Begging / Panhandling

 

Stephen "Always nice to see a city try to revitalize itself. Unfortunately though, since the ACLU threatened a law suit against the city's new anti-panhandling ordinance (which the city backed off and killed) pedestrians will still be "accosted by destitute and inebriated beggars soliciting for money." as mentioned in the article."

Eamonn "Sorry, Stephen but this is Boulder in Western Australia. Not Boulder in Colorado USA. Boulder in WA is an historic gold-mining town--where I live. "

Stephen "No kidding? My mistake but now I'm simply amazed at the time of your original posting and another article I read about the city of Boulder (US) here trying to improve things for business and get a handle on panhandling. Well, best of luck to you and the city of Boulder (WA)"

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Yes, I also read a few articles about panhandling when I first read your mention of the 'new anti-panhandling ordinance'. I had no idea what 'panhandling' even meant (it is not a term commonplace in Australia).

A Denver Post piece:
Boulder kills controversial anti-panhandling ordinance
By Erica Meltzer

"BOULDER — Boulder is dropping a controversial anti-panhandling ordinance that was up for a public hearing and second and possibly final vote at Tuesday's City Council meeting, city officials said Monday ..."

www.denverpost.com/news/ci_25884400/boulder-kills-controversial-anti-panhandling-ordinance


An American Civil Liberties Union page:

ACLU Challenges Grand Junction Anti-Panhandling Law

"DENVER – The American Civil Liberties Union of Colorado filed suit this morning challenging an anti-panhandling ordinance recently approved by the City of Grand Junction.  According to the ACLU complaint, the ordinance bans a wide swath of speech that is protected by the First Amendment..."

aclu-co.org/aclu-challenges-grand-junction-anti-panhandling-law/


Wikipedia:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Begging

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panhandling


And an Australian newspaper piece:

I make $400 a day begging
By Brendan Hills

"THE hours are long and the work monotonous, but begging pays well for at least one of Sydney's homeless men who earns up to $50,000 a year from good samaritans.

"Ken Johnson, 52, makes his living at George and Market St, outside the Myer store in Sydney's CBD, where he sits for up to 16 hours daily, seven days a week.

"On a good day, he said, he takes in $400 from generous passers-by ..."

dailytelegraph.com.au/i-make-400-a-day-begging/story-e6frewt0-1225765125138

Image Credit: Wikipedia