[OneVike]

Can you say... EXTORTION?

[OneVike]

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[thethirddegree]

People like this belong in jail or six feet under.

[scottinoc]

I don’t see what’s so different about this guy demanding two dollars, compared to the corrupt government extorting from me every Apr 15. At least this fine gentleman can’t garnish my wages.

[Aevery_Freeman]

"We've got a lot of people out there with substance abuse issues," says Brad Watkins with the Mid-South Peace & Justice Center. "Mental health issues."

Watkins considers many panhandling laws unfair.

"And we've got a judicial system that doesn't give these people the help they need," said Watkins.

Herein lies the problem, people so cowardly that they blame themselves for the natural inclinations of evil people.

Sometimes I am ashamed of the white male.

[Clint Lippo]

The commissioner said his heart goes out to people like that.Please tell me he’s a democrate.

[Jack Hydrazine]

Sounds like a scene from the movie “Better Off Dead”.

I want my two dollars!

[ml/nj]

Well, MY heart doesn't go out to him. People like that need to be eliminated from the society. And people who don't think so need to be eliminated from positions of public trust.

ML/NJ

[PowderMonkey]

Don't feed the vermin. "Two dalla!" Must be considered minimum street wage these days. That's what a local bum demands. He spends his days at our neighborhood Starbucks seated at a nice shady table on the sidewalk, sipping his latte' and surfing the web with his laptop. "Only in America."

[RightOnline]

“Boy....if you can take the 2 bucks off of me, you can keep ‘em.”

[MamaTexan]

EXTORTION?

No. Since the guy didn't threaten to hurt him if he didn't pay, it's not extortion.

Our freedoms include the freedom to be a pain in the ass. I guess if that's a good or bad thing depends on whether or not you're being The Pain at the time. :-)

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All in all, the guy handled himself rather well. I could have done without the PC 'he needs more help' line, though.

I'd have had 3 words for this bum-

Get

a

JOB!

[Rappini]

Concealed Carry would have solved that problem.

[Repeal The 17th]

Both the news lady and the politician must live in
a fantasy world where unicorns crap skittles.

I invite them to come with me any day of the week
to lunch time in downtown Atlanta
and you can see scenes such as this
repeated over and over again.

[PapaBear3625]

From the threatening demeanor of the guy, I would have told him firmly to stay away from me, and drawn on him if he came close.

[WKUHilltopper]

What part of “re-distribution” does this commissioner not understand??

[Manic_Episode]

Pepper spray and a few swift kicks would've made a much better youtube meme.

[Chode]

dumb azz...

[mnehring]

I guess the commissioner handled it the best he could with cameras on him.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

“I have two dollars for each of you.”

[Minutemen]

"The violent encounter raised questions about the lack of surveillance in the subway system."

....As if some gub-mint bureaucrat watching a video monitor could have saved Mr. Garcia's life!

[vladimir998]

He is NOT a beggar. He is an OBAMA VOTER.