There's a danger in giving to make yourself feel better.
*sigh* - you help because their vulnerable individuals and you are an otherwise functioning individual with spare resources to more than survive.
Such a Tory sounding attitude.
Did you even consider the mental stress of people homeless? Truly homeless I mean and without hope .....have you ever been in that position? Do you think you would handle it perfectly with a clear mind ? Or would you be human and seek comfort or feeling better?.....
Once again ocuk’s attitude to poor people shines through.
Not sure that's fair
I have friends that work hard and struggle to make ends meet but do the best they can and I have a lot of respect for them, while it probably would be patronising to help with bills etc and more than one occasion (different people) I have given them money on condition they use it for a night out or a treat for the family
As per Steve Hughes video is the impression I get of people on here from what they write...... give homeless people cash and food, don’t give it to registered charities who take a 50% cut to pay their ceo 250 grand a year. Homeless people are human as well and never choose to be in that position !
Give money to charities - that will help their directors get a nice pay packet.
some can't help it for mental health reasons but most could get a job it they wanted to.
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I won't rip your apart.Recently on a night out I was walking for a taxi and there was a homeless man in the doorway of the shop next to the kebab house, I nipped in and bought him a burger and chips and then gave him £2 for a hot drink, I did it because I have empathy for my fellow man, admittedly I did feel good about it after but I didn't do it for that, I did it because the bar I'd spent most of my night in charged £5.50 a pint and the burger and chips were only £5 so effectively it meant I had 1 less pint so really in the grand scheme of things I hadn't missed out.
Whilst we were living London I frequently bought a bacon butty and coffee from subway for a guy who I walked past and whilst working in Sheffield I would 'lay' a coffee on for the Big Issue seller so when he had a break he could go and sit in the cafe for 10 minutes and have a warm drink, I didn't do this for personal accolade but because sometimes people are worse off than me and although I'm not rich by any stretch of the imagination I do have a roof over my head and regular meals.
Only yesterday did I nip to our local charity and drop off a load of mens/womens underwear and socks me and the wife had bought from Primark (the lady I spoke said they were absolutely desperate for sanitary products for women so they're next on the shopping list) and on Xmas day we go to a church and volunteer to help give the local homeless and vulnerable a Xmas meal, this is not because I'm a church go'er (I actually hate religion and think personally it's legalised brainwashing) but because I have spare time on Xmas day and some people actually don't really have anybody at all.
This is actually the first time I've sat and listed the things me and the wife do and whilst it's not a huge amount it's a help to people, I don't shout from the rooftops and most of my friends don't know about the stuff we do (they know about Xmas because we collect donations from anyone who wishes to) as I said I don't do it for personal accolade but because we both have empathy (my wife was really upset we couldn't go to help one Xmas because she'd had an operation on her ankle and couldn't walk) and like to help.
Yes I know some of them are on drugs/alcoholics but tbh if I was waking up in the morning on the street I would want something to help the day along, many of the homeless are actually vets who after being 'broken' in conflicts cannot function back in normal life, they have been failed by various governments ever since we started sending people to war, during WWI we executed soldiers for cowardice when they were suffering from shellshock which is now widely accepted as PTSD and is something we as a society should try and force a change through, it's absolutely ridiculous that charity's like Help for Heroes need to exist in the 1st place.
I have a feeling as this is GD that I'm going to get ripped apart for this post but I don't care, I do what I can and will continue to do so and yes I could probably do more but I do a bit and my bit is a hell of a lot more than some people.
I usually don't but sometimes do. It depends if I recognize them, think they're new and struggling or habitual and / or criminal.Do you refuse to give money?
This is what I prefer to do, but it depends on whether I happen to encounter them just as I'm going into a supermarket. In which case I'll say 'I can get you something from there if you like". It helps the genuine ones and it annoys the fakers. So it's a win-win.Do you only give food/drink?
No. But I'm not naive.Do you assume they are on drugs?
Certainly. I mean fake is a vague term though - they're begging so they're beggars. But yes - some are just people from a squat out getting money for drugs, etc.Do you think they could be fake beggars?
So I was wondering, is being kind important than being right?
It's society's problem not mine,
People may end up on the street because of drugs or alcohol, so what, no one is in a position to judge someone based on decisions they have made, which may have led to them becoming homeless, some people may have even lost their jobs, partners, home etc, even a army vet and again the system just lets them rot on the streets, then we have the media who paints a picture for everyone that homeless are just drug addicts, homeless people are scum, you should never help them, but, they are human beings and they need help. But I guess it's tough when the media portrays them in a bad manner, when they make it illegal to help homeless people as "it encourage homelessness" seriously!!?? Sorry for the rant but I hate the system and the society we live in that demonise people and doesn't help them.
I don't have a problem with a homeless person being on drugs. They have a **** life, and I'm sure a brief period of happiness, while they are high, makes all the difference. Imagine how depressed and sad you would be if you were homeless? I'm sure the allure of quick temporary fix in the form of drugs would be very appealing.