I agree with Steak on this one; that one is a low blow, using a dog to get you money. Hard not to feel sorry for the dog. Miami Herald did a big expose about the panhandlers about a year ago and if I recall correctly, they were each pulling in $100-300 per day in cash. Sometimes I feel bad, especially the ones that look really dirty but I have a feeling the majority of them are really scammers.
I'd rather give food or water or something than money. I know where that cash IS going to go, unfortunately. My roommate also made a good point as to why he doesn't give to the homeless. He rationalized that even if he only gave a bum $1, that bum's net worth just sky rocketed over his. What with my roommate's car payments, CC's, school payments, technically every dime he has is owed to someone. The bum has no expenses and he's $1 in the black. It's just one more dollar my roommate would be in the red.
naive freshman at Marquette U. I would walk to class and several would ask. The first week I gave and at the end of the day I would see them on the bench in the park with the brown bags. Told the next guy who asked I would be glad to take him in and buy him something to eat at the sub shop. He declined. Never again for those bums. Have given since if they seem sincere.
A bums life is so stress free. His daily needs and obligations are so small that the simple gesture of $5.00 can go along way. Your everyday bum isn't caught up in keeping up with the Joneses and having nice shit like the rest of us. I bet if you did a survey and interviewed a dozen homeless people and asked them if they were to be blessed with a brand new decent paying job, an apartment, a line of credit, car with manageable payments and all he has to do is just live his life and make it work. 11 out of 12 of those homeless people would say they don't want all of that. All they care about is having food, their booze and not having to worry about shit anymore.
I watched this piece on HBO called The Motel Kids Of Orange County and it documented these families that are homeless and live in motels on a weekly rate. I tell you those people straight up built a nest in those motel rooms. They made that shit their home and are making their kids suffer. One couple had 4 kids and 5 dogs sharing one motel room. Is that motel all they could afford? Perhaps. But I think in order to support their drug and alcohol habit and their inability to budget, they opted to live in the motel. If they didn't blow their money on stupid shit they wouldn't have fucked up their credit and have evictions on their records. I saw some of those motel kids playing with PSP's, XBox's and parents on laptops and shit with all kinds of Walmart and 99 cent store junk cluttering the rooms up. Yeah down and out my ass.
I watched this piece on HBO called The Motel Kids Of Orange County and it documented these families that are homeless and live in motels on a weekly rate. I tell you those people straight up built a nest in those motel rooms. They made that shit their home and are making their kids suffer. One couple had 4 kids and 5 dogs sharing one motel room. Is that motel all they could afford? Perhaps. But I think in order to support their drug and alcohol habit and their inability to budget, they opted to live in the motel. If they didn't blow their money on stupid shit they wouldn't have fucked up their credit and have evictions on their records. I saw some of those motel kids playing with PSP's, XBox's and parents on laptops and shit with all kinds of Walmart and 99 cent store junk cluttering the rooms up. Yeah down and out my ass.
An old bum walked up to my car today and said, "Can you spare some change, I want to get one of those Taco Bell meals. One of the cheap ones." Since we were about 1/2 block from Taco Bell, I gave him a buck, and told him not to get hit by a car. Damn dude just walked right out in traffic to panhandle me.
LOL!!! Only In America. People have more pity for a starving pooch but wouldn't give a cup of piss to a human perceived in need. People are like he is going to by booze or drugs. So what if they would rather be high than nourished SFW!!!
Funny thing is at this time especially we should be grateful that there are hundreds of thousands of people in our country that aren't taking up what little jobs here that haven't been outsourced and aren't using up government resources like Social Security, Disability or Welfare. Imagine what this place would be like if everybody was able, educated and wanting to earn a living. Finding a steady good paying job would be a bitch, real estate would be unattainable and the cost of living would be outrageous. Most major cities in America would resemble the slums in Brazil.
Shit no!
The years I worked in the fire service I've given these pieces of trash more rides to the hospital for "chest pain" or whatever only to watch them walk right out the door when they get there - because they really only needed a ride to the area the hospital was near.
I usually tell them to "GET A JOB!"
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The years I worked in the fire service I've given these pieces of trash more rides to the hospital for "chest pain" or whatever only to watch them walk right out the door when they get there - because they really only needed a ride to the area the hospital was near.
I usually tell them to "GET A JOB!"
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im sure there are alot of people that beg who are lazy & just want a free lunch so to speak, but not all are like that. when i graduated high school had a few classmates who became homeless with a year. one had just turned 18 and parents kicked them out. i think the dad was an alcoholic but he ended up losing his job, and when you live pay check to pay check it doesnt take long before your homeless. i never found out what happen to that guy. no one had heard from him since. also another situation was a guy had moved out here to california from mississippi with his mom. he never knew his dad. and mom was an only child. they had been out here for less than a year when his mom died in a car accident. the guy was already 18 when it happen & fell into a deep depression. a few years had passed and i had seen him on the st with a sign. i barely knew him but when he saw me he remember me. i took him to jack n the box for some lunch gave him a few bucks and never seen him again. but seeing him eat you could tell it was his first meal in a few days. he had talked about how hard his life was how he had been robbed numerous times. how he had absolutely nothing. days he would get just a few bucks from begging. other days he might get 30-40 but that was maybe once a week. he had considered stealing and robbing but even after all that he had been through he said it wouldnt be the right thing to do. after talking with him i really didnt care about giving up a buck to a begger like i use too. i could spare it, not starving. if they cheated me than thats on them. if it helps them out then great. either way not losing sleep over it
