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The Ethics of Panhandling

Atlanta is on the verge of criminalizing panhandling in certain parts of the city. For the rest of the country, though, the question still remains: to give or not to give.

Guests:

Sister Mary Scullion, director of Project Home in Philadelphia, Pa.

Reggie Gordon, executive director of Homeward in Richmond, Va.

Eleizer Segal, professor of religious studies at the University of Calgary; author of Ask Now of the Days that Are Past

Will Manley, city manager of Tempe, Ariz.

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