Comments on: Mother Arrested For Making Her Son Panhandle

By: Minister Amos

Minister Amos — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:18:48 +0000

Thanks, Governor Scott! This is what your policies have reduced people to.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Sat, 08 Sep 2012 12:59:09 +0000

No Excuses…You are correct. I was definitely referring to the “legitimate panhandling” that parents are teaching their children. How is it okay to stand at Walmart and beg for money to fund whatever but not okay to stand on the sidewalk and ask for money to pay the rent. It is a double standard and I am sick of it…

By: pitiful

pitiful — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 20:34:37 +0000

it was a helpless 9 year old little boy. i know the father of these children & he is a good man! he works all night and would sleep while this citizen done this! everyone was in shock to hear such a thing…. but i ask please pray for these boys and this father! this was a sad sick woman to do this. God will bring them trough this and i pray justice is served on her to the max!!!!!!!!

By: poor boy

poor boy — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:25:33 +0000

Poor boy and poor kids she taught, not good decision making skills

By: No Excuses

No Excuses — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 18:18:30 +0000

I think Sandra is referring to the “legitimate” panhandling by ball teams, cheerleaders, twirlers or any organization that is trying to raise funds for their club. Wal-Mart has to give permission for this activity to take place. However, I am dead set against this practice. It teaches kids to beg, not to work for what they want. A car wash, yard sale, bake sale – anything like that, I would support. But walking up to me and asking me for money? No. It sends the wrong message. Girl Scouts are at least selling a prduct (cookies), so I don’t consder that to be panhandling.

By: Jerry A

Jerry A — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:54:50 +0000

Let me rephrase my last comment.

The cops will tell you they have no jurisdiction on private property unless a felony is being committed and as far as I know panhandling is not a felony.

By: Jerry A

Jerry A — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:14:57 +0000

Joe you are correct. Wal-Mart’s parking lots are private property and if you have an issue with someone panhandling there, then bring it to management’s attention.

I hope that you are aware also that if you have a little fender bender in a private enterprise parking lot that there will not be a traffic investigation. I know this from experience. Someone backed into my car in a parking lot at Cordova Mall some years ago and the police or FHP both said I was on my own. Fortunately for me the lady was honest and share her insurance information and had even notified her insurance company by the time I got home.

The cops will tell you they have no jurisdiction on private property.

By: Brooke

Brooke — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:10:33 +0000

Why was the age of the child not listed? I get not releasing his name but I would love to know the age, to see what she thought was appropriate to beg on the streets while she sat on the bench!

By: joe

joe — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 14:46:07 +0000

I guess the streets are public and walmart is private because there are always folks walking throught the parking lot at walmart asking for money. sometimes even inside the store they will approach you and ask for money, usually children and they disapear as quick as they showed up.

By: Sandra

Sandra — Fri, 07 Sep 2012 11:27:17 +0000

So its okay to have children panhandle outside of Walmart or in the street but not on a sidewalk? Double standard? So its okay to have children panhandle (instead of teaching them to work for money) as long as the cause is not to pay the rent?I feel extremely sad for these people that are forced into these situations.