mag:<\/p>\n
\u2026I mention Elijah\u2019s selflessness and generosity toward me and these two men for this startling reason: While Elijah\u2019s act of sharing food with me would be legal virtually anywhere in this country, his decision to feed the homeless men who ate with us could be illegal in many cities today. The reason for this dramatic discrepancy boils down to this fact alone: I slept with a roof over my head, but the others slept under the stars.<\/p>\n
Such illogic has led cities like New York City, Philadelphia, and Houston to ban residents from sharing food with the homeless and less fortunate. I called such laws \u201cunconstitutional, discriminatory, and wrongheaded\u201d in a column I\u00a0wrote<\/a>\u00a0over the summer. They remain so.<\/p>\n
But since I wrote that\u00a0widely read<\/a>\u00a0column in June, I\u2019ve noticed a welcome pattern emerging. These unjust laws are under attack.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
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