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Homeless Navy veteran ticketed for "disturbing the contents of a garbage can"

On March 7th, homeless Navy veteran James Kelly, in trying to find a doughnut which had been thrown in the trash, was given a ticket by Houston police for "disturbing the contents of a garbage can."

Seriously? So what's the guy supposed to do? Go door-to-door, knock, and beg to be let in for a meal? To give Santa Claus a call and ask for Mr. Claus to pick him up and take him for a cross-country ride while he eats a lot of food? To pull off his best Jesus impersonation and make a great quantity of fish and bread out of virtually nothing?

While I can understand Houston Police wanting to keep litter off the streets, litter can be picked up and thrown away. After dying of starvation, a person like Navy veteran James Kelly, can't be brought back to life. Especially having served our country, Mr. Kelly deserves more than to just be left on the street to starve. Perhaps the cop just wanted the doughnut to himself...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/13/james-kelly-homeless-ticketed_n_2869113.html

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