Have you been hassled by a beggar in the last 24 hours?

We don't have beggars here.

I certainly feel like it!

Yes. A little monkey beggar in a cat suit.

I usually don't feel hassled by beggars.

Other: telemarketer.

Several. I don't know what its like in the average US city, but here in Sheffield the streets are full of them. I don't believe in giving them money, because I've seen them injecting and drinking it regularly. Being hassled is the worst, and brings out the worst in me, I've been very rude and very right wing to some people who practice aggressive begging - not like me at all really...

If I interpret the question: Have you been approached by a panhandler...I would say yes. I think the wording of the question is rather offensive to people who are poor. I think it is unfortunate that so many people buy into the media/government propaganda of "poor-bashing". This is just a campaign to reduce government spending on social services, so that they can put more money in the pockets of the big corporations.

I said no, but after seeing lara's comment, I realized that if my cat begging for food counts, then yes!

No... unless you count some emails I've gotten recently.

No,I've been in the process of waiting for and then having my kidney stone extracted so I haven't been around any beggars.(Unless you consider the business office of the hospital although they seem more like vultures than beggars!)

no, but I was harrased by this looney who told me I was an obnoxious nerd. And its really bugging me.

and i don't consider it a hassle!
ditto to zang's comment.

You're not an obnoxious nerd! You're a nice nerd!
(I don't really think you're a nerd at all)

No, I haven't ventured out of my house much in the last 24 hours. But actually, there aren't many beggars in my town. Just a few sometimes on the street corners trying to make motorists feel guilty for having a job and a life.

I still remember the first time I was in Seattle: I was in a touristy section of downtown and I saw one of the mounted cops head over to a homeless guy on the edge of the square. I assumed I was about to see said guy hassled and run off; instead, the cop chatted with him for a while and bought him a cup of coffee. I was amazed.

I think probably Seattle's homeless are often the eyes and ears for the cops. It makes good sense to keep the communication lines open. Or maybe that was just a particularly kind-hearted police officer!

I've been "spanged" in the past (not in the last 24 hours), but I don't consider that being hassled. If I say "no", they move on & ask someone else.

I haven't been out of the house in a week, so no.

> Being hassled is the worst, and brings out the worst in me, I've been
> very rude and very right wing to some people who practice aggressive
> begging - not like me at all really...

Now I've figured out who you are (not that you come here any more to read this), that's very funny...