[DCBryan1]

You are both right. I am amazed at some of the responses here. Is a dollar really worth a man’s life? Ye Gods, have we sunk so low as Christians that we would shoot a man for a dollar? Buy him a Taco.

WELCOME TO FREE REPUBLIC.

If they are nice, polite, humble, I'll do that. When they come up demanding.....calling names...to HELL with them. Come to Little Rock. I'll give you $100.00. Give out $1.00 at a time for a week. You'll end up robbed, beaten, or raped before you run out of $1.00 donations.

[Mollypitcher1]

Maybe, maybe not. I think it has a lot to do with attitude. I lived in Paris for three years alone. On a couple of occasions I was protected from aggression by persons I had “helped” in the past. Not ALL panhandlers are bums. Some have really fallen on hard times. They need an open ear and a helping hand.

[MeneMeneTekelUpharsin]

If they are nice, polite, humble, I'll do that.

Yeah...it was the way he said, not the words he used. He was VERY aggressive.