This interview was conducted with somebody outside of class, and I selected the topic/topics regarding hunger and homelessness. There is one question in particular I wanted to ask and get out there, but first I asked her if homelessness was a problem in the area she lived just to get the ball rolling with this topic in general. She said yes, and I followed up asking if people who are homeless become stuck in that situation by their own actions or outside forces. She says in her experience, she has known some homeless people, and they are homeless because of drugs which in a sense makes it a choice, but at a point, it doesnt become a choice anymore because the fact is you are addicted, and at that point, it becomes less of a choice because addictions are so hard to break. At this point, I got to ask the question I wanted to put out there, and that was regarding the law that passed in Florida that says it is illegal to feed homeless people. The interviewee says that it seems odd that this would become a law because you should be able to do what you want with your money whether you want to feed yourself or feed others. She admits that she doesn't know the details, so she can't comment on it too much, maybe there is a good reason, but at the same time, you're taking away liberty, and that isn't a good thing.
Overall, I felt positive about this interview. Maybe we could have gotten more into laws and government's reasonings for passing laws as it relates to feeding the homeless.
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