• SSJMarx@lemm.ee
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    1 month ago

    I’ve seen more than a couple “man arrested for giving out free food” stories in my time. I suppose if the man is giving out salmonella you gotta stop it, but that’s usually not what’s happening.

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      1 month ago

      As someone who did food safety with a health department there certainly is no arresting going on over such food service. At most a health inspector notifies them of the problems and provides guidance on requirements of serving food publicly.

      But I think every example I remember of this happening in a rural town: it is a trespass charge filed as a complaint from a property or business owner that involves police.

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        1 month ago

        It was all over the news 3 and a half years ago. Even giving sealed bottles of water to people waiting in line to vote is illegal.

        Freedom!