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Helping the less fortunate: Yea or Nay?

post #1 of 73
7/26/11 at 11:39am
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We’ve all been in this position; You pull up to a red light, look to your right, and see a homeless man asking for some spare change. What do you do?

Story that sort of related:

The other day I was at gas station at around 2300 and some guy came up to me asking for some money because his daughter was blah blah blah. After he was done ranting, I stabbed him in the eye and crushed his dog (American Psycho reference). Just kidding. Instead of being an asshole, I took some money, twenty bucks, out of a nearby ATM and gave it to him.
I don’t know if should feel cheated or good about this. Help me make up my mind.
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post #2 of 73
7/26/11 at 11:45am
Nothing wrong with helping the less fortunate but honestly, 20 bucks seems like a lot. I would have given him a loonie (a toonie if I was feeling especially generous).
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post #3 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:17pm
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hopefully he didn't buy booze with that money. in retrospect I should've given him like less money. oh well! satisfied.gif
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post #4 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:23pm
^ Let's be honest. It probably went to glass.
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post #5 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:26pm
I do not give him anything. he has 2 arms and 2 legs and cannot make his own money or try to earn it.
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post #6 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:26pm
True story - I had the opposite once. I had a homeless woman come up to me and hand me a $20. She said "you gave me money once and now I'm giving it back". Then she began singing opera in a high soprano voice inside the Starbucks I was in. I tried to give her the money back but she steadfastly refused. I finally ended up dropping it inside one of the bags in her shopping cart while she wasn't looking.

Will I give? Rarely - sometimes I'll go into a fast food place and bring out a meal for someone. In Santa Monica, I swear the homeless outnumber the residents.
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post #7 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:29pm
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Originally Posted by mr.orange View Post

I don’t know if should feel cheated or good about this. Help me make up my mind.

You got taken.

I would not give money to panhandlers or the homeless. I do not contribute to the vices of others, my own vices are expensive enough.

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Originally Posted by mr.orange View Post

The other day I was at gas station at around 2300 and some guy came up to me asking for some money because his daughter was blah blah blah. After he was done ranting, I stabbed him in the eye and crushed his dog (American Psycho reference).

True story, I had the opposite once. I was at a red light and some guy came up to me and my open car window asking for some money and he stabbed me in the chest.
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post #8 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:31pm
You should have given him a sub or a bottle of water or something. That way, you know he won't spend the moolah on harmful substances.
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post #9 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:40pm

 

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Originally Posted by mr.orange View Post

We’ve all been in this position; You pull up to a red light, look to your right, and see a homeless man asking for some spare change. What do you do?


You're asking a question that has been answered for thousands of years.

 

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Give your food to the hungry and care for the homeless. Then your light will shine in the dark; your darkest hour will be like the noonday sun.

Isaiah 58:10


 

 

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post #10 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:47pm
Depends on my mood and if I have any small bills on me.
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post #11 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:51pm
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Originally Posted by Neo_Version 7 View Post

You should have given him a sub or a bottle of water or something. That way, you know he won't spend the moolah on harmful substances.

that requires more time and effort than I willing to dispense.
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Originally Posted by willpower View Post

True story - I had the opposite once. I had a homeless woman come up to me and hand me a $20. She said "you gave me money once and now I'm giving it back". Then she began singing opera in a high soprano voice inside the Starbucks I was in. I tried to give her the money back but she steadfastly refused. I finally ended up dropping it inside one of the bags in her shopping cart while she wasn't looking.

Will I give? Rarely - sometimes I'll go into a fast food place and bring out a meal for someone. In Santa Monica, I swear the homeless outnumber the residents.

I'll bet she was pissed when she found those $20. It's funny how she recognized you though; don't be surprised if she hits you up later for some cash.
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Originally Posted by harvey_birdman View Post

You got taken.

I would not give money to panhandlers or the homeless. I do not contribute to the vices of others, my own vices are expensive enough.

+1

also is plus one-ing obsolete now that we have a like button?
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True story, I had the opposite once. I was at a red light and some guy came up to me and my open car window asking for some money and he stabbed me in the chest.

only poor people roll with their windows down.
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post #12 of 73
7/26/11 at 12:54pm
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only poor people roll with their windows down.

I was a college student, so I was poor at the time.
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post #13 of 73
7/26/11 at 1:04pm
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meh I'm in college and doing okay; not poor but not well off.
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post #14 of 73
7/26/11 at 1:40pm
Hook them up with a wet house.

http://www.treatmentsolutionsnetwork.com/blog/index.php/2010/12/13/wet-houses/
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post #15 of 73
7/26/11 at 2:17pm
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Edited by chu - 12/11/11 at 11:39pm
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