Article: Nigerian Capital Decries Menace Of Street Begging

Article: New move to get rid of beggars A New bid is being launched to ...
Aberdeen Evening Express;  October 4, 2007 ;     400 words ... ... New bid is being launched to outlaw street begging in Aberdeen. Justice Secretary Kenny ... Aberdeen do not agree and argue that street begging will only be properly dealt with if ... Government will grant a bylaw against street begging because the council has wanted to introduce ...

Article: Tory says ban on street begging 'will be acceptable ...
Evening News - Scotland;  September 10, 2008 ;     368 words ... ... tolerance of antisocial behaviour and said he believes a ban on street begging will become "acceptable again". Councillor Cameron Rose ... time will come where it will be acceptable again to ban street begging - a ban which was swept away along with many other useful ...

Article: Street begging 'must be banned in Glasgow' Tory MSP ...
Evening Times;  November 23, 2007 ;     503 words ...STREET begging must be outlawed, says a GlasgowMSP. Bill Aitken is urging Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill to bring in legislation to "get ...

Article: Street begging focus of lawsuit ACLU challenges ...
The Boston Globe;  July 26, 1993 ;     700+ words ...CAMBRIDGE -- A young woman in Harvard Square approached passersby and asked for money one recent morning, an envelope and file folder in hand. "Hi, my name is Lisa," she said in a swift, practiced tone. "I am going to Mozambique with my college in the fall to plant trees and help street children. I

Article: Councillors say street begging in Kilkenny on rise
The Irish Times;  August 11, 2009 ;     628 words ...COUNCILLORS IN Kilkenny have expressed concern at what they believe to be the movement of beggars to the city to exploit the tourist season. Since the start of the summer, there has been a significant and highly visible increase in the number of people begging on the streets of Kilkenny. Most are

Article: City removes controversial street 'begging boxes' ...
Press and Journal, The Aberdeen (UK);  November 14, 2007 ;     507 words ...Controversial "begging boxes" have been removed from the streets of Aberdeen city centre after becoming a target for thieves. The scheme, the first of its kind in Scotland, was introduced in April this year in a bid to cut the level of aggressive begging in the city centre. Aberdeen City Council

Article: ACTIVISTS MAKE PLEA FOR STREET BEGGING; GROUP ...
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  July 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Byline: John Mariani Staff writer Of the people Kathleen Rumpf approached Tuesday night in Armory Square to discuss her opposition to a proposed anti-panhandling law, Joseph Smith was perhaps the most sympathetic. "We're homeless right now," Smith said, referring also to his pregnant girlfriend,