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You gave him a measly .25 cent, yet you felt robbed? Really, wow.
Even if it were a penny I still would have felt robbed, because it wasn't the fact that he wanted money, it was how he asked for it that was out of line. You do not walk up to people during their financial transaction while they are holding money in their hands, and ask for it right there. People are generous - let them give of their own will. Damn, don't come right up to my purse over my shoulder making me feel like I'm being forced.
I don't hate suburbanites, it's too much touble. I do wish they would stay in the suburbs and stop clogging up the city streets. They are a real nusance. They have such an inflated sense of entitlement.
So anyone not living in DC isn't welcome in DC? Makes perfect sense. Say goodbye to the majority of your police and firemen then. You know, the people who risk their lives for selfish people like you.
So anyone not living in DC isn't welcome in DC? Makes perfect sense. Say goodbye to the majority of your police and firemen then. You know, the people who risk their lives for selfish people like you.
Don't worry, people flock to jobs. The District will fill its needs for fire and police.
TS, here is what you do. I consulted at the DC Govt - OCTO for 3 years in the early 200's. Chinatown was still somewhat dangerous at that time. I had to fight off a few of the locals who panhandled too aggressively or were thinking about robbing me a few times. Before they get too close....just say " I dont speak English". And they will usually leave you alone. The ones they dont have you just have confont them once and they wont ask you again the next time they see you.
War Marion Barry and his relatives never holding DC office again
Here's a story in NYC about what happened when cops aggressively pursued panhandlers.
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In 2012, the city settled the suit Wise had started on behalf of panhandlers arrested long after the state’s loitering laws were ruled unconstitutional.
Wise’s lawyers were awarded $3 million, and eight original plaintiffs got $25,000 each. The rest was to be divided into small settlements.
Last year, attorney Katie Rosenfeld said Wise was due for another payout because he was arrested again after his 2007 settlement.
I grew up in a city, not D.C. We had a vagrant who would ask for a dollar or a Coca Cola to sweep the parking lot of the fast food places.
Managers of these Chinatown restaurants should think of paying the vagrants to get a broom and clean the lots or streets. But then the unionized city street cleaners would probably protest.
I would bring my lunch and start finding a nice location to eat and absolutely NOT frequent a restaurant that allows their paying customers to be harassed.
Managers of the Chinatown restaurants could also invest in private security to stand at the door. That's how other cities do it!
Start reporting the street harassment you see even if you are a bystander at sites like Collective Action for Safe Spaces D.C. or Hollaback DC. Just Google "stop street harassment in D.C." and you will find the links.
Safe Spaces and Hollback only care about paranoid white feminists who think a random guy making eye contact with them counting as 'sexual assault'. They don't care about panhandlers or other types.
Safe Spaces and Hollback only care about paranoid white feminists who think a random guy making eye contact with them counting as 'sexual assault'. They don't care about panhandlers or other types.
You don't know when a random panhandler might approach you and then take out a gun and rob you. They are too bold here in D.C., actually feeling entitled to walk up to you and get in your space, even walk up to you while you're sitting outside eating in a restaurant patio.
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