re: Broome could pick up a ton of support by getting rid of beggars

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but, who would be left to vote for her?

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Convicted felons can vote now

Does BR have the begging rings like New Orleans? The ones with pimps who drop them off, pick them up, and rotate them between spots?

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First off you can't stop them from begging for money unless they do it at the insterstate ramps or block traffic.

I approached beggars like a wild animal. If I harassed them enough, they'd move off to less hostile ground. I drove them as hard as I could. I couldn't stop it but it greatly reduced the impact. 2 guys in particular, I watched them both go from relative decent health to just turn to skin an bones because I drove them so hard. I wouldn't even let them get near their turf, which was tiger town. I warned kids about these guys every chance I got. Needless to say mother nature solved the problem for me. 

The only solution for beggars is harrassment. People also need to go after the church groups who feed and support these guys. They feed these guys downtown by the fountains all the time. Just like a stray dog, he's not gonna leave an area where he's getting food. Lastly some of you on this board are the problem. You give them money so they can keep buying booze and dope. I would safely estimate that 95% of these guys are substance abusers. Stop giving them money. 

We the police, are extremely limited on what we can do. The old school ways of dealing with them can't be done anymore. You can thank body cameras, in car cameras and GPS for that. Its not illegal to ask someone for money. Its also not illegal for them to walk down a sidewalk. A private business can forbid them for being on their property but they rarely do. So in short if they don't have food or money, they will go some place else.

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I was like wtf is he talking about after the first paragraph.

Then later saw it was the police's perspective. First time I've seen that on this board and it's interesting.

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Does BR have the begging rings like New Orleans? The ones with pimps who drop them off, pick them up, and rotate them between spots?

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apparently the college drive group is all from the same guy. he houses them somewhere by the overpass

or so thats been told on here

I would wager that most of the beggars you see from ONeal to College Dr are not legit homeless people. They may be drug addicts in these rings like you say for sure, but not legit bums. It amazes me the amount of people giving them money though. They get more brazen as time goes on which is why I yell at them when they approach me outside of a car. I always have a kid with me too, which pisses me off royally. I am already at a disadvantage having a young child with me that I have to strap into a car seat. I will go off on anyone who stalks me with a passion. I have done this ever since I was approached a Trader Joe's one time and saw how effective it was. Don't let them even start their BS. Shut it down.

The College Dr crew have a homeless camp behind Don Jose's

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It's a free speech issue. You can't outlaw begging.

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free speech allows you to obstruct traffic?

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but, who would be left to vote for her?

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Beggars at the interstate off ramps don’t bother me too much because I can ignore them (Would be nice for them to go away, though).

What bothers me is walking around downtown and getting harassed. It’s really uncomfortable and can’t be good for business. Seems like BRPD could do something about that. Granted, I’ve never been to a big city with a walking district that DIDN’T have this problem.

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but these losers are making just doing anything in town a huge pain in the arse

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Check your privilege baw. Y'all got nothing on Houston