Do You Ever Give Money To Panhandlers

[critter crazy]

NO! I sed to all the time but while sitting in my car waiting for hubby to come back, i sat and watched a man pan handle, then go into an alley , come back out 10 min. later in a nice suit and jump into a SUV! I have been turned off by them since! I contribute to shelters and such, and will continue that, but no more money to people on the street!

[jazzcat]

Nope. When hubby worked in downtown Nashville he and a coworker decided to be nice and buy a panhandler a hamburger and coke one day and the guy got mad and threw it in the trash. He just wanted money.

What really makes me mad is to see people with signs standing at the off ramp from the interstate near my house who have their dogs with them in 90+ degree heat in the horrible sun. There is no shade and I never see anything for water for the dogs. If they want to cook themselves fine but give the dog a break! On top of that a local tv station decided to watch one of these off ramp panhandlers and after standing out in the sun collecting money all day from people stuck at the red light she walks over to a nearby gas station, gets in her car and drives home to a nice neighborhood. GGRRRR!