re: Have panhandlers hit a new low in Baton Rouge?

Posted by biglego

San Francisco

Member since Nov 2007

82864 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:33 am to Big EZ Tiger

I get truly angry at the soft hearted retards who still insist on giving them money. I like to flip the bird at the beggars. Usually they flip me back, in full view of everyone at that intersection, which will only hurt their collections.

Posted by ATL-TIGER-732

ATL

Member since Jun 2013

2291 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 7:53 am to Rebelatheart42

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I can come out here for 3 or 4 hours and make about $350-$400. He said where you gonna find a job like that.

Next World's Richest Bum Offers Panhandling Classes in Florida

May 17, 2013

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A man regarded as the 'Donald Trump of Hobos' in the beggar community has started offering classes to teach fellow panhandlers ways to increase their earning potential.

real name is Duane Smith and he has made millions from panhandling

guarantees to increase earnings by 200% or your money back.

I went from making $100 a day to close to $500 a day.

The cost is $100 and includes a lunch from whatever was left in the McDonald's dumpster the night before.

Posted by lsuCJ5

Holly Springs, NC

Member since Nov 2012

1067 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 7:59 am to biglego

There is a family of black kids that have been on siegen lane this week. Wednesday they were on the I-10 off ramp. Thursday they were at the Target shopping center. No signs, just buckets.

Think about it, I should have called the police. Where in the hell are their parents?

Posted by TheDudewithoutaRug

Member since Jan 2015

73 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 12:56 pm to lsuCJ5

They were at Wal Mart on Seigen last night at 11 pm.

Posted by SamuelClemens

Earth

Member since Feb 2015

11727 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:13 pm to TheDudewithoutaRug

San Francisco has a problem due to the agressive nature and risk of physical harm from the panhandlers. They have serious mental illnesses and are violent AF!

Posted by TizzyT4theUofA

This side of eternity

Member since Jun 2016

12111 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:21 pm to meauxjeaux2

Look at that nice new watch he has on.

Posted by Demshoes

Up in here

Member since Aug 2015

10671 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:27 pm to gsvar2004

Exiting I-10 onto Carrolton Ave., there are some entertaining folks. A lady who has been pregnant for about two years, a dude playing drums with a full kit, and a guy who sets up a tennis ball on an exercise band and hits it like a golf ball.

Posted by MadDoggyStyle

Member since Feb 2012

3857 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 1:32 pm to gsvar2004

Getting gas at the Reacetrac off Essen last night and a guy walks up to me with an empty gas can and informs me he ran out of gas. I just shook my head and he moved on.

Posted by supermastres

Member since Apr 2015

93 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:13 pm to keakar

LINK

Maybe there is another side.

Posted by BMoney

Baton Rouge

Member since Jan 2005

16744 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 2:22 pm to LouisianaLady

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Same. I accidentally rolled my eyes at someone the other day asking for a quarter at the tire air pump because I hadn't looked at him yet and assumed it was a panhandler.

Turns out it was just a normal dude who had $1.25 in quarters and it requires $1.50. I felt like an arse.

Should have told him to go to B-Quik where the air's free.

Posted by SamuelClemens

Earth

Member since Feb 2015

11727 posts

Posted on 6/16/17 at 3:06 pm to supermastres

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total, 146 people participated in the survey.

Not legit. And you have to add the "journalist's" personal bias into the editing of the "so called case study".

A man need only walk down Haight Ashbury district, (see how many aggressively bark yell scream physically grab at you while "panhandling"), to silent this "case study".

Perhaps the "study" went to Fisherman's Warf around the mom & pop tourists.