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Old 03-05-2007, 09:02   #53
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Re: Beggers

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Originally Posted by garinda View Post
Then I suggest that a child might be better protected by being taken into care by Social Services, than used as an accessory by a door to door beggar.
Garinda, I agree wholeheartedly.
I understand that children are 'borrowed' from other beggars to be used in what might be described as emotional blackmail. I consider this to be abuse.

I don't give hard cash to anyone who begs although I have no problem buying them some food, but occasionally this is a mistake. A friend of mine gave a couple of Greggs pasties to a beggar sat outside Woolies on Broadway and was thanked by having them thrown back at her accompanied by a barrage of abuse. Obviously not as hungry as he made out!!
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