If I see will work for food signs, I usually go buy them something to eat.
2007-04-26 09:02:14 · 13 answers · asked by D. 3 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
never.but on occasion,i have done as you said and bought them a combo meal or something to eat.
a story as to why i don't alot anymore: my mom and i were in the drive thru at a hardees,a bum man came to the window and asked for money,she said no.but got him 2 sausage bisquits with our order - she pulled around to give them to him,he threw them and cussed her and said he wanted the **** money,not food. it scared her to death,i told him to go ****** himself ***** **** ****.
moral,i don't care who you are,don't cuss my momma =)
2007-04-26 09:08:45 · answer #1 · answered by ♥livingdeadgirl♥ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes I do. The journey from a safe secure life to be a street person is a lot shorter than anyone thinks and no one is exempt. I was a reporter and pan handlers come in four different kinds. 1)Mentally ill and should be in mental hospitals but society has become heard hearted. 2) People from normal homes and normal jobs but lost the job and they don't have family and friends who were kind enough to help them out. There are far more who have gone to everything to nothing than anyone could ever guess. They show you pictures of the homes they used to live in and it makes you want to cry. Some of these are also runaways from Mom and Dad because Mom and Dad who live in a $500,000 home are monsters. 3) Addicts and alcoholics, BUT when you hear their stories, you realize that not everyone has the same opportunities. Some were severly abused and have problems integrating and trusting groups for good reasons. Many of these are also mentally ill and despite what people think about their alcoholism or drug addiction they are self-medicating from some very bad things. 4) System kids who have run away. The way our society treats children hasn't changed since Charles Dickens day. Being a child and being in the government care is a horrible existence. They have had no love in their life but rather the opposite, their is an open hostility that government people have towards children. They do it for the money or the job, to them a child with a problem or needs attention is a chore and they don't want to be bothered. They have had no one to make them do their homework or even make sure they go to school. Many can skip school for months, the school calls but their caretakers couldn't give a damn. Lastly system kids go through a lot of doors. They have one caretaker after another and most of them have been abused by one of their caretakers. When they turn 18 they are literally turned out on the street, no food, no place to live, nothing. But most run away before they reach 18.
2016-05-19 04:28:50 · answer #2 · answered by marva 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
At one time I did, but no longer.
I write this because there are no longer any real reasons to panhandle. There are plenty of social service agencies that can help someone in need nowadays. I also believe that a panhandler seeks cash not to buy food, but to buy booze or drugs. If a panhandler took the same amount of time to make a sign as it would to pick up a public telephone to call for help from, say 211, then they would be off to a better start.
2007-04-26 09:12:10 · answer #3 · answered by Double O 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I live in NY, so if I gave every panhandler I saw money, I'd be broke as sh*t! But I do sometimes. If I have change, and I've bought a few guys burgers and stuff. I've never actually seen someone with a sign that said "will work for food". People around here just come up to you and ask for money, they don't offer any services.
2007-04-26 09:07:54 · answer #4 · answered by ♥ BuffaloGirl ♥ 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have heard some admit to making upwards of $200.00 a day. Maybe more. That's pretty good money, without having to pay any taxes on it. No, I don't give them money. If I thought they were actually hungry, I would buy them a meal. Offered one that once, he refused.
2007-04-26 09:09:51 · answer #5 · answered by Joan H 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO...
Money I give myself...
When they need food and I have some at home or in the car, I'll give it to them.
2007-04-26 09:06:36 · answer #6 · answered by lolitakali 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no. i donate to charities that help the homeless. giving them money directly just is a bandaid on the problem - they need to partake in programs that will give them job skills, lodging, medical care and the ability to be self sufficient involved citizens in our society.
2007-04-26 09:08:48 · answer #7 · answered by island3girl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I do!! Even if they are not panhandeling & I know they are homeless I will stop & give them a few $$$ to get something to eat. Good for you & God will bless you!!!!
2007-04-26 09:09:18 · answer #8 · answered by ® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only if they don't smell of alcohol.
2007-04-26 09:08:17 · answer #9 · answered by igotclap 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I will not support crackheads and alcoholics.
2007-04-26 09:13:56 · answer #10 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋