![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/gran-arrested-for-giving-food-to-homeless-as-city-makes-it-crime-to-feed-needy/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2_Woman-sues-city-after-shes-arrested-for-feeding-the-homeless.jpg&description=Grandmother Norma Thornton, from Arizona, US, was coming to the end of serving 27 homeless people a meal when two officers came to Bullhead City Community Park and arrested her for violating a city ordinanceNorma Thornton is suing her city after she was arrested for feeding the homelessA 78-year-old woman arrested for feeding the homeless in a public park is suing her city after they made it a "crime to feed the needy". Norma Thornton, from Arizona, US, was coming to the end of giving free hot meals to the homeless when she was arrested by Bullhead City police earlier in March this year. Police claimed the grandmother had violated a city ordinance after serving the needy in her local Bullhead City Community Park. She had just finished dishing out her last meal and was getting ready to go home when two police officers arrived at the scene. Mrs Thornton told the Institute of Justice: 'I'd just finished up serving approximately 26 or 27 people, and the very last person that came through. "I literally was scraping the bottom of my pans, finished off the food, gave him, and as he was walking away, these two police officers drove up." The grandmother was giving out free hot meals to the needy in a public park ( Institute for Justice) When the officers arrived to talk to the 78-year-old, bodycam footage of her arrest shows an officer asking his boss what action he should take against the charitable grandmother. In the footage, which was obtained by the Institute of Justice, his superior says to his colleague he should arrest the woman. However, his colleague believes it wouldn't be a good idea and is overheard saying it would be "a PR nightmare". Despite the reservations the officer is seen taking Mrs Thornton into custody for her fingerprints. One officer was heard ordering his colleague to arrest the woman ( Institute for Justice) The officer is heard saying to the elderly woman: "Here's the bad news… you're under arrest for violating the city ordinance." But he doesn't){kind=link}
Grandmother Norma Thornton, from Arizona, US, was coming to the end of serving 27 homeless people a meal when two officers came to Bullhead City Community Park and arrested her for violating a city ordinance
A 78-year-old woman arrested for feeding the homeless in a public park is suing her city after they made it a “crime to feed the needy”.
Norma Thornton, from Arizona, US, was coming to the end of giving free hot meals to the homeless when she was arrested by Bullhead City police earlier in March this year.
Police claimed the grandmother had violated a city ordinance after serving the needy in her local Bullhead City Community Park.
She had just finished dishing out her last meal and was getting ready to go home when two police officers arrived at the scene.