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2 arrested for feeding the hungry in England

By Jacqueline Dowd

Two people were arrested at an open picnic held by South London's Food not Bombs project, the Brixton-based Reclaim Your Food group.

Police told the group that a Public Order offense was being committed and the Anti-Social Behaviour law was invoked, allowing police to place a dispersion order on the group of apparently delinquent youths

One person was arrested after he had given his name and address to police but then refused to "disperse." A second person gave him advice and the phone number of a lawyer and a few minutes later he was arrested, too.

The group has been setting up a free food stall on Sunday afternoons in Brixton's town square.

Last year, one Food Not Bombs volunteer in Orlando won an aquittal after a jury trial on charges that he shared food with more than 25 people in a public park.

Watch the Youtube video of the arrests here and read the Indymedia reports here and here.

Full post as published by the 13th juror on March 07, 2008 (boomark / email).