Couple raises over $400k for homeless man

[OctopusHighball]

New Jersey couple and homeless man whose feel-good story went viral charged with GoFundMe scam

They more or less had a good thing going, giving half to crazy homeless guy, then keeping half for themselves. But crazy guy is like "why settle for just half?" and makes a play for the remainder, engaging the services of an attorney to make it happen. Too late, it's basically gone by that point thanks to casinos and BMW dealerships and Coach bags. But now, lawyers are involved and they all three go down. There will be court cases and lawyers fees and tears.

My takeaways;
1) Karma is a bitch
2) Don't break the law
3) If you are planning on breaking the law, don't conspire with crazy people
4) The only winners in this story are the lawyers

And this story simply affirms my own personal rule when it comes to street beggars... Don't give money to feed other people's addictions when I can barely afford my own!

[kidicarus13]

Don't give money to feed other people's addictions when I can barely afford my own!

Word

[ChickNorris]

Ive offered to purchase an item at the local store that meets with the request of a solicitor. The few times a person quickly agreed, I made good. Vitriol words for any response other than yes please or thank you.

Though, I've dropped a $20 on the ground in a parking lot a few times just to watch who finds it & what happens after...