale Beach, however, Abbott won the lawsuit that he filed against the city.
"I’m going to have to go to court again and sue the city of Fort Lauderdale -- a beautiful city," Abbott shares with WPLG. "These are the poorest of the poor, they have nothing, they don't have a roof over their heads. How do you turn them away?"
Abbott is willing to face additional charges, as he plans to return to the beach on Wednesday night to serve again.
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