Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Some people 'get it'

"A $40,000 campaign to reduce begging on Wellington streets has been quietly ditched, with the council saying many people were simply confused by it.
The "alternative giving" campaign was meant to encourage people to give money to charities rather than giving it directly to beggars - but it raised just $3500 in eight months.
Wellington City Council has now shelved the programme indefinitely and is advising the public not to use the alternative giving campaign website or text donation service."

From the comments- words that could be out of my own mouth: Treat them like pigeons, stop giving and they will go away, keep giving and numbers will swell.Treat them like pigeons, stop giving and they will go away, keep giving and numbers will swell." TrTreat them like pigeons, stop giving and they will go away, keep giving and numbers will swell.
"Treat them like pigeons- stop giving and they will go away. Keep giving and the numbers will swell."

Treat them like pigeons, stop giving and they will go away, keep giving and numbers will swell.Treat them like pigeons, stop giving and they will go away, keep giving and numbers will swell.

1 comment:

KG said...

"Treat them like pigeons- stop giving and they will go away. Keep giving and the numbers will swell."

Damn right. Can we apply that to foreign aid for Africa and the importation of third-world thugs as well?