tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post6642977896418362934..comments2024-02-17T04:06:00.805-05:00Comments on Just Not Said: Sociopath alert: Robert McMahonJohn Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-18833810246758708752010-10-14T11:48:12.840-04:002010-10-14T11:48:12.840-04:00No reason for you to feel guilty unless it was you...No reason for you to feel guilty unless it was you who put him in that position. <br /><br />I have to think that the Post article will affect his earnings, at least in the short run. What I would guess would happen is that he'll take his act elsewhere, maybe even to an entirely new metropolis.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-18203823976317415732010-10-14T11:15:55.109-04:002010-10-14T11:15:55.109-04:00Whenever I see a panhandler I always wonder if beg...Whenever I see a panhandler I always wonder if begging is truly the only way they can earn money or if they're simply lazy, an addict or like McMahon, a swindler. My guilt usually gets the better of me and I end up contributing, especially if the traffic light happens to turn and I'm stuck sitting right next to the guy. It'll be interesting to see how long it takes McMahon to get back to collecting handouts (I would guess not long if he's been doing if for years) and whether the Post's story affects his earnings at all, even in the short run.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-79659968815480083272010-10-13T11:55:11.267-04:002010-10-13T11:55:11.267-04:00It helped that he's an old-ish looking 53 year...It helped that he's an old-ish looking 53 year old. At 53 he wouldn't have turned 18 until 1975, the year when Saigon fell. Not that people can guess middle-aged people's ages precisely. Or anyone else's for that matter. College students now look 14 to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-19248605495951398382010-10-13T11:34:12.456-04:002010-10-13T11:34:12.456-04:00It actually is a pretty good scam; I have to wonde...It actually is a pretty good scam; I have to wonder how much money he took in over the years. Can't say I'm unhappy he got caught though.John Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08729625146043379286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5794535954827182754.post-49521115953327358422010-10-13T11:29:48.622-04:002010-10-13T11:29:48.622-04:00Pretty good scam though it was going so well for h...Pretty good scam though it was going so well for him that he got lazy about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com