Denmark deports woman for begging for the first time

[Suzanimal]

A Slovakian woman is to be deported from Denmark for begging for the first time under a controversial law that criminalises the practice.

Judges at the City Court of Copenhagen sentenced the woman to 40 days in prison on Tuesday, after which she will be expelled from the country.

Police said the woman had previously been convicted several times for begging for money from passers-by in the Danish capital.

“This is the first time a person has been deported from Denmark for begging,” a statement said, adding that the court found the defendant had come to Denmark “with the sole purpose of supporting herself by begging”.

“Even though she is an EU citizen and therefore enjoys enhanced protection against expulsion, the court assessed that there were grounds for deportation,” a spokesperson added.

Article 197 of Denmark’s penal code criminalises begging for anyone who has previously ignored police cautions, with a maximum prison sentence of six months.

Begging must be “active” to be illegal, rather than someone passively accepting donations. EU citizens are frequently warned or fined, while those from outside the continent can be immediately deported.

Danish law also prevents local authorities giving shelter to unregistered immigrants without a national identification number.

Prosecutors said they were “satisfied” with the landmark judgement allowing the Slovakian woman to be deported.

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[oyarde]

Danke may take in the Slovakian woman.

[Brian4Liberty]

[FSP-Rebel]

That's racist, xenophobic, sexist and the rest of them that I forget.

[RandallFan]

The woman is probably a Gypsy, the biggest public nuisance problem in Europe.

They don't look like Melania Trump, I know she's from Slovenia, not Slovakia.

Gypsies look like Soledad Obrien on meth. They are from Ancient Kazakhstan or India.

[oyarde]

The woman is probably a Gypsy, the biggest public nuisance problem in Europe.

They don't look like Melania Trump, I know she's from Slovenia, not Slovakia.

Gypsies look like Soledad Obrien on meth. They are from Ancient Kazakhstan or India.

Northern India , home of man eating tigers , giant man eating Goonch fish that have a taste for human flesh from feeding on corpses put in the river for funeral , and home of a Bigfoot .

[Brian4Liberty]

Northern India , home of man eating tigers , giant man eating Goonch fish that have a taste for human flesh from feeding on corpses put in the river for funeral , and home of a Bigfoot .

They started showing up in California a couple of years ago. Usually a woman with a baby. They appear to be Indian/Pakistani, but many people say they are gypsies.

[presence]

Imprisonment should be for acts of violence.
How are family, friends, and churches to solve problems if the lowest amongst us cannot plea for benevolence in the commons?
What has been stolen by a beggar? Who can claim tangible harm when his fellow man pleas for help?
I suppose we'd all rather see the poorest quietly tucked away in government housing; out of sight out of mind.

[Danke]

Danke may take in the Slovakian woman.

Photos?

[luctor-et-emergo]

Photos?

She's cute, no ?

[osan]

Feel the love...

Behold the tolerance...

Smell the socialism...

AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHhhhhhhhh...

[osan]

She's cute, no ?

NOW you've gone and done it...

Sound the tsunami alarm... it's gonna be a biggun'

[presence]

Smell the socialism...

There is far more socialism in petitioning the state to illegalize human action, imprison the poor, and deport the non-violent than there will ever be in the stale smell of a beggar.

[angelatc]

The woman is probably a Gypsy, the biggest public nuisance problem in Europe.

They don't look like Melania Trump, I know she's from Slovenia, not Slovakia.

Gypsies look like Soledad Obrien on meth. They are from Ancient Kazakhstan or India.

I do not think we are allowed to call them gypsys any more. They're Roma now. Reported.

[oyarde]

Whenever I would drive from West Germany to the coast of Spain I would eat at the French/Spanish border with some Gypsies . I used to buy bottles of wine from I guy I meet there , I think he is deceased now. I would amaze the children with stories of my bear , lion hunting etc

[jonhowe]

My brother has been living in Northern Denmark for a year and change now, running a small brewery (please try Ebeltoft beer if you're ever over there, and Enlightenment Ales if you're around Boston). He's a liberal, but we got him to vote for Ron back in the day. He has been telling me for years "they must be on to something over here, I've never seen a homeless person". Nor did when I was there for 10 days (I also never saw physical paper or coined money).

I guess now we know why!

[jmdrake]

Imprisonment should be for acts of violence.
How are family, friends, and churches to solve problems if the lowest amongst us cannot plea for benevolence in the commons?
What has been stolen by a beggar? Who can claim tangible harm when his fellow man pleas for help?
I suppose we'd all rather see the poorest quietly tucked away in government housing; out of sight out of mind.

Just in time for Christmas.....

Are there not prisons? Are there not poor houses?

[osan]

There is far more socialism in petitioning the state to illegalize human action, imprison the poor, and deport the non-violent than there will ever be in the stale smell of a beggar.

OK... um, I'm not getting the point, though... did you miss the sarcastic humor aspect of what I posted, or are you making some orthogonal point? Please excuse my dullardly intellect.

[Brian4Liberty]

Imprisonment should be for acts of violence.

The jail time does seem excessive. Isn't Denmark one of the countries that doesn't even give life terms for murder?