I’m kind of on the fence about this because on the one hand I can be totally sympathetic to someone being in a desperate situation and I can’t possibly understand what it’s like not to have food but at the same time I am often nervous about doing this because A) when I give them the money they could easily pull a knife out on me or B) they could just go and spend the money on drugs which means by giving them money I am harming them.
No. I give to animal charities instead. A human can do sonneting to help themself. A domesticated animal cannot. (I also give to a few wildlife rescue/rehab charities.)
shareRespect that. I do too. I support wild animal sanctuaries that protect endangered animals from poachers and habitat destruction.
For people, I do give when I have paper money to spare, but I rarely carry cash anymore. Instead, I donate to local food pantries and work centers. I volunteer to help out when I can too.
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shareyep. i've been homeless. I usually keep spare bux in my pocket. I don't ever pull out my wallet in front of anybody.
shareWith bloodshot77 and the panhandlers it worked well. ☻
The question and thread. ☻☻
When I was in SF, I saw a guy give this woman change, and I remember turning around and giving her change. She said, "I might be able to get a cup of coffee with this" and then I asked if she wanted to have a cup of coffee. We did, walked, talked, and then to a Chinese restaurant before she parted ways.
shareGotcha well that’s good you did that. My only concern about taking someone to give them lunch is I don’t know whether or not they are willing to mug me or something. I usually walk away when someone asks me for money or food because I’m concerned for my safety but at the same time I always feel horrible about myself afterwards
shareIf you have a bad feeling, go with your instincts. I figure if someone wanted to stab me, they could do it behind my back.
shareNo, mostly because I don't carry cash on me these days and homeless people don't have a card machine.
shareNo because you don't know if they are really homeless.
shareNot much anymore. If they want food and I'm going into a grocery store, I might offer to buy them a bag of potato chips or something. But no to money, change isn't spare.
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