The city of Hannover wants to stop aggressive begging. A homeless woman reports that she, too, is to be evicted, even though she just sits quietly on the street.
Should not be officially evicted from the city center: Homeless person. Photo: dpa
Her small change is in a transparent plastic bag that has been crumpled so many times in her pocket that it is all milky. The homeless woman gets the coins from passers-by who walk past her in downtown Hanover. Again and again, people stop for a brief chat, inquiring how the woman is doing in the wintry temperatures. She is known here because she always sits in the same place, unobtrusive, but always there. The city of Hanover actually wanted to continue to tolerate such a form of begging, even though the city council recently adopted a new security and order concept. But the woman has experienced other things.
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