I volunteer for a Christian ministry to homeless and street engaged people. One of the people I’ve met told me a story yesterday. Seems someone was threatening him with a weapon. He complained to a police officer – know what he was told? “What you are doing [panhandling] is illegal. This is just the same as if a prostitute complained to me about being threatened”. That, I believe, was the end of that. I think some of the constables who patrol downtown need a refresher course on the Charter.
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