Hartsock
Banned
Ha ha, give the man what he wants. Not ****ing around I like that.
Homeless/begger situation where you are?
- Thread starter Duck Rodgers
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Ha ha, give the man what he wants. Not ****ing around I like that.
CONAN
Well-Known Member
Present.
We should hand cash to strangers standing on a street corner in order to not be ********? I really hope you're joking.
One homeless person can invoke pity. Two will invoke fear.
HipHopAnonymous
Active Member
I'm sure you readily give away your money to everyone who asks for it?
no way man. Gotta pay my taxes.
It's getting worse in San Diego too. Some of them camp out in the walmart parking lots, but they're not the snowbirds in their campers anymore.
I said this in the last bum thread.
The bums in SLC who are really crazy don't have the mental wherewithal to stand on a corner for hours. They also rarely ask for money. They have a warm place to sleep and good food to eat but many of them choose to live on the streets instead.
One group of the people who bum money do it as a profession. The same ones have been around for 10+ years with the same old story they've tweaked to perfection. I've seen them and heard these same stories for years now.
Then there are the disabled ones who can't legally work because they're on social assistance. There's the 330 lb electric chair lady who lives in government paid housing, has food stamps in excess for her mouth and all five dogs, has every bill taken care of for her, but still needs one dollar for a loaf of bread at the Hostess building across the street.
We have more than enough lifelines in this country that none of these need to bum for subsistence. None. But here's my take on the 3 anyway. I can feel good giving the crazies money even though they probably have a $1000 wad in their pockets as "Honest Abe" flashed to me after I hassled him for lying about smoking. They're crazy so what the hell (even though I never give the ones asking a dime).
The disabled, that's kind of a crappy life. You're given just enough to survive and are penalized if you do the little work you can. A lot of them want to work but can't.
The professionals and roaming bands of 20ish kids. **** em. Run em out of town. Put em on a train to Alcatraz.
The bums in SLC who are really crazy don't have the mental wherewithal to stand on a corner for hours. They also rarely ask for money. They have a warm place to sleep and good food to eat but many of them choose to live on the streets instead.
One group of the people who bum money do it as a profession. The same ones have been around for 10+ years with the same old story they've tweaked to perfection. I've seen them and heard these same stories for years now.
Then there are the disabled ones who can't legally work because they're on social assistance. There's the 330 lb electric chair lady who lives in government paid housing, has food stamps in excess for her mouth and all five dogs, has every bill taken care of for her, but still needs one dollar for a loaf of bread at the Hostess building across the street.
We have more than enough lifelines in this country that none of these need to bum for subsistence. None. But here's my take on the 3 anyway. I can feel good giving the crazies money even though they probably have a $1000 wad in their pockets as "Honest Abe" flashed to me after I hassled him for lying about smoking. They're crazy so what the hell (even though I never give the ones asking a dime).
The disabled, that's kind of a crappy life. You're given just enough to survive and are penalized if you do the little work you can. A lot of them want to work but can't.
The professionals and roaming bands of 20ish kids. **** em. Run em out of town. Put em on a train to Alcatraz.
Sometimes I give money, sometimes I give food or something. If I can give, I try to give something whether they are pro's, or legit in need. I figure for myself it's not my place to judge who "really" needs it or who deserves it. If I give when I can, I also hope God will do the same for me even if I don't totally deserve it. I know some of the people I give to don't really need it.. but like Duck said, who knows, you might see the dude sleeping in a ditch when you thought they were scamming you.
I love Zulu's giving of fruit in S. Africa. Even here I will give food of some sort instead of cash or diamonds.
If I beg will you give me diamonds?
Stifle Tower
Punch Bowl Re-Filler
I appreciate all of you who have given me money. Thanks guys.