City urges tough love for Atlanta beggars

Elissa Eubanks/eeubanks@ajc.com

From left, an Atlanta police officer stands with a handcuffed Dajuan Gladney, 20, after he is arrested for and outstanding warrant after his friend, Lenoris Seay, 22, was arrested for disorderly conduct at Woodruff Park on Thursday. As recently as two months ago, the City of Atlanta has started to crack down on aggressive panhandling and as a result, they have started to patrol Woodruff park.