Augusta, Georgia. Hundreds of poor people including the homeless where barricaded from attempting to get food as tons of fresh produce, canned goods and other food items were loaded into industrial dump trucks.
“People have children out here that are hungry, thirsty, could be anything. Why throw it away when you could be issuing it out?” asked Robertstine Lambert.
The Marshal of Richmond County, Steve Smith, says the food wasn’t theirs to give away, so they had to trash it.
SunTrust Bank in Atlanta owns the property and they’re sending the merchandise to the landfill said Smith.
Jennifer Santiago was forced to leave empty handed and she says trashing the merchandise is truly a waste.
“For them to do this is a low blow. A lot of people are sad, a lot of people aren’t going to have food to put on their table; this is ridiculous,” she said.
Many families were seen walking away weeping as the food was trashed.
