mercenar1e
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a friend of mine once bought a homeless person a sandwich and handed it to him.. he took the sandwich and shouted "i want money you fucking cunt" and threw it right back at her lol
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When a homeless person comes up to you
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a friend of mine once bought a homeless person a sandwich and handed it to him.. he took the sandwich and shouted "i want money you fucking cunt" and threw it right back at her lol
fluffydelusions
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Sometimes unless they are obvious drug addicts
clearly homeless in need? sure I give them some money. It never happens though, its always menacing looking people that get on your face while asking for it
99 percent of the time they dont ask nicely, so its a situation of "if I give him a couple coins will he not try to mug me or will I actually encourage him to mug me?"
99 percent of the time they dont ask nicely, so its a situation of "if I give him a couple coins will he not try to mug me or will I actually encourage him to mug me?"
Byakuya769
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Where do you live?
Montevideo, Uruguay. I live near very rough neighborhoods so you're gonna run into that situation past 11pm or so if you leave the house. Its a bummer. Never got mugged myself, but tons of friends have, its just the way they approach you I guess..
Byakuya769
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Damn that sucks.
I walk with my earbuds and act like I don't hear them. The worst is when you get a homeless guy on your train car that loudly spouts a sob story and makes the ride incredibly awkward for everyone until he gets off. I'm a very liberal person, but I usually can't stand homeless people. I'm a pretty big hypocrite like that.
I give them money.
Not sure what they're going to do with it, but I'm pretty sure they're -
a. need it more than me.
b. not going to be better off if I don't give them any money.
But generally, I mostly try to treat and talk to them like the real human beings that they are, those people miss normal human interaction and its lack really hurt their mental state (which in many cases is not that great to begin with).
Not sure what they're going to do with it, but I'm pretty sure they're -
a. need it more than me.
b. not going to be better off if I don't give them any money.
But generally, I mostly try to treat and talk to them like the real human beings that they are, those people miss normal human interaction and its lack really hurt their mental state (which in many cases is not that great to begin with).
Doctor West
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Same thing for me. Living in Chicago changed how I deal with the homeless.
Wolfe
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I agree with everything you said above, more people in this thread should read this post.
I live in Seattle and it's the same thing here, sad part is most people do not know this and thus think they're being kind or helpful (I mean in regards to the homeless person the money is being given to, it's still a very nice thing to do for a person) when in reality the majority of the time you're just being taken for your money. Hell I imagine part of the reason it's so bad in this country is due to that exact mindset.
But as Zulithe points out above, especially in major cities, the homeless have access to a good amount of food and shelter that is provided to them and a lot of the time the money you give them is spent on alcohol/drugs.
Moral Panic
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I buy the big issue occasionally.
Herbspiceguy
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I give them a look, say "sorry, no" and move on.
I don't want totally ignore them, but I stopped giving money because they don't want to change their situation.
I don't want totally ignore them, but I stopped giving money because they don't want to change their situation.
You don't have to give anything to anyone, but I can tell you for a fact that the vast majority of homeless people want desperately to change their situation, they just don't really know how to go about that.
I don't carry cash anymore, but I always make eye contact and respond verbally. I used to just ignore them but it made me become disgusted with myself that I could act like that so I changed.
I've spent the last 8 years in SF and Portland, so it's been a part of my daily life for a long time.
I've spent the last 8 years in SF and Portland, so it's been a part of my daily life for a long time.
Jeff Albertson
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I do this strange walking and patting of pockets motion like a pathetic attempt to act like I'm searching for money
They're all over the place in the central parts of Seattle. In the fourteen years I've been here, I've gradually learned to ignore them. Otherwise, they remember you and don't leave you alone. It saddens me that this is necessary but there's plenty of services for them in the city if they need food and shelter.
Depends on location. If you so much as acknowledge a homeless person in San Francisco, you'll soon have several following you for blocks like you're the pied piper. Sounds brutal but when you live there and deal with it every day, there aren't many options. Same goes for Berkeley, especially if they're addicts camped on curbs with a kennel's worth of pit bulls. Otherwise I might give if I happen to have any cash on me.
That is enough for you to become the pied piper in San Francisco. The pocket pat signals that pressure will work.
If you're going that way, crib from a fool I knew in San Francisco. The homeless paper there is called Real Change, so he'd respond to every approach with "Real change comes from within." Guy was gross.
HoodWinked
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shout at them, GET A JOB!
okay i've never done that.
okay i've never done that.
Schattenjäger
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Ill give only if they look like
MisterNoisy
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I really don't actually carry cash, and tell them as much. I find that a lot of them ask for smokes if they catch me lighting up though (ZOMG LYNCH THE SMOKER!), and I'm more than happy to give them the half-pack I usually have on me - I usually have a couple of packs in the car anyway.
You mean bootstraps.
Anyway, I worked at a gas station that had a lot of homeless around the area. They would hang out on the corner with signs and what not, then come in the gas station and buy booze and lottery tickets. So that's where all that money you give them goes. A lot of them would have some fat stacks after a day of pan handling.
I try to ignore them, or just say sorry and continue on.
It's not really fair, but my tolerance for the homeless decreased a ton after I was held up in London by either a homeless person or someone pretending to be homeless. I can't trust their intentions, so I keep my distance and don't assume any level of harmlessness.
It's not really fair, but my tolerance for the homeless decreased a ton after I was held up in London by either a homeless person or someone pretending to be homeless. I can't trust their intentions, so I keep my distance and don't assume any level of harmlessness.
The Culture Vulture
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Ask them if they can break a $100.
thetrin
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if I actually have cash on me, I'll give a few bucks. if I don't, I'll let them know I don't, and apologize.
Though usually, homeless people ask me for a cig and a light before they ask for money, and I'm happy to oblige. Hell, I even light it for them.
One of the most interesting conversations I ever had was with a homeless man in downtown Osaka. He told me about his world travels, and what he saw. God knows if he ever actually did any of that, but he was a fantastic storyteller. I was happy to sit with him and talk for the 10 minutes my friends were off getting something from the convenience store.
Though usually, homeless people ask me for a cig and a light before they ask for money, and I'm happy to oblige. Hell, I even light it for them.
One of the most interesting conversations I ever had was with a homeless man in downtown Osaka. He told me about his world travels, and what he saw. God knows if he ever actually did any of that, but he was a fantastic storyteller. I was happy to sit with him and talk for the 10 minutes my friends were off getting something from the convenience store.
I've seen a few who could.
Laughing Banana
Weeping Pickle
Would you people believe that in my country this problem is so widespread that many people actually consider being a beggar is actually a legitimate job to do? And that many beggars actually own large houses with cars and swimming pools back at their hometown? And that they refuse to get a decent job even if its being offered to them due to their being too comfortable with their chosen "profession"?
Things are crazy here.
Things are crazy here.
Zoso
It's been a long time, been a long time, been a long lonely lonely lonely lonely lonely time.
Just say no most of the time. I have had a few awkward encounters when they wash my windshield at red lights and I give them whatever change I have.
I also had someone try to wash my shoes while I was walking in downtown Chicago. That was odd.
I also had someone try to wash my shoes while I was walking in downtown Chicago. That was odd.
Tesseract
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nobody should be without a home in the western world. so tragic. 
i believe it. in some states you have to get a pan handler's license to legally beg for money. i considered doing it for a living in 2007 when i lost my job and scholarship.
i believe it. in some states you have to get a pan handler's license to legally beg for money. i considered doing it for a living in 2007 when i lost my job and scholarship.
Callo Merlose
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Do you then stomp on his little dog?
lol what is this
Synth_floyd
Banned
I ignore. I feel bad for them but what they're doing is basically extortion. Same with those asshole people who perform on the train and then want money.
SixStringPsycho
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I dont give shit, here in Puerto Rico homeless or "tecatos" as we call them ask for money, cigarettes every minute. And theyre diferrent everytime. Hell if they see you misplaced a pack of cig, theyll steal them. Ive seen homeless ppl stabbed in the neck for the latter.
Ive worked in places where Ive seen them steal bags off people full of groceries of people just so they can sell it for a cheap buck to get high. Things here are really bad If youve never been here go look up #drugs in documentary by National Geographic
Ive worked in places where Ive seen them steal bags off people full of groceries of people just so they can sell it for a cheap buck to get high. Things here are really bad If youve never been here go look up #drugs in documentary by National Geographic
SixStringPsycho
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