Cities clamp down on panhandlers
source: http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-06-09-panhandlers_N.htm
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In doorways of shops in downtown St. Petersburg, Fla., one finds people sleeping and urinating amid piles of filthy blankets and empty bottles.
In Portland, Ore., panhandlers have been drifting from downtown into neighborhoods full of families.
And in High Point, N.C., vagrants who won't take no for an answer have cursed at shoppers all the way back to their cars.
Many cities throughout the country have begun to get tough on people they describe not as homeless but as beggars. They're passing laws to clear city streets and make residents feel safe as they go about their business.
In Portland, Ore., panhandlers have been drifting from downtown into neighborhoods full of families.
And in High Point, N.C., vagrants who won't take no for an answer have cursed at shoppers all the way back to their cars.
Many cities throughout the country have begun to get tough on people they describe not as homeless but as beggars. They're passing laws to clear city streets and make residents feel safe as they go about their business.
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