(article from 2002)

http://www.streetnewsservice.org/index.php?page=archive_detail&articleID=76

Sucks to be homeless in Orlando, Florida. In earlier August, the Orlando City Council approved an ordinance that could land anyone found sitting or lying down on downtown public sidewalks with a $500 fine and 60 days in jail, according to the Orlando Sentinel. Giddy with the pleasure of criminalizing homeless people, the council's next vote will be on whether to limit the number of days a year volunteer groups can hand out free meals. Turns out some organizations have no sense of propriety and are dishing up lavish grub "as often as once a week." By removing extravagant perks like unlimited access to concrete pavements and food once every seven days, the council appears to believe that Orlando's homeless population will finally concede theirs is not the luxurious, sophisticated lifestyle they once thought it was.