I generally give them a little, if I can spare it. and if I have something the appropriate size in my pocket. I don't hand out twenties. Sure, they may buy booze with it -- I figure that's on them.
I do make an exception for people who ask me more than twice and don't recognize me. I figure that if you are going to make a career out of begging, you should at least provide good customer service :) On 5/16/05, Dawson, Michael <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Interesting that this thread came up today. I was driving to Wal-Mart > to get some BBQ chicken chunks (mmmm) for lunch. I was stopped at an > intersection and across the street was a homeless guy with a cardboard > sign stating that "anything helps". > > A few years ago while visiting the area for business, I was walking down > the beach at Laguna Beach and a guy was begging on the sidewalk. I gave > him some loose change I had and the guy I was with, who lived there for > a few years, said I shouldn't have given him the money because that > would give him incentive to keep begging. > > I thought it was a bit rude for him to say that because, first I had the > change and didn't need it (the company would pay me back one way or > another) and if I were in that position, I would hope someone would give > me something. > > Maybe I associated with this guy because money is tight for us right now > and I can totally understand not having money for bills or anything we > may want at the time. (Damn GW Bush!) > > That brings me back to the guy on the street today. If I would have had > some change or loose cash, I probably would have given it to him. > > I sometimes feel guilty that I drive an 86 Corvette convertible while > these people are on the corners with only a trash bag for their clothes. > > Then, on the other hand people in Lexuses (Lexii) probably don't feel > guilty that they are driving those $$$ cars and I'm in a 19-year-old > Chevy. > > What are you opinions? Should we give to the street needy or are we > only contributing to the problem? > > M!ke > > -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 4:41 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Top 10 Super Rant (was Friday Rant) > > Yes, the aggressive panhandling really sucks. When I worked down there > and lived up at Connecticut and California St., I would walk down > Connecticut to work, and I would see the same guys in the same spots > begging for change every single day. I still think the gag would be > video-worthy. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:157821 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
