Did you know that you needed a permit to beg in Wake County, North Carolina? No? Well, neither did eight panhandlers in Raleigh.
RALEIGH -- Police arrested eight people Tuesday for begging without a permit, pushing the number of panhandling citations city police have issued this year to more than 400.Laura Hourigan, a Raleigh police spokeswoman, said police were not targeting panhandlers during the holiday period but merely enforcing an ordinance that's on the books. Still, Tuesday's arrests reflected the city's growing intolerance of panhandling in the downtown district and outlying areas. The number of panhandling arrests this year is at a five-year high. Police this week said public safety concerns, including beggars blocking rights of way, are a chief reason for enforcing the ordinance.
RALEIGH -- Police arrested eight people Tuesday for begging without a permit, pushing the number of panhandling citations city police have issued this year to more than 400.Laura Hourigan, a Raleigh police spokeswoman, said police were not targeting panhandlers during the holiday period but merely enforcing an ordinance that's on the books. Still, Tuesday's arrests reflected the city's growing intolerance of panhandling in the downtown district and outlying areas. The number of panhandling arrests this year is at a five-year high. Police this week said public safety concerns, including beggars blocking rights of way, are a chief reason for enforcing the ordinance.
The permits are free and only last a week. I wonder if Wake County is willing to have a permit free “Beggars Day.”
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