Action Talkback do we need beggar in Australia

Victorian police officers charged a group of seven Chinese nationals with begging and possessing property suspected of being the proceeds of crime last Friday.

Alleged professional beggars have been nabbed in Melbourne for duping generous Australians out of cash and sending it to China. Source: Reddit

As Begging is illegal in many states of Australia, do you consider the Vagrancy Act as discrimination to the disadvantages like beggars?

Some beggars even earn hundreds of dollars on a day, do you think it fair and reasonable to make a big fortune by using the kindness of the others?

How will you treat the person who approaches you for money?

Most listeners believed there was no position for begging in Australia because of the generous welfare payments provided while some showed the sympathy for those begging with real needs.