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Thursday, 23 February 2012




Politicians in Norway say that people who give money to beggars should be fined

Two politicians in Kristiansand, Norway say that people who give money to beggars should be fined.

Sissel Andersen and Steinar Bergstøl Andersen claim that it would stop beggars from targeting the town.

They say that a similar stratedgy has been successfully used in Lithuania.

"Rather than criminalizing beggars, I think we should perform a 180-degreee turn and criminalize people who give them money," said Bergstøl Andersen.

"I would consider a fine of 4,500 kroner (£400), like they have in Vilnius, to be satisfactory."

The pair said that people should give clothes and money to charity instead.

 

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  • superdog7 (Age 12) wrote on Friday, 24 February 2012 @ 12:47

    i do not agree with them

  • superspy10 (Age 11) wrote on Friday, 24 February 2012 @ 18:21

    i agree