Homeless people

LiamC

LiamC

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Just a quick topic to see what other people feel.


I was out tonight, having a great time watching ireland win at the rugby. Outside the pub was a homeless guy with a sign saying


" I am one of the genuine homeless people, i need to raise £11.50 to stay in the hostel, I am sorry to offend anyone, and god bless ".


He was sitting outside, with a little cover, all night.


Was it wrong that i felt really pretty sorry for him? Drug user, Alcoholic, or not, i still think its wrong that people should have to sit outside all day to raise some change. There was a stag do having a laugh outside, a group of mates, and i looked at the homeless guy and thought what a shame, He should be out with his mates too, not sitting there trying to scrounge money.


I don't know what the point of this topic is, but does anyone else feel a little sympathetic towards these people?. Most of the homeless people however, are PROPER scum and look like they would kill to get some money.
 
Yup, it pains me when I see people like that. It's worse if they're obviously young. I doubt many people on here will agree with us though.
 
LiamC said:
Was it wrong that i felt really pretty sorry for him? Drug user, Alcoholic, or not, i still think its wrong that people should have to sit outside all day to raise some change. There was a stag do having a laugh outside, a group of mates, and i looked at the homeless guy and thought what a shame, He should be out with his mates too, not sitting there trying to scrounge money.


I don't know what the point of this topic is, but does anyone else feel a little sympathetic towards these people?. Most of the homeless people however, are PROPER scum and look like they would kill to get some money.
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They're not automatic scum and most of them are bound to be drug users as what else is there to do? They can't put the 2 pence that they do have into a savings bond. Any money that they can get hold of will go towards their meths habits.
 
There used to be a guy in Hanley who sat there outside of the Boots store all wrapped up in his grotty little blanket and with the prerequisite mangy looking dog curled up next to him. He used to sit there all day with his little sign proclaiming how he was grateful for any spare change that you could throw his way.

What the people who took pity on this poor dishevelled guy didn't see was when he'd done he used to get up and stroll up the road, across the dual carriageway, by the Route 66 guitar shop, and into his car where he peeled off the layers of blankets and proceeded to drive off without a care in the World.
 
Sysco said:
They could always join the military...
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realise the military doesnt just take on everyone who wants in yes?

anyway i rarely feel sorry for homeless people some do it out of choice, most are probably genuine but dont spend what little money they do get wisely.

if you cant afford food for yourself dont get a damn dog!
 
My boss stopped one day and gave a homeless person £20. I was gobsmacked! My boss looked at me and asked "Who's position would you rather be in?"

Made me think.
 
arknor said:
realise the military doesnt just take on everyone who wants in yes?

anyway i rarely feel sorry for homeless people some do it out of choice, most are probably genuine but dont spend what little money they do get wisely.

if you cant afford food for yourself dont get a damn dog!
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I don't think its as simple as that. And they appear to treat their dogs well and they need a companion.

I don't think you fully realise how depressing it must be to be homeless and that they're not going to objectively and efficiently save the very little amounts of money that they might have.
 
I knew this guy once who had an ok job, girlfriend + baby, nice enough home etc. They both worked and eventually he became the house husband after temporarily giving up work so he could look after his son as well as the home. Then it all fell apart, she had an affair, they split up, her attitude towards him was dreadful and did all she could to prevent him from seeing his boy. He was then homeless and finally ended up in a hostel. He nearly didn't get out of that trap and it just brings it home to me that it could happen to anyone one of us. You never know what's round the corner.
 
Its not nice to see but from what I have seen their is a lot of help for them to get off the streets and opportunity given to find work.

You either stay on the streets drinking or on drugs feeling sorry for yourself or you can do something about it.
 
There are free hostels and outreach programs to get people off the streets.

I have zero sympathy.

Most of them are junkies, especially the ones who go up and down on the trains talking about needing to raise money for 'a bite to eat'. I'd never heard that euphamism for heroin before.
 
Aye, you can go into Aldi and buy some food to last you a week for under £10, I bet homeless people earn a decent wage from begging.
 
Yamahahahahaha said:
I have zero sympathy.

Most of them are junkies, especially the ones who go up and down on the trains talking about needing to raise money for 'a bite to eat'. I'd never heard that euphamism for heroin before.
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cheets64 said:
Aye, you can go into Aldi and buy some food to last you a week for under £10, I bet homeless people earn a decent wage from begging.
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Both these posts are totally wrong. People like to see homeless people from their own perspective and fail to understand what it must actually be like to be in that position.

I doubt they have such clarity of thought.
 
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