Would You Support 'Food For Fines' In Buffalo?

I had NO idea something like this existed, but after I saw this post on Facebook, I decided to research a bit...

They need to do this everywhere.
Posted by Did You Know on Sunday, February 21, 2016

As it turns out, while there's nothing like that in Buffalo at the moment, there was a similar program in Albany in 2015. It waived wave any and all late fees (not the entire ticket) on parking tickets if a non-perishable food item was donated to the Food Bank there.

With the need for food so great in many communities, including here in Western New York, what a great idea! There's also pretty significant opportunities to get parking tickets in the city.

I don't claim to know the financial impact it would have on the city, assuming a good amount of revenue comes from parking tickets.

But I also know the strain put on the Food Bank of Western New York, and how they're always in need of re-stocking.

Would one hand wash the other?

What do you think? Would you support a program like this?

On a similar note, you may have seen this in your Facebook feed too. I think THIS is a cool idea too. What could it hurt?