Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!

Begging

Anyone else thinking that begging is getting a little out of hand ? Not only are the tissue women always trying it on every morning but now begging on the buses by crack users seems to have developed, I was asked last night in Hackney by someone that appeared to be a professional bus trawler ( on and off quickly) .

What's people's thoughts ? I know it's a tricky subject matter and that it's highly possible that some might be making more money per day than some of us but on the other hand their needs are often greater than ours with such roaring drug addictions or poverty back home.

Perhaps trade not aid ? Maybe the tissue sellers are on to something just like the big issue sellers ? Just because they are organised, does that make them wrong? Maybe the problem is the givers encouraging people to continue a highly painful or crime syndicated faganesque lifestyle ? Maybe the problem is that we don't arrest them and offer an immediate forced detox programme if a serious drug addiction is clearly present which is now beginning to infringe on the happiness of others. Perhaps we need some drugs like heroin and crack on prescription for some very troubled users together with a zero tolerance approach to paying people to beg.

More benefits perhaps and allow the state to make this financial transaction in a more civilised way ?

Perhaps we should just give and be pleased we don't have such a crap job to do.

Or become a begger ourselves, is it a good little earner ? it's an ever popular career move after all.

What to do ?

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Permalink Reply by Justin Hinchcliffe on March 19, 2016 at 22:40

I actually reported one to the police, whom I had the misfortune to meet on Green Lanes. He was threatening people with violence.

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Permalink Reply by Alan Stanton on March 19, 2016 at 23:28

Justin, I don't think I've ever seen advice from any agency suggesting that aggressive begging/threatened violence from beggars was in any way acceptable.

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on March 20, 2016 at 15:56

Is anyone interested in forming an armed vigilante group ? We could take it in turns patrolling up and down Green lanes. Don't tell anyone though because the Guardian readers will get upset.

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 20, 2016 at 16:32

That's the 2nd time you have brought up "vigilantism"...off you toddle Charles Bronson... we'll come and visit you in Broadmoor

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Permalink Reply by Thomas Hawkins on March 20, 2016 at 16:53

there's a blast from the 70's. The death wish films - directed by our very own Michael "calm down dear!" Winner. What would have he have said about begging ? Maybe James needs to watch the speech at the end Magnum Force (Plot: vigilante cops).

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Permalink Reply by Antoinette on March 20, 2016 at 17:03

(Boom).....a man's got to know his limitations..classic

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Permalink Reply by Gordon T on March 20, 2016 at 17:33

A few weeks ago he posted his good jokes were wasted here.....

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Permalink Reply by james walsh on March 20, 2016 at 17:29

Something has to be done about the drug dealers and beggars. Green lanes is a clean middle class sort of place and we don't want any scum spoiling it all for the rest of us. Trump has the right idea with a wall. Lefty do-gooders aren't invited.