Las vegas panhandlers

Some of them have jobs and choose to be homeless. Others, beg, panhandle, find money on the ground and several other things to survive. The Guardian has an interesting article on this phenomenon. There are a number of excellent charities in Las Vegas that do an amazing job helping those in need with not only short-term physical needs but with long-term solutions to the underlying causes of their homelessness and poverty.

If you really want to help, give to one of the organizations listed at the end of this post. On Friday morning, Darrell Martin of Southern BBQ Pit returned to the hospital for the first time, bearing plates of food for the staff that saved his life. A self described "professional tramp," Steven says he and his partner are not aggressive, but they see aggressive panhandlers in the area all the time. By signing up you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Service.

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What keeps the porn slappers out at this point? It is well established what they are doing is legal, if on public property.

Highly annoying. Thanks, Hardware, for your thoughts. I, too, have mixed feelings. But things have gotten out of control in Vegas with panhandlers and tipsters as you call them. I feel for the people who run the city. At what point can you say, the crowds are getting dangerous in this or that area? And how would you enforce a licensing process? I keep thinking if they just closed off the Strip to traffic and made it pedestrian-only, it would alleviate a lot of the problem.

Probably not likely to happen, though. As a street performer myself, and someone who knows most of the other costume people on the strip, allow me to speak on their behalf. Most of us do have other jobs. Some of us are in school, and many of us do comic conventions and gigs. Those of us who do try to be as convincing as possible tend to shun those others who make us look bad. Those that do should stop. Come take a picture! So before you go and judge everyone based on a few bad costumes, maybe you should try talking to us.

I have had MANY times thought about how much fun it would be to join them. I would LOVE to do my part in keeping this tradition alive and up to date. And please remember art is in the eye of the beholder and ALL artists deserve to be rewarded in some way for their beauty.

Love the universe and the world can be yours. I just got back from vegas, and found many of them standing idle for long periods of time, because they are intimidating. Just my opinion. Clayton — As I understand it, they are not legally allowed to set a price for photos, as that would be a business transaction and they are not licensed to conduct business on the streets. I have 7 of them on me right now.

I write syndicated articles and blogs about Las Vegas. Most of these people are just normal men and women trying to make an honest living. Many are trying to develop their skills Music, magic, artist, etc.

Some are currently in college, some dress up in costumes to make a few extra honest dollars, and some use what they make to meet their monthly bills and expenses. I ask him one day, why did he do this? His answer to me was that he loved doing what he was doing. No job stress, and the money he made was tax free. Remember, we live in America. Land of the free. That includes having the choice to do what we want to do as far as making a living. Also as Americans, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.

This one is mine.. The worst part were people were paying this and kicking this young kid. That was truly repulsive! A huge group gathered to watch and some people video taped it. I had no idea what you were talking about, Canadian Guy, so I looked it up on Youtube.

Are you talking about the guy who was letting people pay to kick him in the crotch? Dude had to have had some kind of cup on. Nobody in their right mind would do that voluntarily without some kind of protection.

They have harassed me and my girlfriend many times. If you take a picture of them they ask for money. I told a bicycle cop about one of them who harassed us for money and the cop went over to him.

Thanks for your comment, BoydBoy. When I was living in Vegas I went down to the strip a few times in costumes I made from scratch Raven, Rogue, Chi Walked around for a while so I got some exercise and have some fun.

If people stopped me for a picture I agreed but I never asked for money. I made some money but I mainly did it for fun and because I loved having an excuse to dress up and be in character. Thanks for your perspective, cosplaylife. I remember being in Montreal one time when there was a Manga conference going on and saw tons of people dressed up as Manga characters wandering the streets.

Not panhandlers, just there for the conference and to hang out with other fans. It looked fun. For the better characters, this is a very good and generally easy way of making a living. In terms of talent, there are a few characters that truly play a role while out there. ALL of the showgirls posing for pictures are just impersonators like the rest of the costumed characters. There are tons of people that feel the same way that you do and would never pay for a picture.

They mostly just ignore me and go about their vacation. But there are tons of people that have fun getting their pictures taken with me and other characters. I definitely do not consider myself desperate or a panhandler. The other characters that I know are in the same boat. Some are students, some are aspiring models or actors, some are full time, and some just earn extra cash on the side but have other jobs.

I would never beg for money or beg for someone to take a picture with me.