Judah wrote in
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Mxsmanic wrote in
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Judah writes:

One sure method is to walk without any money in your pocket.

In many jurisdictions, you can be cited or even arrested for vagrancy
if you have no money on your person.

I highly doubt that you would be cited or arrested for vagrancy simply
because you were not carrying money on your person, even in France.

More likely, you would only be stopped if you were begging or
harrassing people during your walks. Maybe if you started picking
people's pockets. It might also apply if you were street performing. I
doubt it would happen if you were simply walking around getting
excercise or fresh air. I haven't been to France for a very long time,
but when I was there, I walked around a fair amount and was never
approached by police spot-checking my wallet.

The act of not carrying money is not in and of itself vagrancy. A
vagrant also does not have a permanent home, and refuses to take on
employment. Although probably not spelled out (especially in French
lawbooks) they would also need to "look the part" in order to be even
suspected.

Do you look so much like a bum that you would fear being stopped and
arrested simply for walking the streets? This must present a serious
obstacle for your tour guide business.



Well, the "hiking pants" he advertises on his website should be a crime
in their own right.


Bertie