AK - Drivers will be ticketed in campaign to curb panhandling
City leaders say they are cracking down on panhandling, but with a twist: People giving money from their vehicles will be targeted, not the ones asking for spare change.
The city wants to curb what police call a dangerous practice that hurts rather than helps Anchorage's street people.
"We have enforced it in the past, with the panhandlers themselves. It doesn't do much good," Police Chief Mark Mew said. "Giving a panhandler a $50 or $100 fine -- you might as well give them a million dollar fine. It doesn't modify their behavior."
Mayor Dan Sullivan announced Wednesday that the city and several private groups were relaunching a campaign called "Change for the Better" intended to deter panhandling. It first was rolled out seven years ago under the direction of the Anchorage Downtown Partnership and promoted by the Begich administration.
"When residents give panhandlers money, they inadvertently enable the person to continue a dangerous and unhealthy lifestyle," Sullivan told reporters.
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Maybe the government should get a ticket every time they give money to Israel.
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The biggest begars in the world are the Israelis, -over 4 billion dollars from the US alone
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Yep! No doubt about it. This is part of the full control the ptb want over THE People. Along with the Elite's intent to set up TSA check points everywhere.
They want a return to peonage, and our grubbing for our very lifelihood.
Yessum massa.
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The supreme court has already decided that pan-handling is protected by the 1st amendment; therefore any laws forbidding by states, counties or municipalities are null and void. Considering what an economic mess our worthless Gov't has gotten us into, it is now necessary for some people (many of whom had careers and are educated) to pan-handling. Give Alaska back to the Russians, we don't need those jerks, anyway!
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These law makers are sadistic and inhuman
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