Re: A Libertine Question (fwd)
At 08:42 PM 8/2/96 -0500, you wrote:
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Date: Fri, 2 Aug 1996 16:50:01 -0500 (CDT) From: snow <snow@smoke.suba.com> Subject: Re: A Libertine Question
As long as you are enforcing it on everyone, I don't think you'd have a problem, but to force some one from cooking food for homeless people, and allow a family barbeque, is IMO wrong.
Not at all. Businesses have no rights, individuals do. Businesses have a
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Blueberries they bought at the local HEB). Individuals have a right to privacy, that includes cooking themselves food without harrassment. Business on the other hand are selling products of potentialy questionable quality. A
I disagree with your sentiments about Business and rights, however, in this instance, even that wasn't the issue. Food Not Bombs is NOT a business, it's a not-for-profit organization that gives out (not sells) food. They are the same as, I think Tim May pointed out, a Boy Scout picnic, except for the homless, not the boy scouts. //cerridwyn//
I wouldn't lift a finger to _shut down_ "Food Not Bombs" , but they are not the same as a Boyscout Picnic. A boyscout picnic is a private party. Some people got invited to eat the food, any others who do are stealing. FoodNotBombs just gave away stuff to all comers.
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