Tag: crime of begging

crime

Begging in Tasmania should not be deemed a criminal act, rights advocates say – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

A man begging

A Tasmanian law that fines people for begging should be abolished, human rights advocates say.

Source: Begging in Tasmania should not be deemed a criminal act, rights advocates say – ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

poverty

Waleed Aly questions why begging is illegal on The Project

‘Maybe the reason we are punishing the homeless for begging us to help isn’t because we object to taking some coins out of our pocket. Maybe our real objection is the guilt we are forced to carry away with us when their poverty is rubbed in our face.’

Source: Waleed Aly questions why begging is illegal on The Project