Panhandler gets caught in a new ride

[Ah Pook]

Ha! Busted.



We had a guy that parked his BMW on the edge of town and walked in to beg.

Some of the beggers, in Boulder, can bring down 30k a year.

[driver]

She seems like a sweet old lady. NOT!

[Fentonite]

Exactly why I don't give to panhandlers. Ever.

[cstone]

I try not to encourage or provide incentives for people hanging out in traffic. It isn't safe for them or the other motorists. Volunteer fire departments should know better, so they are some of the most discouraging when I see them "boot begging."

Giving cash to strangers on the street is not quite the same, but pretty close to handing out cheap booze in front of a homeless shelter. There are better ways to help people in need.

[Irving]

I gave a lady money for her meds once. She walked across the street and bought a pack of cigarettes. I never wanted to f' up an old lady more in my life. Never again after that.

[MrPrena]

No $ to begger.
No Charity.
I am trying to quit my tithes and other offerings at church too.

[bryjcom]

The only time I give them anything is when they ask for food and only when a little voice inside of me says to help them.

I'll go out of my way to buy them a burger or something... Cold hard cash??? No freaking way.


When I worked in downtown Chicago, I became immune to the begging.

[sneakerd]

Listening to Mike Rosen over the years- every year around Thanksgiving he interviews and hosts a fundraiser with the director of Step 13. He talks about how many of those vouchers they hand out, and how few get turned in by bums serious about getting clean. Those interviews are eye-openers. Never give a beggar one thin dime- ever.

[jslo]

Had a guy, ride up on a bike in Home Depot parking lot, ask for a couple bucks. After asking him what he honestly was going to do with it he stated "he was having a really bad day and, honestly, was going to get a drink". I gave him 5 for being honest and wished him well.

[ray1970]

Call me insensitive, but I have very little compassion (or tolerance) for the homeless. I know I have never been in their shoes and really have no business judging them, but I figure if you are truly homeless and living on the street it's probably because you are on drugs or have a serious alcohol problem or are just one of the laziest human beings on the planet. I mean if I suddenly lost my job, my vehicles, and everything else and my wife walked out on me and I had absolutely nothing, I still wouldn't have to be out on the streets. I would have a friend or family that would shelter me and I would bust ass finding a new job and would take whatever I could get to get me back on my feet.