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St. Louis police respond after crowd swarms church for rumored food vouchers
St. Louis Post-Dispatch ^ | Aug 15, 2012 | staff reports

Posted on 08/15/2012 8:16:40 AM PDT by kevcol

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FREE STUFF! FREE STUFF!


1 posted on 08/15/2012 8:16:48 AM PDT by kevcol
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Gotta take care of Obama’s people so they will be sure to vote for him.


2 posted on 08/15/2012 8:22:26 AM PDT by fatnotlazy
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"Hurry! Free stuff for free!"

"We have a right to get free stuff. We're entitled!."

3 posted on 08/15/2012 8:25:03 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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See! See! NGO's can't handle this kind of important wealth redistribution.

Only FedGov is smart enough and organized enough to run a scheme like this. If we only re-elect Barry for life, we'll all get food vouchers!

(Do I really need a /sarc tag?)

4 posted on 08/15/2012 8:26:23 AM PDT by liberty_lvr (Drill Gaia like a 3 am prom date)
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Good practice drill for the st. Louis PD before the elections in November.


5 posted on 08/15/2012 8:27:55 AM PDT by EGPWS (Trust in God, question everyone else)
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It’s pretty easy to discern who is there to get something for nothing.
I wonder what percentage of people there were truly in need of food.


6 posted on 08/15/2012 8:28:01 AM PDT by DivineMomentsOfTruth ("Give me Liberty or I'll stand up and get it for myself!")
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Church volunteer Mary Moore was surprised at the response.

Why? Of course the scroungers are going to come running. "Free handout" is all they live for.

7 posted on 08/15/2012 8:28:50 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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From the pictures, some of those present should have been in line for a free “Abersizer” exercise device (industrial strength). I really think “FREE” was the incentive for them to leave their chit apartments and their big screen tvs and go to the church.


8 posted on 08/15/2012 8:30:57 AM PDT by hal ogen (First Amendment or Reeducation Camp?)
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Some members of the crowd became irate after they were sold fake applications for the vouchers.

Buying the applications should have been their first clue that something wasn't quite right. (Of course, people buy and sell food stamps all the time, so this is no surprise.)

9 posted on 08/15/2012 8:32:38 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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I wonder what percentage of people there were truly in need of food.

I don't see any of them wearing rags. You'd think they'd buy food before they'd go shopping for new clothes.

There's a big difference between those in NEED and those in WANT. It looks like these people have been found wanting.

10 posted on 08/15/2012 8:34:15 AM PDT by concerned about politics ("Get thee behind me, Liberal")
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>>>It’s pretty easy to discern who is there to get something for nothing.
I wonder what percentage of people there were truly in need of food.<<<

They should have announced that the new $250 Air Jordans were about to go on sale, 2 blocks down the street. It would be fascinating to to how many of these, “impoverished”, “hungry” people would have stayed around to try to get food vouchers, rather than join the new stampede to buy the $250 sneakers.

If they are not already, the cops should use these types of fake promotions to catch fugitives, scofflaws and illegals. Send them notices that they can pick up their “free” whatever, right next to the county jail and then round ‘em up.

11 posted on 08/15/2012 8:46:15 AM PDT by Above My Pay Grade
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>> Some members of the crowd became irate after they were sold fake applications for the vouchers.

Haha. Come for free money ... leave with less than you came with. Serves ‘em right.

Go to work.

SnakeDoc


12 posted on 08/15/2012 8:49:27 AM PDT by SnakeDoctor ("I've shot people I like more for less." -- Raylan Givens, Justified)
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Sonya Gray, 49, of Overland arrived at 8 a.m. ... Carla Webb, 50, of St. Louis, arrived at 7 a.m.
Hmmm, I wonder if they'd get up that early to apply for a job?
13 posted on 08/15/2012 9:01:04 AM PDT by oh8eleven (RVN '67-'68)
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The rats always come out for free food.


14 posted on 08/15/2012 9:03:44 AM PDT by John O (God Save America (Please))
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Hunger doesn’t seem to be the problem. It’s interesting how they are upset at the people giving them free money, like they earned it by showing up.


15 posted on 08/15/2012 9:15:01 AM PDT by pallis
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Some members of the crowd became irate after they were sold fake applications for the vouchers.

I wonder who sold them the fake applications? Other Amish?

16 posted on 08/15/2012 9:17:33 AM PDT by GreenHornet
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This story is so sad.
I wonder how many people wouldrushh the church if they were taking job applications.
Dependency is a drug. It’s so tragic.


17 posted on 08/15/2012 9:21:09 AM PDT by kimchi lover ("I can see November from Wisconsin")
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Try it today with Brawndo, the thirst mutilator.
18 posted on 08/15/2012 9:23:44 AM PDT by tumblindice (Sic Semper Tyrannis)
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“Police had to put crime scene tape across the front door of the church to discourage people from trying to get in.”

Should of put out a box of job applications.....


19 posted on 08/15/2012 9:42:30 AM PDT by Kozak (The means of defence against foreign danger, have been always the instruments of tyranny at home JM)
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20 posted on 08/15/2012 10:22:26 AM PDT by RedMDer (https://support.woundedwarriorproject.org/default.aspx?tsid=93destr)
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