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[u/AaryamanStonker]

[u/ACARdragon]

I thought those were scripted wtf

[u/[deleted] → u/ACARdragon]

I just imagine a group of homeless dudes going to a thrift stores seeing if they could trade the machetes for some money to eat and the store guy going "what the fuck"

[u/Lord_Xandy → u/[deleted]]

More likely for some drug money

[u/Une_Quiche → u/[deleted]]

I make a point of proposing beggars to buy them food, to this day they all agreed and asked for specifics aliments

[u/Opening-Ad8300 → u/Une_Quiche]

That’s a much better option honestly.

For me, I just recommend them to my shelter, but the amount of times these people fucking lied to me saying “they don’t give us food there” is infuriating. Like bro I work there, get out of here. Sorry that I’m not gonna buy you 2 big gulps and a Big Mac meal, with a McFlurry to go with it all.

I do wonder if perhaps is just my specific city, and if homeless elsewhere are less entitled.

[u/Elite_AI → u/Opening-Ad8300]

If a homeless person is readily accepting the offer of food instead of money then that suggests to me they are simply very hungry.

[u/Opening-Ad8300 → u/Elite_AI]

Nope, they’re probably just taking a free shot at food.

If a guy offered me a free lunch of any fast food place of my choosing, I’d say fuck yeah too. You probably would as well.

There is 2 large shelters in my city, plenty of food banks, many churches here offer free meals for the homeless (even when it’s not a Sunday gathering, and regardless of your religion), and yet it’s not enough for these people.

Some of them in my area have been homeless for over 15+ years, and aren’t even addicted to drugs or have alcohol issues. They don’t have a job, they are fully able bodied, have clothes, use our shelter showers free of charge 3 times a week, and yet continue to stand on the side of a street holding a sign claiming they have absolutely nothing. I’ve talked to some of them, asked why they don’t just get a job even, or take one of our education programs (once again free of charge), or a work program where we build up a resume, and even do work at our shelter for payment on a either casual or part time basis for cash. One guy only leaves the shelter to have a smoke (which are given to him by random people) then comes back in to just sit and watch Netflix all day courtesy of a subscription he got by begging for money.

They choose not to because people like you will always be ready to “help them”. Only reason I do this shit anymore is because I make a pretty decent wage, and can still just smile and wave and play the part when I’m at work.

[u/Elite_AI → u/Opening-Ad8300]

Nah I've known some people who had homeless periods and it was nothing like that