Blog 5

A 90 year old man was arrested for the second time for assisting the homeless and feeding them. Arnold Abbott, a WWII Veteran, has been serving the homeless for 23 years until a new law has broached in Southern Florida. Abbott and two pastors were fined $500 due to the new ordinance that bans public food sharing. Abbott stated that he doesn't look to go to jail, but if he has to he will. This shows his dedication towards the homeless and how he wants to help them not suffer. Others say that this worsens the homeless problem in this area, because providing them with a meal and keeping them in that cycle on the street is not productive. 

I believe that this man should b e able to feed them, maybe just not in public. There are many food pantries and soup kitchens that these homeless people can attend. This is a good deed but a park is not the place to execute it. Arnold is brave by continuing to serve these people with the risk of getting arrested again. I don't agree with him being arrested because he is causing no harm, but breaking the law is breaking the law. He should take up his act into a private place.