Glad to see I wasn't the only one bothered by this. Seriously, there are some rich people that are really aware of homeless people's problem and strive to help them (Bill Gates is the first example that pop to my mind), but then there's people like this bastard who ruins it for everyone. Not only was his comment totally crude and disgusting but did he ever stop to think a step farther? Banning begging in public places would not end the problem of poor/homeless people, it would just fix it for him by not having to see them. How thoughtless and uncaring isn't that?! And that's a politician, that has to much power! It's just purely scary...

Sorry for ranting so much, this just really struck a nerve. In the area of Sweden I live in there are virtually no beggars or homeless people, only the big cities like Stockholm have those misfortunate people. But when I was in California I saw them all the time... And my heart ached so much for them. I tried to give everyone atleast a little money but there were so many... It's just so sad.