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Old 03-19-2016, 04:13 PM
 
Location: Colorado Springs
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If you take a busy intersection like the I-25 exit onto Fillmore, there are probably 1,000 cars or more pass by each hour. If just 1 in 100 drivers give these beggars $5, that comes to $50 an hour. Could that be why you're seeing more of them?
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Old 03-19-2016, 09:04 PM
 
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I agree there's lots of beggars who are simply finding it easy to ask for a hand out than work a real job.
They are also getting more aggressive in their approach, both with their targets as well as each other. Actually saw a beggar confront another on "his corner".
Not sure what the draw is to Denver and the Springs, but think it's getting to the point of saturation.
Saw one woman teetering on a foot wide meridian in the middle of a busy street. Anti-vagrancy laws would help, but the ACLU will always come to their rescue.
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