Vagrants Have Santa Fe Businesses Concerned (Misplaced Lib benevolence doesn't work)

The Albuquerque Journal ^ | May 3, 2011 | Mark Oswald

[CedarDave]

“Many of the people who are standing on corners panhandling are not homeless. This is their way of making a living.

Santa Fe continues to emulate San Francisco with all the worst of the latter being practiced in the former.

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[Mears]

But,but,they have the right of freedom of assembly.

(Sarcasm)

[BenLurkin]

Who gives money to bums? And why?

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[Michael.SF.]

Such impudence never came my way. Early this afternoon I gave you money... while I was having my shoes polished I gave you MORE money... now you put the bite on me again. Do me a favor, will ya? Go occasionally to somebody else - it's beginning to get tiresome.

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[CedarDave]

Two types: Those that believe they’re truly helping poor, underprivileged, down-on-their-luck unemployed homeless types. Or those who are afraid and give extortion money in hopes of not being physically assaulted.

[Michael.SF.]

Who gives money to bums? And why?

John Huston. Because it was in the script (see post above).

[Molon Labbie]

The homeless know where to sleep and where to get food. I advise everyone not to give them a dime, maybe food or a blanket but no money.

It goes for heroin, crack or booze. Or some people make their mortgage payments with it. You never know.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Doing things halfway isn’t going to work. This business of establishing a lot of small, isolated no-panhandling zones in a larger, bustling city is for the birds, though even that would prolly work better if they’d put up “NO PANHANDLING HERE” notices.

Unlike San Francisco, Santa Fe is a tourist trap. Even a little panhandling in the bait makes it much less attractive.

[mozarky2]

Haven’t been to the Plaza in two years-has it changed since then? I didn’t see a single panhandler then...

Got into an argument with a bookstore owner there over the execrable Joe Wilson and his equally execrable wife, Valerie Plame-the idiot actually believed their side of the story.

[HiTech RedNeck]

There is a hobo hierarchy and bums are at the bottom of it. Next up are the tramps, then on top are the hoboes. Not that hoboes will always spurn an easy handout, but they prefer to be self supporting, and not to be nuisances in the places they hang around.

(Yes! Hobos are on the Internet! http://www.hobo.com)

[Navy Patriot]

I could get behind a “right to panhandle” zone directly in front of leftist bookstores.

[driftless2]

I think it was Fred C. Dobbs winning smile.

[CedarDave]

The ACLU complained about the former total ban so the city’s libs who control the city council and the mayor said “On no, we can’t have the ACLU against us,” so they adopted this new ban that likely has all sorts of ambiguity (like how far from the bus stop or ATM if far enough).

[MaxMax]

I only give handouts to those who play music, preferably saxophone.

[piytar]

“Two types: Those that believe they’re truly helping poor, underprivileged, down-on-their-luck unemployed homeless types. Or those who are afraid and give extortion money in hopes of not being physically assaulted.”

Exactly. Also known as stupid libs and people who won’t be coming back...

[Recon Dad]

When I lived there the only problem you ever had on the plaza was tripping over Indians selling cochina dolls.