Poll: You pass a beggar on the street.
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I'd just ignore him, without making eye contact.
I know that if I gave him money, he'd just use it to buy something like alcohol or drugs...
I know that if I gave him money, he'd just use it to buy something like alcohol or drugs...
I ignore them, but not because I'm not sympathetic to them. Giving them 5 bucks isn't going to solve any of their problems; that's why I donate money to the local rescue missions and halfway houses and volunteer at soup kitchens. Better to give my money to a place where they can get out of the cold and get a hot meal than just handing them cash on the street.
We don't usually have beggars where I lived, but we do have buskers and people selling the big issue. I ocaisonally buy the big issue, and I'll always throw some change to a busker, it takes some courage to perform in public, there was a lady singing opera one time that was awesome.
I'd only give money to beggar if they came up and asked and only if they're brief and honest (well not straight up lying) in their proposition, this one time a guy gave me and my friends a long winded and ludicous story about how his brother was going to beat him up for 30 dollars, it was so bullshit and the guy was obviously a drug adict, he hurled abuse once we started walking away. But once I was actually asked by a guy if I could give him money for a pot of beer, I was like I shouldn't be doing this in my head, but hey he was honest.
When I'm out at night, I usually carry a large pile of coins in my hand in a pocket of my jacket. It's more a self defense thing, if someone tries to jump me or my mates, I'll throw them at them (it's surprisingly distracting, the first impulse is to shield yourself). But a secondary advantage is I usually have some coins for buskers and beggars.
I'd only give money to beggar if they came up and asked and only if they're brief and honest (well not straight up lying) in their proposition, this one time a guy gave me and my friends a long winded and ludicous story about how his brother was going to beat him up for 30 dollars, it was so bullshit and the guy was obviously a drug adict, he hurled abuse once we started walking away. But once I was actually asked by a guy if I could give him money for a pot of beer, I was like I shouldn't be doing this in my head, but hey he was honest.
When I'm out at night, I usually carry a large pile of coins in my hand in a pocket of my jacket. It's more a self defense thing, if someone tries to jump me or my mates, I'll throw them at them (it's surprisingly distracting, the first impulse is to shield yourself). But a secondary advantage is I usually have some coins for buskers and beggars.
I usually ignore them. I might feel bad if they're not a wino, but it's too much bother to take out money and I don't usually have food on me.
I won't insult them, because I'm never in the mood to be stabbed.
I won't insult them, because I'm never in the mood to be stabbed.
I feel bad that they waste their potential they could be turning towards the betterment of their own situation and (albeit indirectly) ours as well.
What people do with their money is their own business, if giving a man a dollar puts a smile on his face and makes you feel good I don't see anything reprehensible there.
It mostly goes to booze though, I've spent a lot of time in homeless shelters guarding my old man while he preaches and the scent of stale beer hangs over the room like you wouldn't believe.
What people do with their money is their own business, if giving a man a dollar puts a smile on his face and makes you feel good I don't see anything reprehensible there.
It mostly goes to booze though, I've spent a lot of time in homeless shelters guarding my old man while he preaches and the scent of stale beer hangs over the room like you wouldn't believe.
Where I go to school, there are always plenty of homeless lingering about but they never bug for money, they just take the pop cans out of the trash or recycling bins. I just ignore them most of the time anyways. If they ask me for change, I tell them I don't have any. Carrying change around make my purse too heavy.
The only beggars I ever give to have to prove themselves worthy of getting my money. Worthiness is proven by playing a musical instrument in a manner that I find enjoyable to listen to, or for bidding me a good morning/afternoon. Most beggars I've seen just sit on their arses with signs and don't say anything, so I give them nothing. You want my spare change, you have to earn it.
Most of the time I don't carry cash on me. I might walk past them, I might give them a few coins. It just depends.
