Letter: Phony con artists
I spoke to police about the bums and panhandlers in Greencastle, and why they can't do something about them. They're an eyesore and make the community look bad. But I was told they can't do anything about them as long as they're not on the interstate, which is stupid and ridiculous.
It's same phony con artists every day — they're not trying to get job to earn an honest living. They choose to be bums and Freddy Freeloaders. They show fake signs like disabled vet, Even if they are disabled, it doesn't make it right for them to panhandle. A lot of motorists take pity and give money to them. Police could cite them for vagrancy, loitering — something — instead of just turning their heads when they see them out by Interstate 81 in Greencastle
Pete Seville, Greencastle