Another photo of the fake Spare Change guy

[mzrowan.livejournal.com]

I took a photo of the fake Spare Change guy at Kendall last night. (For those of you who haven't heard about this before, here's the Boston.com article about it.) I noticed that the photo anomie666 posted here in March isn't available anymore, so I figured I'd post mine.

Needless to say, he wasn't happy I took his photo. He came up and yelled at me, calling me a "skinhead" and saying, "You couldn't even sell yourself, because you're bald!". For the record, while my hair is very short, I am neither bald nor a skinhead, in any sense of the word. ;-) I was a little worried he was going to try to take my phone, but he didn't make any moves to touch me or my stuff.

Please pass this photo along to anyone you know who rides the Red line in Cambridge/Somerville. What do folks think: Is it worth it to email it to the local newspapers or the MBTA? It seems like the Spare Change people are well informed about who he is, so I don't think they really need a photo.

Comments

[comicnrrd.livejournal.com]

I find the most off-putting aspect of this "vinnie" guy's scam to be that he is incredibly pushy and rude. I have been verbally assaulted by this guy several times for not wanting his dingy, tattered copy of last week's spare change news that he peddles in the Davis T-Stop. I'm just glad to know that his scam is public knowledge, and hopefully other spare change vendors aren't getting a bad rep because of this guys actions.

[plumtreeblossom.livejournal.com]

The guy is definitely rude. Like 2 years ago I told him to go away, and ever since then he calls me a cunt every time he sees me.

[http://users.livejournal.com/_mattt/]

Let me talk to him :)