Comments on: Should I Give Money To Homeless People?

By: lex

lex — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 22:02:37 +0000

well said

By: Dominique

Dominique — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 07:01:53 +0000

In my opinion I personally think you should give money to the homeless. I mean if you think about no matter what the homeless do with the money you give them and what they spend it on, your still helping them to get what they need or what they want. My family and I was homeless not once but three times we never had to panhandle or any of that but we was going through a financial struggle and barely had money to live in a hotel and buy food. I just personally think if their homeless your helping someone in need and you’re doing something others won’t dare to do for whatever reason.

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By: TimB

TimB — Wed, 07 Sep 2011 21:48:28 +0000

I do give money to homeless people, and when I do so, I do so knowing exactly where my money is going. If I had any moral objection to that, I’d frankly feel a bit of a hypocrite. Last time I gave my spare change to a homeless guy, my friend said to me “You shouldn’t give them money you know, they’ll only spend it on drink.”

A valid argument maybe, but we were on a pub crawl at the time. In all honesty, what exactly did my friend think I was going to spend the money on?

By: N/A

N/A — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:26:34 +0000

your a fag, no heart at all. Hope you face the same situation that they are going through, You need a reality check. Its people like you who dont have any respect for the human race and is a greedy a$$hole who is selfish and think that everything is easy when its not, get a life, stop talking smack about homeless people and mind your own business if you have nothing nice to say about homeless people. If anything your the true bum who gets it easy. Go %%ck yourself.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 02:36:50 +0000

bruce mullee
bb21070@gmail.com

if you dislike me for being homeless,i dont care and dont want to hear about it.anyone genuinely curious to learn what ive learned on the streets for the purposes of exposing fraud and helping real needy people,i will be more then happy to help.

i find it funny how everything spins.there are hundreds of these college kids and rich offspring that walk onto the streets and “infiltrate homelessness”.first off,why not just walk up and ask a homeless person?a real homeless person is going to give you answers.you can spot them from the junkies and the con artists,its simple really.junkies and cons are after one thing,your cash,so they are going to make up stories to get it,and the story will just grow and grow until you walk away in hopes that time will equal more money.

i would say 80% of beggars are addicted to narcotics or alcohol,but leave the real figures to people paid to figure them.but they area scam,and to punish real needy people for it,is it worth it to you?.should i kick my housecat because i see a lion on tv eat a cute little gazelle?not very christian.

you know there are good honest homeless people out there,i know,as i am one of them.i do not drink,i do not do drugs,and i do not talk to invisible friends or hack up strangers because i suffer from some mental handicap.i am simply homeless due to circomstance.

yes,there is food out there for the asking.but honestly,
wouldnt you rather go order your food at mcdonalds then stand in line with all the crazy and addicted people stinking up the isle and contemplating how to steal your stuff.well,maybe thats just me,but i dont use food lines or homeless shelters because they are desease ridden,and quite frankly for the real homeless people like me dangerous.plus i have a dog which prevents any real hands on services,but thats ok.
i am a traveler.i hitchike around and only make stops to put money in my pocket.i use the cardboard sign method known as “signing”.i use the money for food and the occasional motel room for a shower and night off when my sweat pores scream for mercy.
am i lazy,you try to be homeless for a few days and accomplish just the basic things you would in a normal day at your house on the street and with no resources and then ask.i would gladly work,but i have a discinigrating left kneecap and most employers take one look at it and pass me by for the mexican with the hangover.my wallet was stolen last february which keeps me from any real job i could get.
but im sure im just another no good lazy turd from across the street,and thats ok.i wonder how our pioneers,your ancesters,wouldve done in america without begging for assistance.lol.
god bless,lighten up guys.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 04:08:18 +0000

I ran into a homeless guy today while renting a movie at the Redbox at a local gas station. First time its ever happened to me actually. He was obviously drunk and ranting and raving about how his friend who is gay died in a car accident, he must of realized I was gay so he said something that made me feel bad for him. Loser!!! Anyway gave him three bucks just so he would leave me alone than I look and he ran across the street to the local bar. I went home and my mom told me never to do it again and I learned my lesson, do NOT give homeless people money unless you know for certain where that money is going.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 01:40:03 +0000

I started college a few weeks ago, and the town it’s located in has many homeless people/panhandlers on the streets. The town I grew up in had no homeless people, so I guess I wasn’t desensitized yet, so at first I gave money to most of the ones I passed – up to maybe a hundred dollars altogether. Then I started reading some posts online about how we shouldn’t give them money, and I started wondering.

A couple days ago, as I was leaving a grocery store I saw a homeless man. I hesitated but couldn’t just walk away so I reached for my wallet but couldn’t find it, and I realized I must have left it in the store. I rushed back inside and – believe it or not – there was already somebody looking through it and taking out my cash and credit card. I yelled out, and he made some lame excuse and gave it to me. If I hadn’t decided to give the homeless man some money, I wouldn’t have noticed that I’d lost my wallet until it was too late. I’m not a very religious person, but I like to think it was a sign from some sort of higher being that giving to the homeless is a good thing.

Feel free to disagree, but I better start carrying smaller bills!

By: rachel

rachel — Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:34:47 +0000

Hey Nev! I just finished reading the entire reportings of your experiment! I work in downtown l.a. on skid row and am very passionate about the issue of homelessness.
First I’d like to say; congratulations, I very impressed by your desire to execute this experiment — it took guts and intelligence and your finds and thoughts are fascinating.
Second; I appreciate your understanding of chronic homelessness vs short-term homelessness — there is a huge difference, which is very infrequently recognized.
Third; Can you pleeeease refrain from calling homeless people “bums?” It’s painful to read, as I feel that is only adds to the mindset of seeing homeless people as products of sorts, as opposed to humans.
Fourth; I do agree that alcohol is a huge issue within the homeless population and although many of your observations seem accurate, I don’t feel that the cycle of addiction and the desire to escape past pain was addressed, which is HUGE.
Fifth; MENTAL ILLNESS! I wish this would have been addressed, as so often it is the MAIN factor in chronic homelessness.
Sixth; Sorry, I have written far too much, but as I stated, I am VERY passionate about this subject!
Lastly; In an attempt to show people just how amusing and endearing homeless people can be, I started a blog of my own — check it out if you wish! http://hitonbythehomeless.wordpress.com

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:53:46 +0000

Oh and as far as employment goes, how the hell is anyone going to be hired with no recent previous employment and no address among other issues.Theyre not.Especially if they dont have proper documentation and ID.Employers discriminate heavily against people who havent worked recently and this has been the subject of journalism quite recently among other scrutiny employers put people through.Most homeless will have their applications binned very quickly with no chance given even if they have proper documentation and ID which many do not.

If they dont have any transport their choices are very limited for job opportunities ( which most have no transportation) which reduces their chances for employment even further.

The deck is stacked against the homeless and laws are unethically and immorally applied indirectly to make being homeless a crime.Afterall we dont want people to see how much society or a particular city has failed nor do we want non-taxable citizens in our cities.How dare they not pay their tribute to the government so that we may use the money for abortions and wars.

Shelters are also designed to keep homeless off the streets so the hours require individuals to be in by a certain time which may range from 7 to 10 pm and often require its residents to vacate during the day.This also drastically reduces what employment one may gain.No night shifts and limited hours for 2nd shifters.That is again if you can even get into a shelter.

People seem to view the homeless as a scourge or plague but the real problems in society emanate in much greater numbers among the homed and the well to do.