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Why or why not?
Why or why not?
Yes, that''s the one I was thinking of! Good job, beeDate: 4/11/2009 3:21:40 AM
Author: bee*
think this might be it https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/whats-your-panhandler-policy.106831/
$20 can feed at least 4 or 5 people at a shelter. Or it can get one person high for a few hours. I''d rather help them with food, shelter and programs and discourage panhandling.Date: 4/11/2009 3:27:57 AM
Author: B.H.S
I give to the homeless people I see on the street all the time, as well as several charities. I can certainly spare a few twenties for someone in need. If they choose to use that money for alcohol and/or drugs, what can you do? I''ve done my best by trying to help them. In all honesty, I would feel horrible if someone needed help and I refused them.
Same answer as in that thread.Date: 4/11/2009 3:21:40 AM
Author: bee*
think this might be it https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/whats-your-panhandler-policy.106831/
Date: 4/11/2009 10:53:40 PM
Author: phoenixgirl
Am I the only one who's heard the, 'I'm/we're stuck from out of town and just need $20 for a bus ticket to get back home . . .' spiel . . . from the same person more than once? And I've seen a few of our regular panhandlers on their cell phones during their 'breaks.'
Date: 4/11/2009 11:15:55 PM
Author: neatfreak
Date: 4/11/2009 10:53:40 PM
Author: phoenixgirl
Am I the only one who's heard the, 'I'm/we're stuck from out of town and just need $20 for a bus ticket to get back home . . .' spiel . . . from the same person more than once? And I've seen a few of our regular panhandlers on their cell phones during their 'breaks.'
No you are not the only one at all. There are 2 people (a man and a woman) who tell tourists these lines ALL DAY LONG in front of the Powell St. Station (BART) in San Francisco. It's comical if you see them there everyday lying-but I feel badly for the people who buy their stories.
That being said there are many TRULY homeless and needy people whom I do help-but not with cash handouts on the street. I donate time, money, and other items (for example just this morning I dropped off two huge boxes of my twin babies' outgrown newborn clothing to a program helping new moms to get off the streets) but I won't give cash on the street. If someone says they are hungry though I will buy/give them food.
Date: 4/11/2009 3:03:55 AM
Author: musey
I feel like there has recently been a thread on this topic that you might find interesting, but I can''t find it!
I choose to give charitable donations to reputable organizations that, among other things, do help the homeless. I do not hand out money. It is my feeling that if people in that situation are in need of help, they should utilize the resources available to them (food kitchens, shelters, etc.) rather than ''harass'' (and it really does get to that level in most of my experience) people on the street. I also live on a very strict budget and do not have much money to spread around, so if it''s a choice between donating to a reputable organization OR giving out money to panhandlers, I choose the organization.
I have been ''burned'' many times in my life by panhandlers. People feeding BS stories that I, as a much more gullible younger person, bought into... people accepting my gift and walking directly into a liquor store... people throwing food (literally) at me after I give it to them because they ''didn''t ask for FOOD, [they] asked for MONEY''... etc. It''s really hurt my motivation to give.
So, to recap, I do believe in donating to charitable organizations that help the homeless in structured ways, but I am mostly unwilling to hand out money to panhandlers.