Charles St GRT terminal redevelopment

[Momo26]

When it comes to homeless and general crazy vagrants, I can't seem to make it down a city block without some bozo addict bugging me for spare change, cigarettes or just going off on some schizo monologue these days. It's never a genuine problem because I'm a guy and capable of defending myself but for children, women, the elderly, foreign students or guys who are unfortunately small and timid I can see it feeling intimidating.

Panhandling really isn't a threat, no matter who you are, and it has been around as long as cities have been. And the people talking to or yelling at no one in particular? Annoying but also not threatening.

I agree with this. But the reality is, that panhandling turns off folks, esp your pearl clutchers of the world.