howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
18 February 2011
13:2393167just had a visit from a young woman that stuck a card in my face that read "i am monika, i am deaf and need help to fund my education".
she then turned the card over and it read "people usually give £.13 £.15 £.20."
i folded up with laughter, she then shrugged her shoulder and left.
Jan Higgins
- Location: Dover
- Registered: 5 Jul 2010
- Posts: 13,895
18 February 2011
14:1993172More like non english speaking foreigner, that is not the usual english spelling of Monica. I would have done exactly the same as you Howard.
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Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,214
18 February 2011
15:0293174You should call the Police or contact your local PCSO. This is begging and is illegal. You could tell her she is in breach of the 1824 Vagrancy Act - that should teach her a lesson.
Guest 679- Registered: 7 Sep 2008
- Posts: 162
18 February 2011
15:1093175How does Howard tell her that if she's deaf Phil??
I know a million ways to always pick the wrong thing to say
Guest 644- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 1,214
18 February 2011
15:1693176Easy Jeanette. What Howard needs to do is travel to the National Archives in Kew and obtain a photocopy of the 1824 Vagrancy Act. Then he can have it printed off and translated into various European languages. Once he has ascertained the nationality of the beggar by getting her to point at a map of Europe, he can issue the appropriate copy. Either that or he could use sign language. Either way, I'd like to see this filmed secretly and hosted on YouTube.
Seriously, it's a common scam as we all know, and is an offence.
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
18 February 2011
15:5493177i assumed she was an overseas guest otherwise she would have known that we have a free education system for deaf children, mind you she looked about 30.
begging is only illegal technically, a bit like dog dumping, littering, spitting, riding bikes on pavements and the rest.
the last time i heard of the vagrancy act of 1824 being used was about 30 years ago when west ham football club joined forces with the police to arrest and prosecute ticket touts outside the ground.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
18 February 2011
17:5193188My financial obligations are so close-knit these last days, that I wouldn't have had one penny to spare. Otherwise I might have pulled out a 20 p coin!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
- Posts: 62,352
18 February 2011
18:5393195lucky you did not alex, you would have got a full volley of abuse only stopping when she remembered she was mute.
Guest 696- Registered: 31 Mar 2010
- Posts: 8,115
18 February 2011
23:3093246She's have got a full volley back, Howard!