Panhandler gets caught in a new ride

[cstone]

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.

Eventually friends and family gets worn out or wise to the enabling part of the addiction cycle. Those closest eventually understand that there is nothing they can do to help someone who is on their ride to the bottom.

Mental illness with self medication are major factors, but ultimately, the individual either finds their bottom they can live with or seek appropriate intervention and works to overcome their demons.

Then there are the con-people (so much easier to say con men). They have always been there and they always will be.

The USA will never be like Singapore

[Aloha_Shooter]

Eventually friends and family gets worn out or wise to the enabling part of the addiction cycle. Those closest eventually understand that there is nothing they can do to help someone who is on their ride to the bottom.

This. I have one cousin who I no longer even consider family. He is specifically written out of my will; I'd rather have anything left go to the Humane Society than his lazy dope-smoking con-running arse.