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Panhandler who regularly works CTA Green Line arrested 178 times
Chicago Tribune ^ | February 4, 2010 | Jon Hilkevitch

Posted on 02/05/2010 7:41:23 AM PST by ConservativeStatement

Clarence Ervin had panhandled on CTA trains all night, and he looked like it.

Cold and bleary-eyed, he said he was afraid of getting caught — a surprising sentiment for a man who has been arrested 178 times, according to police and court records.

Ervin, 52, has amassed charges ranging from panhandling on trains and disorderly conduct to drug possession and assault and battery, the records show.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: chicago; ervin; panhandler
World Peace 1.20.09.
1 posted on 02/05/2010 7:41:24 AM PST by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

Obama voter.


2 posted on 02/05/2010 7:44:28 AM PST by WOBBLY BOB (ACORN:American Corruption for Obama Right Now)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

Twice, on the same day.


3 posted on 02/05/2010 7:45:48 AM PST by ConservativeStatement (Obama lies, Freedom dies)
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To: WOBBLY BOB

“Obama voter.”

MANY times ;-)


4 posted on 02/05/2010 7:47:31 AM PST by stephenjohnbanker (Support our troops, and vote out the RINO's!)
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To: ConservativeStatement
When you get to 100-plus arrests, you are talking about a different kind of criminal

Yes, the judges who keep letting him off.

5 posted on 02/05/2010 7:49:42 AM PST by bgill (The framers of the US Constitution established an entire federal government in 18 pages.)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Panhandler who regularly works CTA Green Line arrested 178 times

That's also the amount of times he voted for obama

6 posted on 02/05/2010 7:50:46 AM PST by Puppage (You may disagree with what I have to say, but I shall defend to your death my right to say it)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Mostly in cold weather, I imagine.


7 posted on 02/05/2010 7:51:02 AM PST by Right Wing Assault (The Obama magic is fading.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

I would give him a one way ticket to San Francisco and let him start fresh in a new locale.


8 posted on 02/05/2010 7:51:26 AM PST by Sybeck1 (POTUS : Punk of the United States)
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To: ConservativeStatement

9 posted on 02/05/2010 7:52:36 AM PST by KeyLargo
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I wonder if a taser would help cure this.


10 posted on 02/05/2010 7:55:44 AM PST by isom35
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To: ConservativeStatement

Heck, there used to be a homeless guy on the north side who would tell the cops to F@ck off. This guy here looks scary, though. This train goes through some mighty scary neighborhoods to finally end up in a very nice suburb.


11 posted on 02/05/2010 7:56:53 AM PST by Krankor
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To: ConservativeStatement

Does this guy work in The One’s administration?


12 posted on 02/05/2010 8:08:28 AM PST by animal172 (Can a girl with a mole on her face be happy married to a gopher?)
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To: ConservativeStatement; All
" Panhandler who regularly works CTA Green Line arrested 178 times"

Panhandler: "Hey buddy, can you spare $100 for a cup of coffee?"

Pedestrian: "ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS FOR A CUP OF COFFEE?? Isn't that a little steep??"

Panhandler: "I've decided to start putting all my begs in one ask it"

13 posted on 02/05/2010 8:11:13 AM PST by musicman (Until I see the REAL Long Form Vault BC, he's just "PRES__ENT" Obama = Without "ID")
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I propose a "178 strikes" law.

The penalty is death.

14 posted on 02/05/2010 9:35:09 AM PST by I Buried My Guns
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