Panhandlers everywhere

Anyone else notice the panhandlers around here are getting more aggressive? I can't even walk into the Dunkin's on Tremont street without getting harassed for money by some creepy homeless guy. People will legit ask me to take out my airpods just so they can ask me for a dollar. Some lady in North Station once told me she needs $10 to pay for a TICKET so she could go to a hospital to get cancer treatment. As if she could afford cancer treatment but not a $10 ticket to Haverhill, lmao.

The worst part is some of them actually get angry at you when you turn them down. One of them even called me a "b*tch-ass" and cussed me out after trying to butter me up by complimenting my work outfit. And it's obvious that they can harass people all they want and keep doing so because they know there will never be consequences for their behavior. It's awful.

Genuinely curious, do they get a lot of money this way? Is this a lucrative pastime? Surely there's more productive ways to spend your time than standing on a street corner all day where you might earn like $20 in total