Do you give to homeless people that have those Signs saying will work for food or something like that?

hosnatcher · Oct 22, 2010

Vegas Jogger said:
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

Vegas Jogger you make a very good point here. There are people out on the streets that suffer from depression from a hardship in life or or mentally unstable that do need our help. It is a shame that we as people (self included) couldn't take out just 45 minutes of our time when we see somebody on the street and just say hey walk over to the donut shop on the corner and have a cup of coffee with me and just talk to him about his situation man to man. Maybe the dude might be a junkie or a drunk but just from talking to him you will see he is still human. For me I could careless what the beggars spend the money on food or booze. If booze will keep him warm and satisfied more than a fast food cheeseburger then he is entitled to do whatever with the money he panhandles for.

powerz · Oct 22, 2010

Wow you guys are harsh, I work in downtown Vancouver I see a lot homeless that mill about the blocks around my work. Most of it is self inflicted due to drug or alcohol abuse, but I am pretty sure that abuse is a result of poor upbringing.

I see the same 3-4 homeless all the time I carry 1-2 pieces of fresh fruit with me on my way to work and hand it off to these people. Our family sponsors a young African child $35 a month and when I can i donate either time or money to local charities. I thank my stars every day that I have good life with a nice home and happy healthy family.

Dante · Oct 23, 2010

powerz said:
Wow you guys are harsh, I work in downtown Vancouver I see a lot homeless that mill about the blocks around my work. Most of it is self inflicted due to drug or alcohol abuse, but I am pretty sure that abuse is a result of poor upbringing.

I see the same 3-4 homeless all the time I carry 1-2 pieces of fresh fruit with me on my way to work and hand it off to these people. Our family sponsors a young African child $35 a month and when I can i donate either time or money to local charities. I thank my stars every day that I have good life with a nice home and happy healthy family.

great post...and that is awesome about the young child you sponsor I have looked into it but have not pulled the trigger...