2007-01-11 08:46:41 · 15 answers · asked by ? 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Yes... ya gotta love honesty.
2007-01-11 08:54:20 · answer #1 · answered by akholler 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A couple of years ago, something like that happened to me. The panhandler said that he wasn't going to lie; he was alcoholic and needed some liquor. I didn't have anything on me to give, but a friend of mine gave him enough for a half-pint of cheap whiskey. She said that he looked so close to death (which was true) that he might as well go out happy.
2007-01-11 08:51:18 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I'd probably look up the addresses of a local Alcoholics Anonymous meeting place and a homeless shelter and give them to the guy.
Even if it doesn't help him, if he went to the AA meeting it could show others on the edge what could happen to them if they let their addiction get the best of them.
It's easy to laugh at something like that but it's really a tragedy.
2007-01-11 16:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by Jessica LeAnn 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's nothing unhealthy about needing a beer; it doesn't necessarily mean you're an alcoholic. If the guy looked at least as poor as me, I'd give him something.
2007-01-11 14:46:38 · answer #4 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well its up to you to support the panhandlers alcohol addiction
2007-01-11 19:34:43 · answer #5 · answered by tnbadbunny 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd go buy a carton and sit under a shady old tree and drink it with him/her, but if they tried to run with those beers a swift clip under the ears and a lesson in sharing.
2007-01-11 09:07:15 · answer #6 · answered by bentomsun 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it's funny, and if I was drunk walking around I probably would. But think about, just because they're being honest doesn't make it okay. Give your money to some bum who's going to blow it off on alcohol to drown his sorrows? Your not helping him. Your basically encouraging his actions that have led him to be homeless.
2007-01-11 09:59:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hes probably asking for money for heroin i mean come on give the guy a break if you think hes lieing buy him a 12 pack and force him to drink it all in front of you
2007-01-11 16:00:07 · answer #8 · answered by Amber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should I contribute to and sponsor an unhealthy lifestyle (alcoholism) which won't get any better with more drinking?
No.
If he's hungry and would like to come to lunch with me on the other hand, that would be fine.
2007-01-11 08:52:42 · answer #9 · answered by Michael 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah I would. At least he's honest, unless he buys a suit with that beer money.
2007-01-11 08:54:57 · answer #10 · answered by dangermcjebus 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋