Members of ‘Food Not Bombs’ arrested – Anonymous declares war on Orlando, Florida
Members of anti-hunger organization
‘Food Not Bombs’ arrested in Orlando
for providing free meals
to homeless and working poor
Since the beginning of June, more than twenty members of the anti-hunger organization Food Not Bombs (FNB) have been arrested in Orlando, Florida for the “crime” of providing free meals to the homeless and working poor.
Food Not Bombs has long been serving free, vegan food in Orlando’s public parks. That all changed last month, when the city began enforcing a 2006 ordinance limiting groups who feed more than twenty-five people in parks to only two permited events per year. Food Not Bombs unsuccessfully appealed the decision in federal court and its members are now refusing to obey the law.
A spokesman for the city says that FNB recipients have been responsible for trash, public urination and crime in city parks. The mayor of Orlando, Buddy Dyer, went even further, calling the organization’s members “food terrorists” and accusing the group of having “different purposes” than helping the homeless.
Food not Bombs has a champion – Anonymous
The hacker group Anonymous has entered the fray. It took down a tourist website in Orlando, as a protest against the arrests of the volunteers from FNB.
Anonymous has warned that more attacks could follow as part of what it has dubbed “Operation Orlando”.
In a news release, the hacker group promised to carry out a distributed denial of service attack (DDoS) on a separate Orlando-related website every day until the arrests come to an end, choosing orlandofloridaguide.com as its first target.
The collective also said it will email millions of people across the world asking them to boycott the destination.
“This is a declaration of war,” said Anonymous, describing Operation Orlando.
“Anonymous will now begin a massive campaign against you and your city web assets,” it added in a message directed at Orlando officials.
Food Not Bombs will continue to defy the law.
What the hell is wrong with everybody!! I am so sick of the hypocrisy? WWJD right?? Feed the freaking poor. Stupid assholes!
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2011-06-10/news/os-ed-lake-eola-feedings-061011-20110609_1_feedings-in-downtown-parks-large-group-feedings-free-meals/2
But according to Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer’s office, at least 10 organizations regularly serve food to the hungry downtown — several at sites within walking distance of Lake Eola. Between them, the organizations cover three meals a day, seven days a week.
Look… then leap.
Let’s review the fact that the ordinance covers the parks within two miles of city hall and that there are a helluva lot of parks outside that circle? or that between the other ten public service organizations in that radius there are already soup kitchens providing 3 meals a day 7 days a week if people are hungry? this is not the only outreach program in the area, just the only one refusing to comply with the law.
Cheshire Cat, you’re a disgusting human, if you can even be considered human. These homeless people aren’t necessarily homeless because they chose to be, or even made the wrong choice, but because evil, selfish, egocentric people like yourself are so perversely concerned with preserving the status quo and protecting your own lifestyle that comes with security, food and shelter, that they have no options. But as long as you don’t have to put up with the crime that results from your selfish lifestyle it’s irrelevant to you…
The cops don’t want the homeless concentrated in one area. They are concerned about increased violence and I don’t blame them.
Cheshire, I don’t blame them for being concerned either. But that concern should NOT get in the way of getting food into the stomachs of these poor hungry people. If they’re truly concerned for the health and welfare of the community, they would perhaps send a couple officers to watch over things and make sure things are going smoothly.
This is a community service. These people are helping those that may not have the means to support themselves. And they’re being PUNISHED for this? The mayor should be on TV handing them medals, this is bullshit, plain and simple.
Take a look at serial killer demographics in the US. Almost every one was white, middle class, educated and had a HOME.
So fuck you and your assumptions about the homeless.
Go Anonymous, I blame it all on Mickey Mouse.