He was leaving a mess behind, including drug paraphernalia. Are you okay with kids who are playing in the park falling on or playing with used hypodermic needles? It’s a public park, not his private property. You do not get a pass on being responsible just because you’re trying to do a good thing. The city is doing its job by looking out for ALL of the citizens who use the park.
He could’ve gotten the permit if he hadn’t decided to continue to break the law while the permit was being processed. More importantly, there wouldn’t have been a problem if he had left the area the way he found it. That’s a simple rule we learn as children.
@@Obsidian_Iris_ They could’ve just given him the permit. They gave him an award but not a permit? That makes no sense. Seems like they decided to deny him the permit out of spite. You know what else we learned as children? To share and help others. Seems like the city never learned that lesson. They could have partnered with him and helped put instead of persecuting him and trying to make money on him helping others. We both know this is just crazy.
@@mrindependent1 He’s feeding homeless people , for goodness’ sake. He applied for a permit. They could’ve just given him the permit. They gave him an award but not a permit? That makes no sense. Seems like they decided to deny him the permit out of spite. They could have partnered with him and helped put instead of persecuting him and trying to make money on him helping others. And while the city takes it’s time to decide, the homeless people have to go without food? We both know this is just crazy.
This reminds me of the story of the old lady getting in trouble for feeding the homeless. The city really likes punishing people for feeding the homeless while they are the ones causing homelessness getting rid of low income homes…
@@denisemayosky1955 Because it is NOT the Permit!!! This is the Smoke & Mirrors game they Play. He gets a Permit , don't Think they have ALREADY got a PLAN Against him. More Court Costs, Fines, Harassment!!! If our So-Called Local, State & Federal Governments REALLY GAVE A Flying Frisbee wouldn't THEY HELP achieve a POSITIVE OUTCOME for ALL People in their JURISDICTION??? S omeone PLEASE explain to Me WHY/HOW we have ALL THE $$$$$ for ALL KINDS of DESTRUCTION, Yet we a ALWAYS LACKING in things to Bring ABOUT Positivity, Health, LIFE instead of DEATH!!!! So it is 2024 and the US has ALL the $$$$$$ to WAR but we Can't keep HUMAN BEINGS Alive & Well??? Got MONEY for WARS but Can't/WON'T FEED the POOR, "Tupac" SPEAKS VOLUMES!!!! I Rest my Opinion. Godspeed.
I'm speachless. The only people are complaining are the ones that are perpetuating homeless. Why not try to solve your community homeless issues with intelligence and compassion instead of stupidity and hate.
Well, they did state at the end of the video that the local homeless population has decreased by 35%....that just means that their laws are working. Kind of....They're moving the homeless to somewhere else.
@@madmaximilian5783 I see both sides of the issue. I generally feel that dealing (as well as feeding) with the homeless should be left to the experts (local food banks, shelters, churches, Red Cross, etc...). On the other hand, it's only one day a week....I don't see the harm.
Did you pay attention to the entire story? The city’s complaints were valid. He should have cleaned the area after they used it and when he found out about the drug paraphernalia, let the people know they couldn’t use drugs in the park. Would you want a child to come across a syringe with a used needle in it? He didn’t get the permit because he continued to flout the law the 60 days it took to process the permit. He deserved to get charged.
What a screwed up world we live in when feeding the hungry is a crime and attempting to elect a criminal as president is seen as normal. You rock, Brother!
Falsifying business records to cover up hush money payments. But Trump is a known corporate crook. Yeah its screwed up feeding the homeless is now a crime. Here in Asia people mostly leave them alone let people sell on the street. Some people live in old empty buildings. When I can I go with a group feed the people on the street always drop a bit to help out. People in America need to realize that if they lose their job they can lose their home end up on the street. We need to invest in housing and social programs. Need to help.the unhoused not criminalize someone for living on the streets.
Not world. Its your fascists only. We think of your country as not much better than Germany in the late 30s. God forbid trump wins lol..oh boy..good luck to all of you.
They're already trying to charge and jail anyone giving out water to voters who must stand in the sun for hours to vote in Georgia's intentional harshly difficult voting process.....
Feeding Drug addicts supports them but prevents them from entering rehab so is now touted as more compassionate. Fentanyl is 50 times MORE addictive than Heroin and is pouring across the border unchecked. So sad to see this and the rising number of OD's because people think drug addicts belong on the Street
@@presidentcamacho What? Not sure you should assume anything about another persons civic duty’s but choosing to be a public “servant” opens the door to criticism specially when these jokesters are not fiscally independent of their own money. It is an honor & a privilege to have public’s trust, it time they start acting like it, not given excuses by lame “doctors” who drug deal not provide sound medical advice for wellness! Accountability & let the people eat.
@@bswogger4656 Exactly, why can't you be that person who is honorable and help these people? It seems like you would be a perfect candidate to oust the current people that you criticize. Be the change you want to see in the system that we are all apart of. Don't let the current status quo be the final say in these types of matters. Why wait around for them to change?
@@devilshaircut9you think addicts don't know about rehab? Anyone who actually wants to get clean doesn't need encouragement and anyone who doesn't want to get clean will not get clean.
Right! be the newly elected official to make the change for people like this. Imagine if you were the one to change the laws and help people rather than crucifying them? Be the change you want to see in the system that we created and participate in everyday. These people need your help, oust the current regime.
@@mitmitization Give them a reason to stay up, become an elected official and change the laws from within. Make them toss and turn and worry as they travel to their office in their late model vehicles. Make them feel the same despair they have given this person in the story.
@@APackOfHungryGhosts The amount of good people will not be enough to outvote the wrong people sadly. Many don't even vote. I agree that it starts with the vote.
@@presidentcamacho what backwards and defeatist line of thinking. If hardly anyone votes then it shouldn't take many to show up and vote and rock the boat with a landslide. They aren't expecting many to show up and vote them out, imagine their surprise. The fact that few vote works to the people's advantage, you just got to motivate enough to swing it the other way.
Perfect. Get elected and change that label. Enact changes to help people rather than hurt people. Be the moral compass this city desperately needs. Be the change you want to see.
The city isn’t wrong! The problem isn’t feeding the homeless, it’s leaving a mess behind in a public park; including drug paraphernalia. A child playing in the park could fall on or play with a used hypodermic needle left on the ground. The city didn’t ask him to stop, just do it right. This means getting a license and keeping the area clean. This is perfectly reasonable and it isn’t difficult to do. Yes the license takes time to get processed, but *he could’ve made temporary arrangements while waiting on the license but he chose to ignore the law and continue with the picnics.* He deserved to get charged.
@@presidentcamacho You can run for office, and in the off-chance that you are selected, you will be obligated to toe the "C40 Cities" line. The city passed a proposition in 2018 that gives the city council the ability to oust any council member they shall choose just as long as they are accused of a scandal. There doesn't need to be proof that the scandal is real. They just need it as an excuse. That means that if you have a moral compass, you will be ousted by the council and replaced with someone who is morally bankrupt without the consent of the constituency. That is the reality. The city government is a dictatorship disguised as a Democratic Republic that pretends that it is a democracy.
Feeding Drug addicts supports them but prevents them from entering rehab so is now touted as more compassionate. Fentanyl is 50 times MORE addictive than Heroin and is pouring across the border unchecked. So sad to see this
@@notyourtypicalcomment2399, so you prefer letting people starve?! You should run for Tempe City Council! You are a disgusting excuse for a human being!! Shame on you!! 🇺🇸
@@I_Am_Your_Problem good somebody with a different opinion. It’s probably because religious people want to be judge and jury lately. They wanna judge but it’s gods job not yours.
Shame indeed. The city council needs a person like you with the correct moral compass that doesn't bring shame on the city. Be the change you want to see and help these people rather than hurt them. Be a hero that these people need, not the current cynics in power now. Change comes from within.
Something is really sick with a government that requires a permit ($$Fee$$) to give free food to someone that is in need. What the H^$# is wrong with these heartless government bureaucrats??? Shalom
Exactly, join the city council and be the change that the city needs. Help these people just like the man in the story, heck the two of you should join city council and change the laws so that little issues like this are not wasting tax dollars. Be a hero to the city, not like the current cynics in power.
A responsible agency that cared would attempt to at least send someone to make sure he's not doing anything blatantly harmful while feeding people in that waiting period. There's a lot of things we can be patient about. Feeding the homeless and the hungry, and hell maybe just plain the lonely who want an excuse to share a meal in public, is absolutely not one of them.
Give him a permit. That place always has trash and drug paraphernalia! Always. Clean it up Tempe and let the homeless eat. The meth addicts don't want to eat, heroin addicts are too sick. Would you rather clean up the bodies of starving homeless families, When people are hungry, they need to eat now. Not once a week but I am sure they are grateful for anything, I was. Don't call yourself a Christian one if you are not willing to follow in His steps. Not feeding the hungry on purpose is not the chosen path.
Feeding Drug addicts supports them but prevents them from entering rehab so is now touted as more compassionate. Fentanyl is 50 times MORE addictive than Heroin and is pouring across the border unchecked. So sad to see this and the rising number of OD's because people think drug addicts belong on the Street
Same happened in El Cajon, CA(san diego county) pre pandemic, a woman was literally arrested for helping another person with food, how is that possible? Cuz some people in a office made a local law allowing them to scare people from helping the homeless by arresting them legally for giving food, no it's not the movie: Idiocracy, it's colonizer rulesets
Finally, someone who gets it. Get elected and be the change in these people's lives. Be that one councilperson that is helping people, not hurting them. Be the hero in someone's story.
Tempe, like ASU, has grown intolerant to people who try to institue a little change. Its always about the money. This young man is an example of compassion and a willigness to help others. Traits my boomer generation used to have but lost because they got lazy.... I hope the Institue for Justice helps him out.
He’s not even anywhere near the first. People have been getting fined and criminally charged all over the country for feeding the homeless. How sick is that!?
loved ASU, tried to make a living afterwards, after 17 years total came to conclusion AZ is a good place for school, retirees ( if your in good health ) and a great place to pursue a career at Circle K ( aka 7/11 most everywhere else )...
So Tempe has something wonderful and beautiful occurring in the midst of pain and want, and this is their response? Got it. I definitely will not consider buying property there after all.
Here in Fort Worth Texas, back in the 90s near downtown, there was this organization that would feed the homeless on Sunday. Then Sunday it stopped. I later found out they were forced to shutdown because people were complaining about it. It was strange because where they served the food all business were closed and the only place open was my church two blocks away. Turns out it was people who went to my church. Guess they missed the part about Jesus saying take care of the less fortunate...
Happened to a Pastor in Ohio this past winter when he opened the doors for the homeless during the freezing weather😢😢 Instead of fining him maybe educate him on how to do it legally. Oh thats right they dont want anyone helping the homeless smh
Right, so join the council and be that change. Be the beacon of hope for people, be the change that these people need. Let's not stand on the sidelines and make comments, let's oust the current council and bring in level minded people such as yourself.
Sometimes you have to do what your heart says is right and not the laws. That being said, get some neighbors to back you up and maybe start a go fund me for any fines they try to slap you with. You are doing a really kind thing. I know you are appreciated.
Kind words from a kind person, who seems like they need to join the city council and be the change and beacon of hope for these people. Change the laws so people like this don't have to resort to go-fund-me types. You're right, people like this are appreciated, but changing the laws means a lot more to people than comments.
Number of ODs has skyrocketed. Why not admit they are not "Homeless" but rather "DRUG ADDICTS" and get them into Rehab? Is it really compassionate to enable drug addicts to live in the gutter with only an OD as their future hope?
Just about every Religion has stories and guidance on being Humane. Everyone needs help at some point especially if it's just to stay alive. How did Tempe's Politian's miss all of that?
Get elected and be the change you want to see. Oust the current regime and enact helpful laws that helps people, not hurt them. Be a hero in someone's life.
It is not 'what' is being done that is the problem. All venues require a permit. Let them slide on permitting and other's will expect the same. What they 'should' do is offer the AZ hugs organization a 'deal' for the permit specifically because they are 'not profiting'. they are 'not marketing', they are 'not promoting', they are simply 'providing a humanitarian service'.
Feeding Drug addicts supports them but prevents them from entering rehab so is now touted as more compassionate. Fentanyl is 50 times MORE addictive than Heroin and is pouring across the border unchecked. So sad to see this and the rising number of OD's because people think drug addicts belong on the Street
@@emillianmartinez8342 Blue is awfully exaggerated. We barely (and thankfully) did not end up with that crazy Lake for a governor by a concerningly narrow margin. There's still too many far right wingers in Arizona, and the Democrat party is not really a left wing party, don't forget that.
@HassempyaHillbillyAZ I wanna agree with you, but don't forget that this is the same state that not too long ago had its Supreme Court blatantly rule into effect a PRE-State civil war era total abortion ban despite a newer (and still inadequate frankly) law put in place MUCH more recently. It was thankfully overruled by our politicians _narrowly_ coming to terms and getting rid of that awful thing shortly after, but the damn thin is STILL gonna be in effect till September 26 2024; Pretty sure abortions WILL be needed by then anyway, so this will still hurt one too many, nevermind others till then. This was the same fiasco that had a chunk of our narrow Republican House majority pray over the state seal as if in a drunk stupor of "worship" calling for that to stick. Too many Arizonans still support that crazy bunch.
@@MrMarket1987The Democratic Party is not “really a left wing party” lol. That statement has to be the stupidest comment I have ever heard. The current Democratic Party could not be any further left than they are now. What a 🤡
@@mhesse4325 Way to waste my time with a notification and complete and utter lack of understanding of what the political spectrum actually looks like in America and the world. Waste of good air with you around, mouthbreather.
This world is so evil. Greed has taken over compassion and love. People are so worried about how they can take MORE money from others than of helping or encouraging others to help eachother. Righteous morals have all but gone out the window and selfish mindsets have corrupted our integrity. God is not sleeping, and He's well aware of EVERY move we make! Change the world, don't let the world change you.❤
Good for AZ Hugs to feed people, even during the "permit review" period. People don't stop being hungry. He has a big heart and I hope he is acquitted.
Ahh, yes, to feed the homeless, you must first apply for a permit. Then, the FDA should make sure the food is okay. Then, have OSHA check out your site to make sure there are no safety violations. You gotta make sure the Fire department is ready just in case a grill gets out of control. Hire an ambulance just in case anybody chokes. Hire security. Finally, pay for the permit... Rent the space. Then you can feed some homeless people... Cool... Got it...
would never spend a dime in Tempe.. city is backwards.. other Arizona cities are not far behind, but at least they allow certain things.. usually the end of the month and the beginning of the month is the worst time because most people are very short on their EBT cards because obviously they don't give you enough to 290 per person for a whole month. most people make it three weeks untilTheir card is empty... that's why you usually see a lot of begging the end of the month or the beginning of the month the first week.. but yes 290 is not cutting it especially with inflation prices an extra $60 on top would help greatly so they should raised by $60-$70 a month for everybody... that would take care of a lot of the begging on the street.. but yet this is pretty heartless, I know people from that area that left because Tempe is messed up.. now they spend their time in Mesa good people to but yeah I would never go there. You'd have to pay me... to spend a dime in Tempe
Nah these trump supporters don’t understand rent is high BECUASE trump owns the renting market and he raised the prices of hoas across America he has shares in building company’s that make trillions off today renters
I am 100% on this guys side, but it would have been smart to just wait a few months so that if they denied the permit then he would have much more justification to just go ahead and keep feeding people than to just ignore the rules we all have to follow. The optics of it would have been better that way although they should still show mercy in this case he’s clearly doing good work here
What a kind heart this man has. Most people would not step out to feed the homeless so the homeless would just starve in a civilized city. God will probably give him one of the largest rewards in heaven while city officials may not make it through the door.
I was homeless for 3 years & I agree with the neighbors. Whenever I went to a feeding there was always dope & many times fights. I found it better just to eat from a dumpster.
if I had the means, and the way. I’d be doing the same thing. But I can’t, so I help those who live in my neighborhood, who need food. I’m blind, I live in subsidize housing, I love to cook, so I’ll share my food with those in my neighborhood. If I could, I would be feeding the homeless as well. Lack of transportation is the issue. They need to leave that man alone and let him feed the people. That’s what the Lord would want.
City of Tempe, do you know whether the decrease by 34% is due to that portion starving to death? Could you perhaps clarify that little detail for us all?
If this guy endures any fines, those fines should be allocated to the cities homeless program, and this guy needs a humanitarian award. These politicians in these lawmakers are cowards they don’t want to face the homeless population, their rules and regulations bring on restriction and repression.
It’s been this way for years. My friends were arrested in San Francisco in the 80’s for throwing a BBQ for homeless people. Didn’t take long. They arrested everybody serving.
Never in my life have i ever heard of someone getting into trouble by feeding the homeless. Only in America can this happen. Getting a permit to feed starving people. This is absolutely disgusting and despicable and shocking and ridiculous. The city should be the ones feeding the hungry. He is doing the cities job. Only in America.
If a permit is required and clean up is needed, why not help out? The guy is doing everything, the least someone else could step up and help. 3:02 like he said, wOrk ToGeTher
Austin Davis's next court date is Monday, June 10th at 1:30p. People are gathering in front of the Tempe Municipal Court, 140 E. 5th Street, at 1p to show support and demand that Tempe drop these ridiculous charges. Sharing food is not a crime!
It's the end of the world as we know it and I don't feel fine... God Bless him for feeding the homeless.. Shame on the Tempe.. They just want the homeless to disappear...
