Panhandlers who behave aggressively could be sentenced to up to 180 days in jail under an ordinance adopted by a divided Atlanta City Council. Council members voted 9-5 Monday to amend the city ordinance governing panhandling by stepping up the maximum penalty for aggressive panhandling from the current 30 days. “The sentence should act as [...]
Proposed Atlanta Ordinance to Criminalize ‘Aggressive’ Panhandling Dividing Residents, Activists
August 25, 2012 | Posted by
The city of Atlanta’s latest attempt to curb panhandling is pitting downtown residents and business owners against civil rights activists and advocates for the homeless. City Solicitor Raines Carter introduced a proposed ordinance to the city council’s Public Safety Committee Thursday to prohibit panhandling in the downtown convention and tourism district and ban aggressive panhandling [...]
