2 arrested for feeding the hungry in England
Two people were arrested at an open picnic held by South London's Food not Bombs project, the Brixton-based Reclaim Your Food group.Police told the group that a Public Order offense was being committed and the Anti-Social Behaviour law was invoked, allowing police to place a dispersion order on the group of apparently delinquent youths
One person was arrested after he had given his name and address to police but then refused to "disperse." A second person gave him advice and the phone number of a lawyer and a few minutes later he was arrested, too.
The group has been setting up a free food stall on Sunday afternoons in Brixton's town square.
Last year, one Food Not Bombs volunteer in Orlando won an acquittal after a jury trial on charges that he shared food with more than 25 people in a public park.
Watch the Youtube video of the arrests here and read the Indymedia reports here and here.
posted by Jacqueline Dowd @ 8:45 AM
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