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Panhandler arrested, claims to have made $60,000 last year
KOCO.com ^ | Jul 20, 2012 | staff reporter

Posted on 07/21/2012 3:00:19 PM PDT by Daffynition

OKLAHOMA CITY -

A man arrested on suspicion of panhandling in Oklahoma City told officers there was no point in getting a job, because he made "$60,000" last year.

According to the police report, an officer spotted Shane Warren Speegle, 45, panhandling near Interstate 40 and Macarthur Boulevard earlier this month.

When the officer approached Speegle and told him it was illegal to panhandle without a permit, Speegle asked if he could get a permit that day and implied the $200 fee was not a bad price.

(Excerpt) Read more at koco.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Outdoors
KEYWORDS: jobless; obamanomics; panhandling; recovery
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To: umgud
This may be my new retirement plan. Beats the hell out of being a Wal-Mart greeter.

Wal-Mart greeters are an endangered species. Many locations don't have them anymore.

21 posted on 07/21/2012 4:29:23 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Pontius Pilate 'voters' are arrogant, delusional, lilly-livered collaborators.)
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To: Revolting cat!
Who, tell me, was more productive, this workaholic woman, or the panhandler we are discussing?

His pursuit was less destructive.

22 posted on 07/21/2012 4:31:15 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Pontius Pilate 'voters' are arrogant, delusional, lilly-livered collaborators.)
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To: KingLudd

That’s $60k with NO taxes.


23 posted on 07/21/2012 4:40:32 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants (Never believe anything in politics until it has been officially denied.)
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To: Daffynition

Does the permit require a photo ID?


24 posted on 07/21/2012 4:54:02 PM PDT by MV=PY (The Magic Question: Who's paying for it?)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
That’s $60k with NO taxes.

Until now, he should have kept his mouth shut.

25 posted on 07/21/2012 4:56:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (FUJR (not you, Jim))
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To: ParityErr

True, unless he gets a beggar’s license, I guess, and it is officially a “job”.


26 posted on 07/21/2012 4:57:59 PM PDT by dynachrome ("Our forefathers didn't bury their guns. They buried those that tried to take them.")
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To: dynachrome

A good lawyer oughta be able to get the “permit” requirement thrown out.

It’s freedom of speech, and a “permit” requirement is a tax.

Can’t tax a right.

Murdock v. Pennsylvania, I forget the exact citation.


27 posted on 07/21/2012 5:06:54 PM PDT by djf ("There are more old drunkards than old doctors." - Benjamin Franklin)
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To: djf
Well than if Health Insurance is a right, how can they penalize/tax you for not having it?
28 posted on 07/21/2012 5:29:09 PM PDT by Jim from C-Town (The government is rarely benevolent, often malevolent and never benign!)
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To: True Republican Patriot

At least he had to show up and do something to earn his keep.


29 posted on 07/21/2012 5:44:49 PM PDT by woodenickel
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To: Daffynition

I was watching a panhandler at the Walmart parking lot, and thinking that she was no worse than half of the people in half of the cars there. That’s how many I figured were getting some sort of government aid. At least the panhandler was courteous enough to ask for assistance. Of course, she was probably on aid programs too.


30 posted on 07/21/2012 5:45:33 PM PDT by pallis
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To: Daffynition
it was illegal to panhandle without a permit

Say what?!?

31 posted on 07/21/2012 6:17:04 PM PDT by bgill
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To: Daffynition

...so we now arrest people for simply being down on their luck. What a horrible country.

(DNC viewpoint)


32 posted on 07/21/2012 6:24:18 PM PDT by BobL
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To: DrC
I-40 and MacArthur is a great area. Brand new shopping and restaurants. I ate at the Panera Bread Co. there a couple of weeks ago. I should have stood on the corner a few minutes and paid for our meal!
33 posted on 07/21/2012 6:35:00 PM PDT by Coldwater Creek (He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High will j rest in the shadow of the Almighty Psalm 91:)
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To: Daffynition

This is credible. 50 weeks, 6 days a week, a ten hours day covering both rush hours and lunchtime, that’s $20 an hour.


34 posted on 07/21/2012 6:38:56 PM PDT by Ted Grant
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To: Daffynition
The Man with the Twisted Lip
35 posted on 07/21/2012 6:56:51 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: ParityErr
Gifts aren't taxed.

Go on a game show, win some "gifts" and you'll find out differently. Income is taxed, all income, even income gotten illegally is taxable, ask Al Capone. Or more currently, ask George Zimmerman, not illegal in Zimmerman's case but "gifts" and he will pay income tax on it because it is income whether gifted or earned.

36 posted on 07/21/2012 7:40:41 PM PDT by Graybeard58 (Free people, when presented only with evil choices, create other choices.(EternalVigilance))
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To: Daffynition
Panhandling can be quite lucrative and in fact, "bums" fight for prime spaces in the Boston area (usually median strips in high traffic areas).

There is one panhandler in particular who is quite innovative. He carries a sign saying "I'm not gonna lie, I need money for booze." People can't fill his jar fast enough!

37 posted on 07/21/2012 9:33:04 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: Daffynition
Panhandling can be quite lucrative and in fact, "bums" fight for prime spaces in the Boston area (usually median strips in high traffic areas).

There is one panhandler in particular who is quite innovative. He carries a sign saying "I'm not gonna lie, I need money for booze." People can't fill his jar fast enough!

38 posted on 07/21/2012 9:33:04 PM PDT by SamAdams76
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To: SamAdams76
Back, in another lifetime, every day when I got to the top of the stairs, at the Copley Sq. stop off the MTA, there'd be an ancient old lady ....with a very raspy voice, she'd have her gnarled hand extended and greet us all with *Got a dime?* ...one day, feeling very flippant...I mocked her by repeating *Got a dime?* to her....quick as a wink, she reached into her pocket and pulled out a handful of change and offered it to me. Poor college kid that I was, I was tempted ... of course, in those days, you could buy a warm beer at Harvard Square, for a dime.


39 posted on 07/22/2012 12:06:21 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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To: umgud

There’s a guide: http://www.wikihow.com/Panhandle

Isn’t the internet great? Thanks Algore.


40 posted on 07/22/2012 12:09:06 AM PDT by Daffynition (Our forefathers would be shooting by now.)
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