Panhandling Ban Violates 1A in Denver

[Gman]

My charity is either given to friends, or handled through organizations that I contribute to. I'm not going to encourage poor decision making with my hard earned money.

[sniper7]

I've often wanted to just start yelling uncontrollably at a pan handler, just to see if they would get scared and go away.

[beast556]

Up here in Ft fun the panhandlers and homeless are getting out of hand there everywhere. When I tell most of them no they get all pissed off. Had one get in my 8year olds face and started yelling at the top of his lungs at him, if he would of grabbed my son I would of shot him. I dont go downtown any more to avoid them.

[Alpha2]

So THAT is why I don't go downtown Ft. Fun anymore.

Panhandling is free speech. OMG. The founders would laugh, then cry, then question why they risked what they did, so we could spit in their faces. I'm sorry, (not really) but if THAT is free speech, then me putting a 2x4 upside their head is free speech. I'm just making a statement, after all.

[wctriumph]

I don't care for panhandlers at all.

However, one time in San Antonio I was in a mall eating in the food court and a pregnant girl (had to be under 20) came up and asked if I was going to finish my lunch, said she was hungry. I said that I was but would be happy to buy her a meal. She started crying and we went to the pizza bar and she asked if it was OK to order two slices. I bought her a Coke too. She started crying again and sat down and just gobbled it up. She did not ask for money and when she finished she left, did not ask anyone else for anything. She did say thank you too.

I felt good at that moment.

Can't stand a panhandler.

[BushMasterBoy]

I had a guy hit me up in the Springs. I asked if he was a vet. He said yes. I asked where he served, he said "Wiesbaden" I gave him $5

[Rumline]

I don't give money to panhandlers, but in certain situations I look at it as "GTFO money."

Once I had to stop at a gas station in the middle of nowhere after sitting in traffic for hours. Some skeezy looking guy crossed the street from another gas station and started hollering in thick slang. I slowly realized he was talking to me, and wanted change for "gas money." My wife was very pregnant at the time, sitting in the passenger seat. Mr. Skeeze was approaching from her side of the car and kept looking in at her then back at me. I came around the car to the passenger side to head him off and started asking him about his car. He kept redirecting the conversation to money. I said I don't have any change and he said something like "oh, well that's too bad" but his body language signaled that he wasn't about to give up on us. Finally I looked in my wallet and said "Oh, I've got a 5, will that be enough?" He thanked me and started walking back across the street.

I got back in the car and my wife was all pissed that I gave him money, let alone $5. I told her $5 was a lot cheaper than getting into some sort of altercation with this guy.

[Great-Kazoo]

6 in the a.m after working in the city. Stop for gas, guy wander close and starts asking me questions. Told him step back and walk away. he comes closer, i remove the gas nozzle from the chebby. Take lighter from pocket and hold it away from the nozzle, pointed towards him. For some reason he took off.
Usually they don't approach me.

[Rumline]

^ Nice. Unfortunately I drive a diesel, so my set-people-on-fire options are more limited.

[brutal]

^ Nice. Unfortunately I drive a diesel, so my set-people-on-fire options are more limited.

They likely wouldn't know that... Slow burn.