SAN DIEGO -- A man who dedicates his life to helping the homeless received a ticket for breaking the law.

The law says a person can’t distribute food or water from vehicles.

However, a local attorney has stepped in and said the law is unconstitutional.

David Ross is known as the Water Man.

After a 10News story, more people know his name.

“In the supermarket last night, two women said, ‘You’re the guy from TV.’ That’s outrageous,” said Ross.

That’s the reaction Ross said he is getting from dozens of people after they learned a San Diego police officer gave him a citation for distributing bottled water to homeless people.

Ross has obtained three pages worth of signatures and plans on taking them to City Hall.

He wants to show proof that he has people on his side, including attorney Scott Dreher.

“I mean, it's just water and he got a ticket and he's got to go to court and a judge and jury will have to go there and justify why they gave this guy a ticket," said Dreher.

Dreher said it is a waste of time and money, but not a waste of his time.

Dreher also said he is so outraged he has offered to represent Ross in court.

“We're planning on a civil action class lawsuit to force the city to not give tickets like this,” said Dreher.

Ross is not only continuing to distribute water, he is also handing out a pad of paper.

So far, Ross has 150 signatures of support and he said he hopes to get more.

10News urged the city attorney’s office to take a look at this case and officials concluded what Ross is doing does not violate any health codes. They also said it will not prosecute him.

Regardless, Dreher said he would fight to get the law changed.