Posted on 12/10/2020 10:41:03 AM PST by Signalman
transients are usually transients for a reason- because they are mentally ill- it is not charity to allow them to stay on your property- you aint helping them mentally- they need psychiatric care-
Yes, I just never hand out cash to those asking. Although I do when I see a real need. But there is always someone to ask about the persons.
I was at a thrift shop just poking around and a guy was looking at games etc. Christmas just a couple days off. I knew he was doing this for kids so handed him X-dollars to buy new gifts. Strolling along I saw a couple who he said “there she is”.....His wife, in tears explained that he had just been released from having open heart surgery, They had four kids and things had been very rough since he was ill as her job barely got them by. They didn’t know how they were going to do Christmas so resorted to shopping thrift stores to make their few dollars stretch.
There are times and places when we just do because we know it.
Several years ago, a former co-irker in Charlotte gave a few bucks to a bum.
A little while later, said bum passed him in a BMW.
Another example witnessed by one of the most straight arrow honest people I’ve ever met was as follows.
He passed a guy on an interstate with a sign begging. The honest person got off at the exit and stopped for fuel or a burger. Anyway he saw the beggar go out of sight and a few minutes later, he drove on to the interstate in a nice Caddy.
I’m seeing so many wanting a handout it isn’t funny. Some strike me as otherwise normal, cleancut, fit types.
At times I’ve been down and out if not penniless but I never groveled on the street.
That was my first thought. I’ve seen this scenario several times. Some asks a friend if they can stay with them for a couple of weeks till they get back on their feet. 5 months later the home owner gets fed up and tells the person he’s going to have to leave. It always ends up with bad blood between the two.
He didn’t like that judicial mistrangement order.... that blue thing he got from him.
How about:
Do NOT FEED the feral cats-—you will only get more feral cats.
Some folks have a warped sense of humor. They like to invent trouble or conflict, just to rock the boat.
Such a person may have asked the ‘homeless’ guy:
“So, you say your wife is pregnant. What makes you think you’re the father?”
My favorite gas station scam is when the person hitting me up for gas money at the pumps is driving a newer and more expensive car than mine. That has happened to me more than once.
As any educated person would realize, it is beyond time for comprehensive hammer control.
Well being a woman I don’t invite trouble on a side street even if it’s day light...but your’re right some guys would do that!
“Give us information, no, we can’t describe the attacker.” Meaning, it is a crazy man of color.
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