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> Related news: European Court of Human Rights just made important ruling that decriminalizes begging. Making it criminal to be poor is against human rights.

Equating begging with being poor is wrong.

Bothering others is not a human right.

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> Bothering others is not a human right.

The ruiling doesn't mention bothering others. That was something you introduced to the conversation, just so you could dismiss it.

Roma begging in Europe is a lot more aggressive compared to the US where people usually just sit against the wall with a sign. They usually stop you from walking down the street and refuse to take no for an answer the first few times. And it repeats every single day if they set up near your work or apartment. It can also often be step 1 of a pickpocketing scam. Its not surprising that people were bothered enough to make this a law in the first place.

That's helpful perspective. Thanks.

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