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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have an organized group of people panhandling on our nearest corner. They take shifts and get a lunch break with food brought in by the manager. You have to sit at the Starbucks for a while before you realize just how many employees this guy has. Most people driving by don’t actually see the quantity of money being given nor realize that it’s overseen by a manager[b]. It’s not really a scam to hold out your hand and it’s not really a tragedy to fleece the stupid. These things exist because each side gets something out of it. [/b][/quote]

Some probably aren't fakers but I have seen a gold Mercedes drop off a pan handler in our area.[/quote]

I've seen them get in cars and drive away. One that has worked a median in MoCo for years I saw shopping with a child and another woman in a Giant food store. There is one that walks a median not too far from my house that has a cell phone. I snapped a photo of him while he was texting. They use hand signals to communicate. They take breaks and chat and compare notes and amounts collected. These people are indeed part of an organized operation. [/quote]

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