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RE: TODAY in STUPID - Woman prosecuted for selling $12 of food on Facebook
That's crazy! I somewhat remember hearing @gardenofeden having to deal with legal concerns just for giving food away to the poor and hungry.
While I'm sure the laws were reactionary to some prior issue, police still get to somewhat choose what they investigate and enforce (is it still illegal to drink beer from a bucket while sitting on a street corner in arkansas?)
They have to have better things to do and people to bother. :(
Sadly that doesn't surprise me.
I have heard of people getting in trouble here in the UK for "stealing" food that supermarkets were going to throw away.
They would rather the food went into landfill than got eaten for free.
Luckily it seems that some supermarkets and restaurants are realising that this is very bad PR and have started donating left over food to homeless shelters and charities but it is still the minority.