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jpotts Offline
#1 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:43 AM EST
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Ok, an interesting dilemma.

So, I'm going to Costco, which is in a shopping complex. In this shopping complex there is a 4-way stop. While sitting at that 4-way stop, there is a man standing on the corner with a sign looking for a handout. Sitting behind him were a woman and two kids. I browsed the sign, noticed it said the he had a family, and so I assumes that the two kids and the woman behind him were his wife and children.

Likewise, the wife pulled out her breast and started feeding her one child (an infant) on the corner.

They did not appear to be natural-born citizens of the US. My thoughts were that they were foreign nationals. This is based strictly on their dress.

A pickup came along next to them, and after some conversation, money was handed to the guy with the sign. So it appears that the guy was accepting money.

So the question is: what would you do?

Do you offer them money?

Do you ignore them?

Do you offer them help to find work?

What would you do?
ZRX1200 Offline
#2 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:54 AM EST
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Ask for the other tit.
kombat96 Offline
#3 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:57 AM EST
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Inform costco and have them removed.in the mean time xall the local green card investigator.
ZRX1200 Offline
#4 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:59 AM EST
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LA MIGRA!!!!
TIGERCDW Offline
#5 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:59 AM EST
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ZRX1200 wrote:
Ask for the other tit.


LMFAO!!!

TIGER
bloody spaniard Offline
#6 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:15 AM EST
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LOL- It sounds a bit contrived & possibly rehearsed in order to evoke sympathy but I would have probably still given them a dollar or two.
I believe good acts are rewarded.


Having said that, I don't like to see folks pile out of vans w/signs ready to panhandle in an almost confrontational style at stoplights. I don't succumb to that.
I remember giving a Perla Negra (Black Pearl) to an overcaffeinated young mendicant who gave me a puzzled look when I suggested he not smoke it while soliciting.
jpotts Offline
#7 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:20 AM EST
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bloody spaniard wrote:
LOL- It sounds a bit contrived & possibly rehearsed in order to evoke sympathy but I would have probably still given them a dollar or two.
I believe good acts are rewarded.


Having said that, I don't like to see folks pile out of vans w/signs ready to panhandle in an almost confrontational style at stoplights. I don't succumb to that.
I remember giving a Perla Negra (Black Pearl) to an overcaffeinated young mendicant who gave me a puzzled look when I suggested he not smoke it while soliciting.



LOL!

I would have paid to see that...
plinytheelder Offline
#8 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:27 AM EST
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jpotts wrote:
Do you ignore them?


There's your answer.

Of course, Jamie's is better
tailgater Offline
#9 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:46 AM EST
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What would I do?
I'd find a Costco in a better neighborhood.
8trackdisco Offline
#10 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:54 AM EST
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What would you do?
Two chicks at the same time.
8trackdisco Offline
#11 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 11:56 AM EST
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jpotts wrote:
Ok, an interesting dilemma.

So, I'm going to Costco, which is in a shopping complex. In this shopping complex there is a 4-way stop. While sitting at that 4-way stop, there is a man standing on the corner with a sign looking for a handout. Sitting behind him were a woman and two kids. I browsed the sign, noticed it said the he had a family, and so I assumes that the two kids and the woman behind him were his wife and children.

Likewise, the wife pulled out her breast and started feeding her one child (an infant) on the corner.

They did not appear to be natural-born citizens of the US. My thoughts were that they were foreign nationals. This is based strictly on their dress.

A pickup came along next to them, and after some conversation, money was handed to the guy with the sign. So it appears that the guy was accepting money.

So the question is: what would you do?

Do you offer them money?

Do you ignore them?

Do you offer them help to find work?

What would you do?


I'd ask Mom for a shot of warm milk.
HockeyDad Offline
#12 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 3:14 PM EST
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Posts: 46,192
jpotts wrote:
What would you do?



I would tell them the same thing I tell Brewha.....get a job and pick yourself up by your bootstraps and maybe one day you can participate in the Federal Reserve-induced stock market rally/bubble.
jackconrad Offline
#13 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 3:32 PM EST
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Did she leave with the Guy after he gave money ??

If yeas then give money

If No spin out and give the finger while screaming Flirt !
youngra Offline
#14 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 3:41 PM EST
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This is generally a tough call, myself, I go with my gut and let that be my gauge. When you see a panhandler gaming on his iPhone while holding the sign, well, probably not, on the other hand if it looks like a brother or sister in true need, I don't mind giving a few bucks. I remember giving what appeared to be a not so well off vet $10 and a pack of smokes - his eyes lit up like a kid on Christmas morning. To each his own.........
victor809 Offline
#15 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 4:17 PM EST
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I step over a half a dozen homeless people in the two blocks I have to walk to my car every morning. They smell, are inarticulate, probably carry some disease or another and are generally in my way. A couple seem to have dogs. I feel bad for the dogs. That's about it.

Some day when I have time I'll tell you all about the first night I parked a car on the street here. Useless homeless crack-heads here couldn't even manage to successfully break into it, just managed to damage it. Now I have to pay more a month to park it than some people pay in rent.
sd72 Offline
#16 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 4:53 PM EST
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After checking out, 200-500. And gassing up, 100. I feel like I should join the guy.
ZRX1200 Offline
#17 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 5:49 PM EST
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Victor I like to suggest dog recipes to them.
victor809 Offline
#18 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 6:15 PM EST
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A lot of the crackheads on the street here can't even speak properly. It's like they lost all ability to use a consonant. If I'm bored one day I'm thinking of waving a 20$ bill in front of them and tell them they can have it if they can properly pronounce "Eleven benevolent elephants". I guarantee they'll fail.
sd72 Offline
#19 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 6:18 PM EST
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Meth affects speech. Not crack, unless they're just talking fast.
HockeyDad Offline
#20 Posted: Thu, Sep 19 2013, 10:38 PM EST
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victor809 wrote:
A lot of the crackheads on the street here can't even speak properly. It's like they lost all ability to use a consonant. If I'm bored one day I'm thinking of waving a 20$ bill in front of them and tell them they can have it if they can properly pronounce "Eleven benevolent elephants". I guarantee they'll fail.


...But then they'll stab you.
cacman Offline
#21 Posted: Fri, Sep 20 2013, 1:50 AM EST
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Think a lot has to do with the demographics you live within. When I lived in the city, this type of panhandling was overwhelming. To the point of abuse where people where making a living and earning more than working a minimum wage job. But after to moving to a small rural town where everyone knows something about almost everyone in town, aside from a few transients it's not common and viewed much differently.
JGKAMIN Offline
#22 Posted: Fri, Sep 20 2013, 4:26 AM EST
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Nothing like seeing panhandlers with nice gear, be it an iPhone, nice running shoes, jacket etc and know they're just scamming. Better yet is the one with all the ink and piercings and cigarettes that they somehow find money for but are somehow hungry. Way too many scammers out there ruining it for those really in need. There are many people down on their luck, but there are shelters and kitchens to get you back on your feet. Churches will always be there for those truly down on their luck. Those looking to actually do something for a buck and not a freebie can find places to put some work in for the day. After a few experiences I've had with them, I will never again give cash to a panhandler again. If I saw someone claiming they were hungry and I was near a food joint I used to buy them something to eat, but even that I won't do anymore. I pay enough in taxes, my salary has been frozen for years and as a result I need to do far more with it, giving it away to a total stranger and/or feeling sorry for fast food workers that don't earn more is not my concern.
DrMaddVibe Offline
#23 Posted: Fri, Sep 20 2013, 7:03 AM EST
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That's bold when the Mayor of Detroit carries a sign.

Bold I tells ya!Frying pan
DrafterX Offline
#24 Posted: Fri, Sep 20 2013, 8:18 AM EST
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victor809 wrote:
I step over a half a dozen homeless people in the two blocks I have to walk to my car every morning. They smell, are inarticulate, probably carry some disease or another and are generally in my way. A couple seem to have dogs. I feel bad for the dogs. That's about it.

Some day when I have time I'll tell you all about the first night I parked a car on the street here. Useless homeless crack-heads here couldn't even manage to successfully break into it, just managed to damage it. Now I have to pay more a month to park it than some people pay in rent.



Have you seen CROS..?? Huh
bloody spaniard Offline
#25 Posted: Fri, Sep 20 2013, 10:41 AM EST
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So, what did you do, brother jpotts?
Palama Offline
#26 Posted: Sun, Dec 25 2022, 4:16 AM EST
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I used to keep granola bars in my car and gave them to panhandlers. If they held a sign that said they were hungry, I’d give them two.
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