No. It's a bit like why you don't feed pidgins. They will just come back for more in increased numbers.
Poll: If a homeless person begged you for money, would you give it to them?
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No at first by if the homeless person annoyed me for longer I may given in but after that I will put my foot down (you already got a money off me, no more)!
Honestly I would question myself how it happened or rather I will walked myself back to more crowded places.
Honestly I would question myself how it happened or rather I will walked myself back to more crowded places.
No.
What homeless people need is mental help, most of them suffer from some illness or other. My $5 or $10 or whatever is going to get them a sandwich (at best) and drugs or booze at worst. I figure I can just save that $10 for the next praise gaben sale and get more out of it than pissing it down the drain.
What homeless people need is mental help, most of them suffer from some illness or other. My $5 or $10 or whatever is going to get them a sandwich (at best) and drugs or booze at worst. I figure I can just save that $10 for the next praise gaben sale and get more out of it than pissing it down the drain.
No, and if they were harassing me I'd get the police involved.
I'm gonna sound like a ***** but I don't care. Begging is a big problem in my city. They're mainly scroats who are smacked up on drugs and are sure as hell not getting my hard earned money.
The beggars in my city regularly respond with threats when people don't give them money and there's the renowned scroat who shouted that he would rape me if he saw me alone which made finishing work late a terrifying thought.
So yeah, I don't have time or patience for beggars. My city seriously need to put some funding into helping them out because most of them are seriously mentally ill and I don't feel safe walking around my city.
Edit: I work with food and some people come in to buy food for homeless people. Usually when the good samaritan is gone, the homeless one comes back into the shop and demands a refund. We don't need a receipt to give refunds where I work and we can't refuse one if they have the product even though we know they just want the money.
So if you buy them food, be wary of that.
I'm gonna sound like a ***** but I don't care. Begging is a big problem in my city. They're mainly scroats who are smacked up on drugs and are sure as hell not getting my hard earned money.
The beggars in my city regularly respond with threats when people don't give them money and there's the renowned scroat who shouted that he would rape me if he saw me alone which made finishing work late a terrifying thought.
So yeah, I don't have time or patience for beggars. My city seriously need to put some funding into helping them out because most of them are seriously mentally ill and I don't feel safe walking around my city.
Edit: I work with food and some people come in to buy food for homeless people. Usually when the good samaritan is gone, the homeless one comes back into the shop and demands a refund. We don't need a receipt to give refunds where I work and we can't refuse one if they have the product even though we know they just want the money.
So if you buy them food, be wary of that.
Always, because I help others and have love and compassion in my heart. Why deny the lowest person stuff?
No, and if they were following me around and harassing me I'd be likely to let them follow me all the way to the nearest police station.
That said, I make a monthly donation to a local homeless shelter, so I try to direct people who ask me for money there. I also sometimes buy an extra sandwich/burger/chocolate bar and give them to homeless people. That way I know they have something to eat without worrying about whether they're going to spend my money on alcohol or drugs.
But yeah, anyone who's in any way abusive gets nothing out of me.
That said, I make a monthly donation to a local homeless shelter, so I try to direct people who ask me for money there. I also sometimes buy an extra sandwich/burger/chocolate bar and give them to homeless people. That way I know they have something to eat without worrying about whether they're going to spend my money on alcohol or drugs.
But yeah, anyone who's in any way abusive gets nothing out of me.
Yeah, I usually give to beggars.
They usually have a rough life for one reason or another, and I'm happy to help in what little way I can.
Or I used to, now my country has been flooded with foreign beggars and I won't give to them.
EDIT:
Seems I misread the question.
No, I will not give to beggars who are aggessive about it and/or following me.
They usually have a rough life for one reason or another, and I'm happy to help in what little way I can.
Or I used to, now my country has been flooded with foreign beggars and I won't give to them.
EDIT:
Seems I misread the question.
No, I will not give to beggars who are aggessive about it and/or following me.
This entire thread is precipitated on the patently false premise that I have any sort of money to give. I live on a food-budget between three to six bucks a day (in local currency, of course), so there is a good chance th homeless guy would have more money on him than me.
Exactly this!Zhukov said:
To add a bit more content... It seems destructive not to give to the homeless if your reasoning is they might waste it on drugs. I can guarantee that if you end up giving to 10 people, and you manage to help at least one of them (help meaning they use to get back on their feet) then it was more than worth it.
Always depends on the situation. Normally one can tell the guys who just want to make a quick buck from those who are truly desperate. To the latter, I usually give some money.
A total disqualifier is asking for more when the money is on the proverbial table already. Also, tricks like acting deaf and asking for donations. I was once accosted by two guys who worked the exact same scheme within 30 seconds of each other.
A total disqualifier is asking for more when the money is on the proverbial table already. Also, tricks like acting deaf and asking for donations. I was once accosted by two guys who worked the exact same scheme within 30 seconds of each other.
It's not like those are the only two options though. Donate to a homeless shelter or charity and you'll help many people without the risk of enabling addictions/funding crime etc. Give them food or blankets directly and you at least help them out in the short term, again without the risk.MrMixelPixel said:
If I already said no, it's going to stay a no.mrduckbear said:suppose a homeless person was begging you for money..and i'm not talking sitting on the side and just begging as you pass by, i mean following you and almost harassing you for money. would you give them money after that?
let's see if people would
Yeah, I would. A lot of people see an addict when they look at the homeless, I see someone that could've had their house foreclosed on, had mental health issues and been unable to work or struggled with life to the point in which the only way to feel better was to drink. My assumption is always that nobody deserves to be homeless and I'd give them money.
I don't judge addicts, anymore. They do what we do. They're escapists, trying to escape from their shitty reality.
I don't judge addicts, anymore. They do what we do. They're escapists, trying to escape from their shitty reality.
Yes, I always keep like 40c or something in my pocket for precisely giving to homeless people and buskers. That way I don't have to access any source of money that is larger than 40c and thus aren't guilted into giving more than 40c.
Although I rarely give the emergency small change to buskers come to think of it, generally I give a dollar or something. Anyone who commutes to the city in Sydney knows accordian guy, it's practically supporting local business.
Although I rarely give the emergency small change to buskers come to think of it, generally I give a dollar or something. Anyone who commutes to the city in Sydney knows accordian guy, it's practically supporting local business.
I've always wondered why people get so hung up on homeless people spending money they get from begging on alcohol or other drugs. Surely if you give them the money, it's already out of your hands so it doesn't really matter what they choose to spend it on.nathan-dts said:
If they have access to food elsewhere and alcohol, or whatever their drug of choice, makes their day go by a little bit easier, I don't really see the what difference it makes. They're not going to give up their addictions and get off the streets because you chose to get them a sandwich instead.
I mean, I understand it to a certain degree, my friend's dad once bought a guy a pair of shoes instead of giving him money and that had obvious benefits for the guy but I wouldn't refuse someone money on the basis that they might spend it on booze or heroin. God knows, I already spend enough of my money on alcohol and other useless junk, who am I to tell them that they can't?
Nope. I'd just avoid eye contact and keep walking. I would feel bad about it later, but they shouldn't have tried to force me to give them money.
Little story that's relevant: My sister saw a homeless guy begging once and, feeling sorry for him, decided to get him some chips. When she gave them to him, he got pissed off and threw them at her.
Little story that's relevant: My sister saw a homeless guy begging once and, feeling sorry for him, decided to get him some chips. When she gave them to him, he got pissed off and threw them at her.
It's a complete variable for me. I live in the ghetto so there's always some "war veteran" or something asking for change. I know for sure what will make me hit a fucker. Last week I was at the gas station and there was a guy outside begging for money, saying he was homeless. I was paying with a debit card this time and didn't have any physical cash so I told him I didn't have anything. From inside the gas station I see this guy pull out a touch screen phone and start texting. I wanted to hit him so bad. After leaving the gas station, I got a closer look at him and realized that he didn't have a homeless person stink and was wearing new white shoes. It's lazy fucks like that that makes me not want to give money to anyone.
The UK provides for the supposed homeless via benefits. I worked for the department so know that they can get them even with no fixed abode.
However the ones doing the begging in our city are usually clutching a can of stella or cider so they can go and do one.
However the ones doing the begging in our city are usually clutching a can of stella or cider so they can go and do one.