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ChazMurph t1_j1m8p92 wrote

Reply to comment by Queasy_Hand4203 in Homeless in extreme temps by BusinessNobody7080

Hi Queasy - Rusty is right regarding some (but not all) of the panhandlers. There is a 'pimp-like' network that runs the heavy traffic intersections (Liberty Bridge, East Ohio St., etc). I regularly see them get dropped off/picked up out of the same van. It's like dropping kids off at school, only they pass them their backpack, phone, and cardboard sign.

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ddesigns t1_j1mdxf0 wrote

I was at the red light at the end of the Rocks Bridge and witnessed one of their shift changes. Guy jumped out of a van, other guy handed him the sign and left.

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PunkRockKing t1_j1mfc9h wrote

Omg so it’s like prostitution only they cut out the blowjob you just pay them? Wtf

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