Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
There is very little of it here, I can name the 4 that are regulars, they are all English or one is Scottish, we have many more homeless but the Sally Army get them off the street into shelters. Police are horrible to them too I always feel the ones that are begging take their lives in their hands.Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
No, no Bulgarians beggars here. The only Romanians I know are lovely hardworking people, who got jobs within two weeks of arriving here. The only Romanian beggar I know is my little rescue dog, whom I taught to beg for treats.Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
The beggars are not quite as bad here as they used to be. They mostly hang out in the commercial centres, outside Mercadona, Lidl, etc, always the same ones, interesting that they change shift at 2 p.m. I don't know if they are Romanian or Bulgarian, one is very obviously African. Many these days sit outside the shops with their notices, "3 children, no job" etc, there is even one who sits on her knees for the hours her shift lasts, this one is allegedly "doing penance". They no longer use children or babies, that is illegal and would get them arrested and the children taken from them. They use dogs these days, mostly big Rottweiler type, occasionally small cute ones. The dogs always appear to be very well fed and very well behaved.Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
Could well be the reason for an increase in 'rough sleepers'. It's been a culture in Europe for long enough, and continues to grow there also.Re: are romanian gangs controlling street begging where you live ?
Cris kitch wrote a book pavement for my pillow , she was a homeless girl from a very young age , addicted to drugs and alcohol , had 2 children taken away , her life story was horrendous , she lived on the streets for years until she asked for help and got it from a group of nuns who took her in . She lives on a house boat somewhere or did when she wrote her book , she may not be alive now , her book is very informative and worth reading
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