Feeding the Homeless: 78-Year-old Woman Arrested for Being Too Nice

An Arizona woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Bullhead after she was arrested for feeding the homeless at a public park. In March, 78-ye...

November 5, 2022
3:22 PM

An Arizona woman has filed a lawsuit against the city of Bullhead after she was arrested for feeding the homeless at a public park. In March, 78-year-old Norma Thornton was arrested for giving food to the homeless in Bullhead City, Arizona. The city's ordinance prohibits giving food to the homeless in public parks. An ordinance is a local law that is passed by municipal governing authorities, such as a city council or county board of commissioners. Ordinances also apply only to the local jurisdiction, as opposed to the entire state.