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Originally Posted by LeatherTrumpet
No they are fining the pro beggars who are not genuine and rightly so. In an ideal world they would birch them but as that is not an option they fine them as what they are doing is making money under false pretences.
The cop survey is likely to be very accurate.
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Hmm, I'm not sure about that given how the press and such are trying to demonize homeless/poor people recently :/
People go on as if they are vermin or something, all of this 'lets put spikes in the ground here so they can't sleep under cover'...its ****ing disgusting really.
I don't believe they make much either sitting begging. So I cannot see why 9 out of 10 people on the streets are 'faking'...I really can't