Hey, at least they are doing their jobs…and four are standing over my shoulder at Denver Diner, as I type.
COPS CAN’T TICKET YOU FOR PANHANDLING!
Last week–as a result of a Federal District Court ruling that a Grand Junction panhandling ordinance is UNCONSTITUTIONAL (because it violates a person’s free speech rights)–Denver Police Chief Robert White instructed all Denver Police Department officers to stop ticketing people under the Denver Panhandling Ordinance (Section 38-132)!
This means cops SHOULD NOT ticket you for sitting or standing on public space asking for money, or flying a sign to do so, EVEN IF IT’S:
# Near a public toilet (public toilet?? What’s that???)
# Near an ATM machine
# Near a bus or shuttle stop
# Near the entrance to a building
# After dark
# Near an outdoor patio where food or drinks are served
BUT–You CAN still be ticketed if, in the course of panhandling, you:
* Touch or cause physical contact with someone against their will
* Interfere with the safe or free passage of a…
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