by Suranjan Sen & Daryl James
Giving away or selling food shouldn’t send you to prison.
Share this story
Norma Thornton holds a newspaper that tells of her arrest for feeding the homeless in Bullhead City, Ariz.
Screenshot via Institute for Justice/YouTube
Government agents sometimes enjoy flexing their authority. But a police officer in Bullhead City, Ariz., pushed back when his supervisors sent him to a local park to arrest Norma Thornton, a 78-year-old grandma who came to feed the homeless.
Civil-rights violations ensued, but the problem that day was not bad law enforcement. It was bad laws.
About the Author
Suranjan Sen is an attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
About the Author
Daryl James is a writer at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Government agents sometimes enjoy flexing their authority. But a police officer in Bullhead City, Ariz., pushed back when his supervisors sent him to a local park to arrest Norma Thornton, a 78-year-old grandma who came to feed the homeless.
Civil-rights violations ensued, but the problem that day was not bad law enforcement. It was bad laws.
About the Author
Suranjan Sen is an attorney at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
About the Author
Daryl James is a writer at the Institute for Justice in Arlington, Va.
Advertisement
Advertisement
By continuing, you agree to our terms of service and privacy policy.
Comments