Grandma Arrested For Feeding the Poor Will Fight On, Lawyer Says
The attorney for Norma Thornton, a 78-year-old grandmother from Arizona who was arrested earlier this year for feeding the homeless in a public park, heaped praise upon her “kindhearted” client and explained why she believes authorities are violating the U.S. Constitution. Diana Simpson, an attorney with the Institute for Justice, a law firm working to defend Americans’ civil rights, said she at first couldn’t believe Thornton’s bizarre plight was real. “It’s just it’s such a wild story. You think at first that like this can’t be real,” Simpson said. “It can’t be the case that a city is arresting someone for helping those in need, and then you find out that it is the case.” The lawyer said she and her team reached out to Thornton after hearing about the shocking ordeal, did research to substantiate it, and then decided to represent the elderly good Samaritan. As Faithwire previously reported, Thornton spends most days personally cooking food for the poor and serving it to them. She made headlines after she was arrested in March for giving food to the homeless at Bullhead City Community Park, a place she had been going to almost daily for four years. But a city ordinance reportedly enacted in 2021 now precludes her from serving food in the park to those in need. Watch Simpson break down her client’s ordeal — and the ongoing legal battle.
Download the free CBN News App: http://cbnnews.com/app
SUBSCRIBE to the CBN News Channel for more:
http://youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline/?sub_confirmation=1
SUBSCRIBE to the QuickStart Newsletter by visiting quickstart.news
SUBSCRIBE to the Quickstart Podcast. New episodes every morning at 7am: cbn.com/cbnnews/quickstart
What’s coming up next? Have a look at our program guide: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=http%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcbnnews%2Fnewschann&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description
CBN features 24-hour TV news from a Christian perspective. The CBN News Channel provides independent news programming to an underserved audience to enlighten, entertain and inspire Christians around the world. Comments below do not necessarily reflect the views of CBN.
Share this live feed with your friends and family:
https://www.youtube.com/c/CBNnewsonline
Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cbnnews/
Like us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/CBNNews
Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cbnnews/
Contact News Editors: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description
Questions about other CBN programs: https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2Fcontact%2Fcontact-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description
Questions about supporting CBN?
http://www1.cbn.com/cbn-partners (and) https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fsupport.google.com%2Fyoutube%2F%3Fp&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description
Questions about Helping the Home Front? Call: 757-226-2333
https://www.youtube.com/redirect?q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww1.cbn.com%2F700club%2Fhelping-&redir_token=3Xja-7LE5ZQebEu1fn-B5ib34tN8MTU3OTg4MjMzMkAxNTc5Nzk1OTMy&v=P0mHVeNNfDw&event=video_description
#breakingnews #politicalnews #christiannews #christian #christianity #church #breakingnews #cbnnews
