I guess Councilman Johnny Gaffney and his supporters have never been hungry.....

Not sure why my posts are being added multiple times. Technical issue I suppose.

Not sure why my posts are being added multiple times. Technical issue I suppose.

I've been on both sides of this story. I moved to Jacksonville, FL as an upper middle class guy and some years later ended up being homeless due to poor financial planning and a divorce. Luckily, I was able to recover, but not all do. There is nothing you can do to stop pan handling. If someone is starving to death or severely addicted they will not care if it is against the law and most will not even now. Do you really expect a guy who is living on the street to keep up with the latest updates and city ordinances, of course not. Jacksonville has a high rate of homeless people and from my own experience years ago I can say that not much is being done to fix this problem. The homeless are used to gain federal, state, and local grants, but little is done to actually help. And god knows the churches around here do almost nothing. There is a lot of greed in this little town. I seriously doubt it will change anytime soon.

I've been on both sides of this story. I moved to Jacksonville, FL as an upper middle class guy and some years later ended up being homeless due to poor financial planning and a divorce. Luckily, I was able to recover, but not all do. There is nothing you can do to stop pan handling. If someone is starving to death or severely addicted they will not care if it is against the law and most will not even now. Do you really expect a guy who is living on the street to keep up with the latest updates and city ordinances, of course not. Jacksonville has a high rate of homeless people and from my own experience years ago I can say that not much is being done to fix this problem. The homeless are used to gain federal, state, and local grants, but little is done to actually help. And god knows the churches around here do almost nothing. There is a lot of greed in this little town. I seriously doubt it will change anytime soon.

I've been on both sides of this story. I moved to Jacksonville, FL as an upper middle class guy and some years later ended up being homeless due to poor financial planning and a divorce. Luckily, I was able to recover, but not all do. There is nothing you can do to stop pan handling. If someone is starving to death or severely addicted they will not care if it is against the law and most will not even now. Do you really expect a guy who is living on the street to keep up with the latest updates and city ordinances, of course not. Jacksonville has a high rate of homeless people and from my own experience years ago I can say that not much is being done to fix this problem. The homeless are used to gain federal, state, and local grants, but little is done to actually help. And god knows the churches around here do almost nothing. There is a lot of greed in this little town. I seriously doubt it will change anytime soon.

I've been on both sides of this story. I moved to Jacksonville, FL as an upper middle class guy and some years later ended up being homeless due to poor financial planning and a divorce. Luckily, I was able to recover, but not all do. There is nothing you can do to stop pan handling. If someone is starving to death or severely addicted they will not care if it is against the law and most will not even now. Do you really expect a guy who is living on the street to keep up with the latest updates and city ordinances, of course not. Jacksonville has a high rate of homeless people and from my own experience years ago I can say that not much is being done to fix this problem. The homeless are used to gain federal, state, and local grants, but little is done to actually help. And god knows the churches around here do almost nothing. There is a lot of greed in this little town. I seriously doubt it will change anytime soon.