And in Louisiana you would have been within your right to do so. And if I saw you do that I would applaud you.
If anything, the drunken bum met the elements of the offense... But if I notified an NOPD officer, he probably would say “Not Our Problem, Dude.” high rates of reported crime is bad for tourism, you know.
I’m pretty sure I’m within my right here in AZ as well. And I wouldn’t bug the Police about the incident either. Besides, how the heck is a bum going to find out where you live anyway?
But it disturbs me to hear these stories of aggressive panhandling getting worse. “No cash? I can wait for you to go the ATM.” Really?? That conversation sounds more like a robbery than panhandling.