02.20.2008 4:46 pm
Toughen panhandling laws? What’s ‘aggressive panhandling’?
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Here’s the description of a story for Thursday’s Post-Dispatch: “St. Louis’ Board of Alderman is poised on Friday to toughen the city’s begging laws by outlawing ‘aggressive’ panhandling, creating panhandling-free zones and banning begging at night. The push comes from the city’s entertainment district, which says brazen beggars threaten business. It’s part of a national trend against panhandling.”
I was approached by a panhandler this morning on my way to a downtown meeting. I’ve been approached at downtown gas stations while filling my tank. If I have time (and money!), I have refused to give money, but offered to buy…
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