Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott send Letter to Bottoms over Homeless intimidating guests

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by bu2

You can enforce short of putting them in jail.

What does that entail? Fines? What if they don't pay the fine?

[bu2]

Originally Posted by jsvh

What does that entail? Fines? What if they don't pay the fine?

You can also have the police get them to move along. You don't even have to fine.

[jsvh]

Originally Posted by bu2

You can also have the police get them to move along. You don't even have to fine.

Very true. Think a "warning" is the appropriate first action in many of these situations. Only escalate if it continues to be a problem.

My current apartment is right near the Fox Theater. Most days there is no real panhandling problem. But when a show is starting or letting out you see the same people over and over out there panhandling to the crowds. They seem to know the schedule of the shows far better than I do. Wish there was more warnings given around there.

[M3Guy]

Originally Posted by Atlanta Scientist

The hotels can contribute money and build some more facilities for the homeless.

No. Building facilities for the homeless will create more homelessness.

I used to live in the building next to Hardy Ivy Park (Peachtree Towers). It was a struggle everyday to not get harassed by homeless people. It's aggravating. If they kept to themselves, there would be no issue. The ones downtown act like people owe them something. I understand that I live in the city, but come on. There is too many homeless concentrated/dense areas spread out around ATL. Cali did it right(Skid Row).

[M3Guy]

Originally Posted by samiwas1

Sure...if they're physically accosting someone or getting in their face and yelling obscenities at them or physically stopping them from walking, they'd probably get arrested, just like any of us would. If they're just sitting against a building shaking a cup or asking passersby for change, not much you can do except to offer them help (not jail and not forced).

Yea but this isn't what they are doing. In my post above, I lived in a building downtown (moved to Midtown 4 months ago) that had pretty aggressive homeless people around it. They wouldn't sit there and mind their business, waiting for someone to give them something. No. They would literally follow you into the parking lot on the side of the building. There was only ONE guy that I gave clothes to, one block over. This man would mind his business and never ask for anything. This was the only guy that kept to himself out of about 50 homeless people that hung out on that block (corner of Peachtree and Baker).