Beggars

Raiser · Jan 20, 2011

zeromac said:
How would you guys feel sleeping on a park bench and not know when your next meal would be? Lets say you had no idea what to do next in life. Imagine you are isolated in a city of snobs who ignore your pleas for help.

This is what the beggers feel

Don't be so blind.

A lot of homeless still have options in life, but they just give up and try and live off of other people- a lot of the times for alcohol and drugs.

Cuelhu · Jan 20, 2011

I hate them. My father is an alcoholic and when he relapses, he hang around with them.

Aeladya · Jan 20, 2011

I don't mind donating food, but I won't give them money. There are options, they could have got food stamps from the government before they were homeless. Cash assistance is also available, at least here in the US. My dad has dated and married some real losers, once he married a woman (my least favorite step-mom, she was a total bitch that had no experience with kids) that stole from me to feed her gambling habit. My dad did nothing until years later (he divorced her, then dated her again, I call her his rebound chick) when she stole from my sister. She had to go to several different family members, all who threw her out. Last I heard she's living out of her car. Some people like that don't deserve anything. I can't tell you how many times she grounded me for the stupidest shit. I had a lot of medical problems, one involving my bladder and I used to have bed wetting problems because of it. She grounded me for it until I could tell her why I did it. She once grounded me for beating her at Dr. Mario. Another time she grounded me for not wearing a matching outfit (and the pants did indeed match, she was just blind). I never once got grounded for doing something that was actually wrong. When I was 18 (before my dad threw her ass out), she tried to ground me from playing video games because I played Kingdom Hearts II for over an hour. My dad told me that since I was 18 I didn't have to listen to her, which is good because I didn't, I purposely pissed her off on a regular basis.

Another woman my dad dated and married was nice (I actually liked her, the only person my dad has ever dated/married that wasn't a total bitch. She did some really nice things for me, she actually helped around the apartment and treated me like a human being), but she was always hopped up on drugs. My dad used to be a drug dealer apparently (yeah nice guy). He found out that she was cheating on him with her abusive ex-boyfriend. She left him (I had to help her pack). Eventually they got back together and got married. The next day I went to Idaho for a vacation and towards the end of the vacation my sister called while I was watching Transformers in theaters and she said that my dad threw his new wife out and changed the locks after she cheated again. I knew that he was going back to his rebound chick (this was before that woman stole from my sister) so I decided to move back to Idaho to graduate since I couldn't live with her again.

Anyway apparently his cheating ex-wife was found dead at a Wendy's somewhere in Utah. Of course that was a lie, my dad saw her last year alive, apparently saying she lives on the streets. My new step-mom says that she didn't sense that woman was dead and then she turned to me and asked me if I did. It was creepy...I still don't trust half of the people my dad dates/marries, especially this woman. How this woman knows about what I can sense without me telling her about it is creepy and I just don't trust her. My intuition is usually right. Anyway sorry to ramble on like an old person talking about how everything was a nickel back in their day.

tl;dr version: My dad dates losers that turn into beggars on the street due to addictions so I always give beggars items and not money.

RNorthex · Jan 20, 2011

i pretend it's oblivion
"have a coin beggar!" - coin removed => cheapest way
anw, this happened only abroad, here....there are no beggars fortunatelly

deathking · Jan 20, 2011

zeromac said:
How would you guys feel sleeping on a park bench and not know when your next meal would be? Lets say you had no idea what to do next in life. Imagine you are isolated in a city of snobs who ignore your pleas for help.

This is what the beggers feel

theres tons of places and charites that give food and shelter to genuine homeless
next time you see a bum offer to buy them lunch or give food instead of cash
most dont need food

gokujr1000 · Jan 20, 2011

zeromac said:
How would you guys feel sleeping on a park bench and not know when your next meal would be? Lets say you had no idea what to do next in life. Imagine you are isolated in a city of snobs who ignore your pleas for help.

This is what the beggers feel

Not all beggers "feel" this. And most beggers sadly end up deserving what they get. Most beggers have wasted most of their lives on Alcohol or Narcotics and will waste your money on that if you give in to them. And yet some beggers aren't homeless at all and just want to make an extra dollar or two.

In my experience rarely will there ever be a begger which actually needs money to live and won't go wasting it on things which made them homeless in the first place.

boktor666 · Jan 20, 2011

There are beggars and there are "beggars". Don't get me wrong for this story, but this truly made me sick:

So there is a city in France called Strasbourg. It's a city thats on the border between France and Germany. We went there for a school trip, for a day or 4. When we stepped into the city, in front of that HUGE cathedral, There were people"begging". I usually don't give coins to them, unless I can see they really need it, but these people made me sick! There was a women, pretending to be homeless, have her CHILD cry for her, as if it was really sad. People gave money, ok i thought. Later that day, 'round 6 o'clock, the women is still there. Then, she stands up, gets her bag, and the child is given a mobile phone to PLAY WITH. Buncha scammers, taking the money from the real beggars.

Also, these street sales people, coming over with fake products, chasing you to buy it. Srsly, thats so fucking lame (off topic, a little bit, sorry).

emigre · Jan 20, 2011

I buy them sandwiches.

Phoenix Goddess · Jan 20, 2011

I never give them money anymore.
I always end up giving the money to those who just need a fix.
My father always gives the money to the ones who limp, wheel or run over to the nearest fast food restaurant or grocery store. I will never know how he can tell the difference.

I do however go buy the food for them and when it's cold or a little nippy, I go to buy them a blanket big enough to cover them. I have yet to experience one throw back what I gave them, but smiling to them and reassuring them not to give up seems to really lightens their mood.

A few of the homeless men in my neighborhood are either crackheads or people who can't find work. The ones who can't find work usually knock on doors in the middle of the night/day for food. I know what it's like to starve, so seeing someone or an animal go through it right in front of me really upsets me.

You can't save everyone, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try.

MelodieOctavia · Jan 20, 2011

Wanna see what we deal with here in Vegas? This is the street view of right across the street from where my wife works.

http://tinyurl.com/6lba8dr

They all camp out right there because the soup kitchen is nearby (and yes, they still beg)...meanwhile down the street, there is a job center, and lo and behold I don't see anyone camping out there.

Shockwind · Jan 21, 2011

Sometimes I give them money and sometimes not, because they are so ANNOYING!

They will just beg and beg until they got what they needed, they are so spoiled!

I only give money to those who really need it.

Vulpes Abnocto · Jan 21, 2011

I'll preface this response with two words.
"I'm odd"
That way none of you have to tell me how fucked up my methods are.
I'm an agnostic believer in karma. It's been my experience that what you give is what you get from the world.
And so I will go out of my way to help people out.
I stop for hitchhikers, even though one seemed to have the thought that he would rob me. I bought him four $1 hamburgers and took him far beyond my intended destination. And when he finally got out of my car (my patience was wearing thin at that point) he tried to crush my hand with a "handshake" to see if I was weak enough to overpower. When I kept grinning amicably at him, he decided to walk away.
(a couple of seconds more and he would have gotten a glimpse of the knife I keep by my driver's seat)
I'll give to most beggars most times because in my little town they're a rare occurrence.
That is, unless I've seen them time and time again, like a particular pair that 'work' both sides of Interstate 75 in Tennessee every day. I don't even give them the time of day, and I don't feel bad about it.
I've taken stranded motorists many miles and given them money I sweated for hours to earn.
I do this because over all these years I've been in some bad situations,
and throughout it all I've been able to scrape by; often due to the kindness of strangers.

So I'll continue to offer assistance whenever I can, to those that I feel are worth believing in.
Because the alternative doesn't sit well on my heart.

nryn99 · Jan 21, 2011

i didn't vote coz the options weren't suitable for me.

i randomly give out money to beggars.

but to people who needs help, i happily give a hand.

KevInChester · Jan 21, 2011

Shelter the largest homeless charities in the UK actively advertise never to give money to beggars. I don't for that reason, there is a lot of help out there for the genuine cases.

Raiser · Jan 22, 2011

Vulpes Abnocto said:
I'll preface this response with two words.
"I'm odd"
That way none of you have to tell me how fucked up my methods are.
I'm an agnostic believer in karma. It's been my experience that what you give is what you get from the world.
And so I will go out of my way to help people out.
I stop for hitchhikers, even though one seemed to have the thought that he would rob me. I bought him four $1 hamburgers and took him far beyond my intended destination. And when he finally got out of my car (my patience was wearing thin at that point) he tried to crush my hand with a "handshake" to see if I was weak enough to overpower. When I kept grinning amicably at him, he decided to walk away.
(a couple of seconds more and he would have gotten a glimpse of the knife I keep by my driver's seat)
I'll give to most beggars most times because in my little town they're a rare occurrence.
That is, unless I've seen them time and time again, like a particular pair that 'work' both sides of Interstate 75 in Tennessee every day. I don't even give them the time of day, and I don't feel bad about it.
I've taken stranded motorists many miles and given them money I sweated for hours to earn.
I do this because over all these years I've been in some bad situations,
and throughout it all I've been able to scrape by; often due to the kindness of strangers.

So I'll continue to offer assistance whenever I can, to those that I feel are worth believing in.
Because the alternative doesn't sit well on my heart.

We need more people in the world like you, Vulpes. People like you are the reason I can still have some faith in humanity compared to all the psychotics and such.
Just a word of warning, which I'm sure you already know, but please be careful in doing such acts of kindness. You never know what could happen.

But for the sake of those you aid, thank you!

Nujui · Jan 22, 2011

I've never really seen any beggers where I live.

nasune · Jan 22, 2011

I generally give 'em what's in my pocket at the time (with an upper limit of 20 bucks).

Hehe Moo · Jan 22, 2011

I'm in Taiwan on holiday at the moment and saw a beggar at a popular shopping district; I was actually about to give him some loose change when I saw him pick an already-smoked cigarette out of a public ashtray. Definitely knew what he was going to spend the money on, so helllll no.

Pyrmon · Jan 22, 2011

I never give to beggars. I don't see enough beggars to give anything and when I see one, they are often very annoying and nasty. Plus there are the ones who fake or who are going to spend whatever you give them on alcohol and/or heroin. And the ones who have cellphones. Those piss me off.

GundamXXX · Jan 22, 2011

Vulpes Abnocto said:
I'll preface this response with two words.
"I'm odd"
That way none of you have to tell me how fucked up my methods are.
I'm an agnostic believer in karma. It's been my experience that what you give is what you get from the world.
And so I will go out of my way to help people out.
I stop for hitchhikers, even though one seemed to have the thought that he would rob me. I bought him four $1 hamburgers and took him far beyond my intended destination. And when he finally got out of my car (my patience was wearing thin at that point) he tried to crush my hand with a "handshake" to see if I was weak enough to overpower. When I kept grinning amicably at him, he decided to walk away.
(a couple of seconds more and he would have gotten a glimpse of the knife I keep by my driver's seat)
I'll give to most beggars most times because in my little town they're a rare occurrence.
That is, unless I've seen them time and time again, like a particular pair that 'work' both sides of Interstate 75 in Tennessee every day. I don't even give them the time of day, and I don't feel bad about it.
I've taken stranded motorists many miles and given them money I sweated for hours to earn.
I do this because over all these years I've been in some bad situations,
and throughout it all I've been able to scrape by; often due to the kindness of strangers.

So I'll continue to offer assistance whenever I can, to those that I feel are worth believing in.
Because the alternative doesn't sit well on my heart.

Youre a good man Vulpes

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Beggars

Do you give them anything?

I give them the least possible amount of money

I give them a small-generous amount of money

I give them nothing, they don't deserve it

I take them out to eat

I give actual items(food, clothes, etc.) instead of money

I've never experienced a beggar

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