"jaybird" > wrote
> Now that one I did find a little info on, but not the legal statute. From
> what I read the beggar hasn't comitted an assault, he just aggressively
> panhandled. That looks like a separate offense. Also, (and correct me if
> I'm wrong on this assumption) from what I read it is a city ordinance, not
> a state law.

That's kind of a weird statement. You'd enforce a state assault law
but not a city/county one if it were more flexible/inclusive? You keep
saying that "the law is the law", but now you're splitting hairs because
one's in the city code and one's in the state?

Floyd