Salvation Army Bells Deemed Offensive/Giant: Washington DC area supermarket chain

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Giant: Washington DC area supermarket chain

Salvation Army Bells Deemed Offensive

By Dr. Frederick Meekins Wednesday, December 8, 2010


Giant, a prominent Washington DC area supermarket chain, has curtailed
the number of days that the Salvation Army will be permitted to solicit
donations this
Christmas
season outside of the grocery retailer’s locations.

In a number of media reports, it was claimed that the bells were
offensive and irritating to a number of
shoppers
.

So what about those food solicitation campaigns where the grocery chain
doesn’t simply set out a receptacle for those wanting to contribute food
items to
charity
but instead gets broadcast news outlets involved?

Spokesmen from both institutions not only smooch their own rearends in
letting the public know just how progressive both the media outlet and
food distribution corporations are in bringing awareness to the plight of
the supposedly malnourished but also castigate the viewing consumer if
they do not comply with the demand for a

contribution.

Why isn’t this deemed offensive?

Or how about the recipients of such charity who are not really starving
per say but rather simply not receiving the
quality
of food they think that they otherwise deserve but are unwilling to work
for in order to acquire?

Isn’t it offensive to be lectured to by such types or rather their
benefactors?

But perhaps the greatest outrage of all occurs when the price for food
the average consumer is forced to pay is jacked up with the goods not
being sold often simply being tossed into the dumpster.



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