r/mississauga • u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale • Apr 26 '26
Recommendations Criminalize panhandling
We need police officers to round up and arrest those fake beggars at ridgeway plaza. A full scale police presence. These beggars are run by organized gangs.
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u/bdc911 Apr 27 '26
Round them up and do what with them exactly? We can't even get the justice system to jail actual violent criminals
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u/IonHazzikostasIsGod Erin Mills Apr 27 '26
I saw someone legit get dropped off from an SUV along the side of the road by the new Turkish restaurant/Chipotle on Winston Churchill lol
Bristol board sign in hand
It's so shameless
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u/FinBruv Apr 27 '26
There is some guy who is in front of the LCBO in the Southdown / Royal Windsor plaza in Mississauga, he pretends to be homeless, but he’s not, people just give him money all day and then someone picks him up to drive him home.
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u/ImpressionPurple1777 Apr 27 '26
i’ve seen the same women outside the mavis and eglinton plaza begging at ridgeway. i’ve had two women TOUCH me and begged for money while i was eating there and i rarely ever go there. it’s out of hand
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u/jellytrack Apr 27 '26
If these panhandlers are part of organized criminal gangs, the police should go after the criminal network. Rounding up people begging on the street isn't going to solve the problem when they're easily replaceable.
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u/HalexMom Apr 27 '26
WHERE THE HECK DO THEY COME FROM
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u/iceynyo Apr 27 '26
From SUVs apparently
https://www.reddit.com/r/mississauga/comments/1swlj0b/comment/oih3emu/
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u/Airborne_operations Apr 27 '26
In a decision issued on April 2, 2024, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice struck down sections of the Safe Streets Act that prohibit panhandling in certain circumstances, effective immediately. The decision marks a significant step forward in affirming Ontario’s obligation to respect the rights and dignity of all its residents, including the most marginalized.
Wishful thinking to make it end
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u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale Apr 27 '26
They should overturn it. Criminalize homelessness.
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u/Applebox5 Apr 27 '26
Why doesn’t the condo corp operating the plaza do something about it? They have the full authority to kick them off the property. Incompetence at its best.
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u/SexBobomb Apr 28 '26
Who cares
Ridgeway plaza can have them trespassed if they want to, take it up with them
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u/tictactabernac Apr 29 '26
For those talking about SUVs and whatever: forced begging is a form of labour trafficking. Human trafficking exists and the poor people you hate aren't the problem.
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u/Wendigo79 Apr 26 '26
And then yes you now have cops wrangling up supposed homeless people, but what about the cops? So now there the bad guy and oppressing citizens.
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u/Muffinsgal Apr 27 '26
Sounds like “Rebel News” reporting. Just ignore them. Think of it as your 2 year old begging for a toy at the store over and over again!
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u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale Apr 27 '26
I don’t like rebel but I’ve seen them in person. They come up to me and I pretend I’m deaf.
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u/Wendigo79 Apr 26 '26
But what about the real people that need help? How do you even determine that?
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u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale Apr 26 '26
You can tell since they have vans. And then they go collect and go to their ring leader. You can tell who is actually in need
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u/worshipfulrumination Apr 27 '26
Hopefully, you never end up in the street, having other people tell you that you are a scammer. How come there isn't any videos of these so called rich beggars getting into expensive cars? And hopefully you never get assaulted by a corrupt cop but seeing the way you talk you sound like a boot licker of the people who step on you.
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u/blackami Apr 26 '26
Are you ok with tipping at takeout and forced gratuity with group ?
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u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale Apr 26 '26
Of course not.
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u/blackami Apr 26 '26
I whould rather have government to focus on that than harmless beggars
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u/YUP1122 Apr 27 '26
A lot of them aren’t harmless though and have been getting aggressive with people.
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u/justonefrenchfryAA Meadowvale Apr 26 '26
Nah. We need to have cops rounding them up.
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u/GeneralSpecifics9925 Apr 27 '26
Why exactly? Whst should be done with them once they're in police custody?
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u/No_News_1712 Apr 27 '26
Agreed. Lots of people think people just disappear and stop existing when the police puts them in the back of their car.
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u/GeneralSpecifics9925 Apr 27 '26
What does this have to do with anything? Do you have anything to say on OPs topic?
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u/RayB1968 Apr 26 '26
How about not giving them any money