some people are so rude

When working downtown, I've seen one of our company employees walk a few blocks down to pan handle during his lunch break. He thought it was hilarious that people would give him money for a sob story.

 

I like to say no to the deaf people who hand out begging cards at the mall parking lot...and then watch them jump when I yell at them as they turn away..fucking liars are never deaf

 

Sometimes it is really difficult to tell if the need is real. In todays economy the face of the homeless has changed drastically and many people do need help that never have before.

I give when I can.

Anybody could end up homeless and needing help.

 

You should have said "Fuck you too" right back.

 

all you have to do here is get food stamps and they give to a cell phone..

 

What an asshole.

Seriously, what an asshole.

"haha, they're nicer than I am, and I'm taking their money for it"

What an asshole.

 

The guy was an alcoholic and no longer works with me. He's probably begging for real now.

 

i wanted to, but i'm really paranoid. i feel like he would have pulled out a gun or knife if i had said that to him :x

 

There is a blind, chinese guy that plays the most beautiful violin I've ever heard outside of my town's wal mart...It was a pretty weird location but I guess he couldn't really see how shitty and bleak a wal mart parking lot actually is. When I used to work near there I would go sit in the parking lot on my lunch break and just listen to him play, but I always felt really weird about giving him money. I could never figure out if he wanted money because he didn't leave his case open, and he was blind so I couldn't really catch his eye and hand him some cash.

I don't know what the point of that story is. Its not really on topic because he wasn't begging for money or anything. He probably just wanted an audience.

If all panhandlers played instruments I would give them money a lot more often.

 

if he didnt have the case open or a trained monkey then he was just doing it to pass the time

 

because they live in a fucking dumpster.

to be fair, i probably wouldn't have given him money either.

 

Confrontation is good for the soul.

To be fair though, I carry a shotgun in my truck.

 

i still tend to avoid confrontation as much as possible ^.^

 

forgiveness is better 100 fold

 

after living in a small town with tonnnnsss of transients for 8 years, i never give money to people like that anymore. i used to all the time, but honestly i got so jaded on it that im completely over it....

 

He might have been suffering from mental illness. Someone might have already suggested that, but I don't feel like reading through all the replies lol.

Hope this helps.

 

Beggers can be rude, just as those who refuse to give money, or insult them can be rude. The latter I hate more.

 

My dad went to Boston one night and a guy actually chased him down one of the main streets because my dad didn't have any change to give him. I felt bad for my dad since he had a bad hip and actually had to sprint from the crazy fuck.

 

Humility is a must when spanging. I do it all the time but its not like I feel like anyone owes me anything.