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yes because there are no homeless white, hispanic or asian people."This is really about poor, black men. We're bad for business," said Joe Beasley, a 68-year-old Atlanta native who heads the regional office of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
Homeless protest proposed panhandling ban
By KRISTEN WYATT
Associated Press Writer
ATLANTA (AP) -- Homeless people and dozens of their advocates spent the night at City Hall to show their opposition to a proposed panhandling ban backed by businesses in the city's downtown.
"It's far from out of control," said Ronald Lee, a 48-year-old Washington, D.C., native who has been homeless in Atlanta for eight months.
"In our nation's capital, people ask for money right in front of the White House," he said. "If someone wants to assist you, I don't see a problem with it."
Lee was among those who gathered on the steps before a planned vote on the ban Monday by city leaders - a vote that was delayed last month after a contentious meeting that included shouting matches and hissing from critics.
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The proposed resolution would make it illegal to beg for money near downtown hotels or tourist sites. On a third offense, beggars could be jailed or fined.
Downtown business owners say aggressive beggars are keeping people away from the central business district. Last month, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who is bankrolling the $200 million Georgia Aquarium being built downtown, threw his support behind the ban, saying the success of the attraction depends on its passing.
Advocates are instead pushing for affordable housing and a living wage for the city's homeless population, saying the ban would criminalize a person's right to ask for charity when they cannot take care of themselves.
"People have the right to ask, and people have the right to say no," activist and former city council member Derrick Boazman said.
Marcus, a billionaire philanthropist, said he has donated $600,000 through his foundation to the Gateway Center, a 300-bed facility for the city's homeless.
Several critics call the proposed ban a civil rights issue since many of the beggars are black.
"This is really about poor, black men. We're bad for business," said Joe Beasley, a 68-year-old Atlanta native who heads the regional office of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
yes because there are no homeless white, hispanic or asian people."This is really about poor, black men. We're bad for business," said Joe Beasley, a 68-year-old Atlanta native who heads the regional office of the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition.
Get A ing Job Bums
Last month, Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, who is bankrolling the $200 million Georgia Aquarium being built downtown,
thats like 800 hightech ters
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Well, considering I don't live in Atlanta, I couldn't really care less about whatever point Clandestino was trying to make and what laws the Atlantians are trying to pass.
You don't live in Iraq, so why do you give a what is going on over there head?
I don't. Which is why I didn't want our military over there. You're too ing stupid to know when your questions are going to do more damage to your stance.
I'm sure it has to do with the Americans that are dying.
I just read it again, and it made me laugh more. Military ing intelligence. No wonder we don't know who is buying uranium where. We have people doing the job that can't connect 2 ing dots!
manny, you're the biggest joke here.. i've said this before, but i'll say it again, bc i still laugh at it.. you act like the smartest guy in the ing world.. you even have your name as "mannyisgod"
however, you are poor as , do dead end jobs, henpecked by your chick, can't even afford a car that runs more than a couple weeks, etc...
really, smart guy... now, that is the funniest to me!
We've been through this before.
I'd love for you to answer this:
What kind of car do I drive right now?
What kind of work do I do right now?
What is the balance of my bank account?
Oh and, most importantly, how many times has Manny made you look stupid. Oh, but we'll let OTHER people answer that one. Everytime I make you look stupid, you try to deflect it by either:
1) Posting monkey pictures
2) Saying Jess tells me what to say.
3) Acting as though you know things about me and trying to make them seem bad.
But one thing remains constant; you have to keep falling back on trying to do those things because I constantly leave you with no other recourse by pointing out your stupidity.
everyone knows jekka(what kind of ing name is that btw) wears the pants... it is funny you can't even stand up to your own chick... maybe that is the modern thing... i don't know...
We've been through this before.
I'd love for you to answer this:
What kind of car do I drive right now?
What kind of work do I do right now?
What is the balance of my bank account?
Oh and, most importantly, how many times has Manny made you look stupid. Oh, but we'll let OTHER people answer that one. Everytime I make you look stupid, you try to deflect it by either:
1) Posting monkey pictures
2) Saying Jess tells me what to say.
3) Acting as though you know things about me and trying to make them seem bad.
But one thing remains constant; you have to keep falling back on trying to do those things because I constantly leave you with no other recourse by pointing out your stupidity.
the monkey pictures crack me... and the, "which one is manny had everyone rolling!"
and the only i know about you is what you post on here..which is pretty much your life story.. the work you do, when you bike your ass all over town, when manu didn't tip your sorry ass after you valeted his car, when your piece of cars break down, how much you love public transportation, etc... you post your life man...
public transportation sucks ass
I don't care about the monkey pictures, I don't care about you posting that Jess leads me by a leash because I find both funny. I don't even care about you posting what you think you know about my life because I think it is rather funny how wrong you are half the time, yet how right you think you are.
But the funniest thing of all, is the fact, that you aren't in my leauge when it comes to intellectual discourse. Now, that doesn't mean I'm the smartest man in the world. Far from it. You are not the sort of individual that makes for a great yardstick to judge intelligence with. No, that would be like trying to measure the depth of the ocean with a ruler in centimeters.
What does it mean then? That I am smarter than you.
I'll sit back and wait for the canned Clandestino answer now. I just wonder which of the 3 flavors I'm getting.
I don't like panhandling because I don't like strangers coming up to my car window or approaching me in a parking lot when I am getting out either.
I don't know what the answer is, but panhandling is not the answer.
haha..intelluctual discourse... reminds me of the saying, those that can, do...those that can't, teach... you may be able to talk a lot of , but you have never really ever done anything in your life...
yeah, screw the panhandlers.. i especially hate every organization now seeks to do that instead of regular old fundraisers.. i saw a little league team panhandling the other day at the intersection of dezavala...
theres a difference between fundraising and freakin bums that dont want to work, begging for money dumbass.
begging is begging any way you look at it you fat ..
Unnecessary.
Try to discuss/debate without name calling.
But how do you know that if indeed it's for fundraising, that it's legit? I've seen "Underprivileged Children Fund" written on a piece cardboard sitting on top of an empty pickle jar countless times...
I love how you can't ever have one thread without fighting...
This thread just makes me mad... homeless people they should get their lazy asses up and get a job......matter of fact next homeless person i see, i'm swinging on
Sorry, but I don't agree with allowing panhandling of any kind. If they can set up infront of a business or start something like a fundraising car wash that's different. Standing on street corners or overpasses on highways is dangerous to both them and traffic. It also causes traffic problems/delays.
I thought the new ordinance outlawed fundraising going through the streets (because the SAFD took a hit with their "Fill the Boot" program).
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