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No Baggars Premitted on Metro? I saw this child this afternoon from the end of my carraige on the Metro #2 line. The poor thing had most of his face burnt away, with other disfigurements to his hands and arms. He is truly in a tragic situation. Most people ignored him or turned away. With all the talk about pick-pocket gangs, organised begging rings, the welfare-state vs. self-responsibility, I think we're overlooking the unfortunate condition of this child. Particularly the damage caused to the individual by the shunning of his peers. Hopefully his predicament hasn't been exploited by those who we truly despise here, those that have raised the ire of so many respondants. Remember, he is trying to make his way in this world, and his road is a much tougher than those we are presented with. |