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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Nothing.

I'm from Paris, where I've been immunized by years of having to literally step over gypsy women with decoratively dirty infants on Metro steps, sent there to beg by the gypsy "mafia". Begging and pick-pocketing is what they do professionally, and it's terrible for the kids who are dragooned into it and lose any chance at integrating into society.

Do not encourage beggars on highway dividers, it's extremely dangerous for them to stand there, and please do not enable those with children from doing the same. There are homeless shelters, there are women and children centers, there are food pantries, and even though none of these things are perfect, it's still safer than standing a hair's breadth from passing cars.

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How do I get the info on all these resources and pass it to them? Maybe give them a brochure how to get help?  I work for a living full time and have my own kids, so not really volunteering anywhere and have no idea how to help, and I know giving them money will only worsen the problem. [/quote]

They don't want resources. It's a scam because the woman collect the money with their kids in tow and give it to some men who then redistributes a tiny portion back to them. This is the woman's job. The card they had you that says they don't speak English is BS. They speak English. If you really think about it, they are terrible parents to drag their kids around into these kind of situations in parking lots and median strips in bad weather. Do you really think this is the thing little kids want to spend their days doing?  This was a much bigger thing back in the 80s/90s and then the police cracked down on it.

I honestly think the best thing to do is to say get out of here or I will call CPS to come talk to you about how to take care of your kids. Yes, I did this once and the woman started cursing at me in English so she knew exactly what she was doing was wrong and that she was scamming people. [/quote]

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