[Chainmail]

I was hoping that we would see something from our leaders about the flood of every-damn-corner beggars we have here. Almost every one of them are able-bodied and aggressive to different degrees, with some actually going into the traffic to knock on windows.

If I see someone begging who is old, crippled, missing a limb - then OK, I'll give some money - but the vast majority could hold a job easy and just the sound of crickets coming from our legislatures.

We're approaching the begging cultures of Third World countries - when I spent a year in Egypt, I was told that some families deliberately blind or maim their children so they can be effective beggars . This is the same country where families live in Cairo's biggest graveyard (called the City if the Dead) and yet more in in the city's biggest dump.

[ronniesgal]

Yes those kids are professional beggars!

[metmom]

If I see someone begging who is old, crippled, missing a limb - then OK, I'll give some money - but the vast majority could hold a job easy and just the sound of crickets coming from our legislatures.

I actually saw a video or police dealing with a *legless* vet in a wheel chair.

He was NOT legless. He was sitting on them cross legged.

Scammers are infinitely creative.