• Prunebutt@slrpnk.net
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    There’s no law against cooking people’s raw chicken for free for them.

    Not yet, just wait for the next “freeloader” scare.

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      I’ve seen more than a couple “man arrested for giving out free food” stories in my time. I suppose if the man is giving out salmonella you gotta stop it, but that’s usually not what’s happening.

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        As someone who did food safety with a health department there certainly is no arresting going on over such food service. At most a health inspector notifies them of the problems and provides guidance on requirements of serving food publicly.

        But I think every example I remember of this happening in a rural town: it is a trespass charge filed as a complaint from a property or business owner that involves police.

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          It was all over the news 3 and a half years ago. Even giving sealed bottles of water to people waiting in line to vote is illegal.

          Freedom!

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            My local poling station was cool with people leaving the water, stacked near where the line formed, with a take one free sign, before it opened for voters