I see the same bum day after day after day holding his cardboard sign lamenting his lot in life and that all he needs is a few dollars to get back on his feet. I had one bum approach me with a broken fan belt he found saying he just needs a few bucks to get a replacement and when I offered to buy him one and just needed the make and model he cursed me out. I once bought a bag of groceries for a bum who said he was hungry and when he saw me go away he threw the whole bag in the garbage. When I go hiking O see what the bums have done to the camp sites in the forest where they abandoned old RVs and mountains of trash mixed in with stolen shopping carts. My sympathy meter was pegged a long time ago when it comes to street bums.
I had a guy approach me at a gas station once.
He asked for $5 to put gas in his car.
I said I will fill up your car IF you tell the clerk what pump you are on.
He followed me in to the store. I paid for my gas and his.
He thanked me profusely.
I was weary at first too. I figured he wanted the money for drugs/alcohol. Maybe he drove to the liquor store after that.