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re: My altercation with a crackhead today
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:35 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
Posted on 7/27/14 at 10:35 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
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What would you have done?
kept driving and ignored her
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Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:42 am to Roger Klarvin
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I don't give homeless people money, but I will offer to buy them food if its outside a food joint/grocery store/gas station. More often than not they just walk off and start asking other people, but some are grateful and take me up on it.
I've worked in downtown Montgomery, AL for 28 years and I get hit up roughly once a week with the "I'm hungry" scam. I tell every one of them I'm not giving you money but I'll buy you a meal at the Burger King (only a block from my building).
Exactly ONE has taken me up on the offer. The rest have just said no thanks or cursed me.
OP has nothing to feel bad about. Chances are roughly 1 in 1000 that this was anything other than an effort to get booze or drug money.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 7:43 am
Posted on 7/28/14 at 7:47 am to JustGetItRight
I dont even feel bad not giving money for "gas". That shite is such a scam. If was asked once in a blue moon then maybe I'm buying it.........but so many people magically "ran out of gas" at the downtown Shell Station? bullshite. Motherfricker probably doesn't even have a car.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:20 am to Chazzy McRamzee
I would have cussed her out. frick people expecting me to give them my money. Happens all time to me now and I always laugh and say no.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:32 am to Chazzy McRamzee
The fact that she cursed you when you told her you didn't have any money pretty much let's you know she probably was lying about running out of gas. Don't feel bad, she was probably looking for crack/alcohol money-like most of the panhandlers you are approached by.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:38 am to Patton
I would have told her yes I have plenty of money that I could give you, but then id told her to frick off she isn't getting shite.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 9:51 am to heartbreakTiger
Not too many people in Columbia do the panhandling thing, although more than in previous years, but I was in KC a couple of weeks ago and a lady asked me for some cash for gas money (said her car was almost out of gas and her gauge was broken so she didn't know how much she had left).....at a casino. She got a no from me. That's probably the worst place you could ask someone for cash I would think (and she obviously was a customer and not someone who came in off the street who was homeless).
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:31 am to UMTigerRebel
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I usually assume it's a scam, so don't feel bad.
This. If you offered to put some gas into a container and drive it down to her car, she would have walked away cussing ya.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:34 am to wmr
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I almost never give money to panhandlers. I used to, until I lived in a large downtown area for nearly two years. After that, I realized that services were nearby and that giving out $ didn't solve anything. Its more about feeling good in the moment, and tourists got suckered non-stop.
I stopped giving $$$ once I was old enough to realize that it was all going to booze and drugs. If I had the time and in the mood and felt they were legitimately in need, I developed the habit of running through the drive through and bringing back a couple burgers or whatever.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:52 am to reedus23
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This. If you offered to put some gas into a container and drive it down to her car, she would have walked away cussing ya.
This. I always tell them that I am willing to buy them some food, and give them the actual food or that I would give them gas in a container for their car ask them what type of car they have where its locatedand excetera. I have never had anyone take me up on the gas offer but the food offer occasionally sure. And I will end up buying them some meal from the gas station or McDonalds or whatever I'm next to.
most of the time I get the oh no I'm not hungry right now its for later just give me the cash BS excuse and I say no thanks
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 10:54 am
Posted on 7/28/14 at 10:55 am to Chazzy McRamzee
If I have a little change or a few bucks on me, I usually always give people asking for some a little. My dad always did and I asked why when they were most likely lying about the reason they needed the money. He told me he wouldn't miss the money, and in the case they were being honest about their need, maybe that little bit helped them. I've always taken that philosophy.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 11:25 am to UMTigerRebel
in almost 100 percent of the cases, they want the money for drugs. Never give them money.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 12:27 pm to Pavoloco83
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n almost 100 percent of the cases, they want the money for drugs. Never give them money.
I used to think that until I started working Downtown. I've see enough people eating out of trash cans to know that a lot of them really are just hungry. Granted, there are a ton of people that are just looking for money to buy booze and drugs, but there are quite a few desperate people just looking for a meal.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 1:40 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
Prolly would've done the same thing.
Although I was feeling good Friday and stopped at a store and there was a homeless person there and the guy was just minding his own business in the shade sitting on his bag of clothes and I actually went up to him and it was about 95 degrees and asked him could I buy him a beer and gave the guy $4.
The same day I was in the hood working and repairing this lady's phone service and it was her 8 year old little girls birthday and she had money pinned to her shirt with a safety pin so I gave her a couple of dollars as well.
Needless to say I'm "money'ed" out for donations for a bit as I usually don't give out money but something told me to do it that day so I did.
Although I was feeling good Friday and stopped at a store and there was a homeless person there and the guy was just minding his own business in the shade sitting on his bag of clothes and I actually went up to him and it was about 95 degrees and asked him could I buy him a beer and gave the guy $4.
The same day I was in the hood working and repairing this lady's phone service and it was her 8 year old little girls birthday and she had money pinned to her shirt with a safety pin so I gave her a couple of dollars as well.
Needless to say I'm "money'ed" out for donations for a bit as I usually don't give out money but something told me to do it that day so I did.
This post was edited on 7/28/14 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 7/28/14 at 1:49 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
Offering to fill a gas can and take it to her car sounds like a good way to get robbed.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 2:30 pm to nes2010
quote:Agree.
Offering to fill a gas can and take it to her car sounds like a good way to get robbed.
Right after I left the gas station where I gave the homeless guy money. I pulled across the street to another gas station to use their free wifi for my laptop and a crackhead prostitute was going around asking people for money and as soon as she got to the my truck I pulled off...
Posted on 7/28/14 at 3:57 pm to Chazzy McRamzee
I always say "No... Have a blessed day." Even the most heinous addicts don't cuss you as long as you say that last part.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 5:53 pm to reggierayreb
I give to the ones in NOLA with the signs saying I need a beer...Honesty pays...
Posted on 7/28/14 at 6:26 pm to Roger Klarvin
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I don't give homeless people money, but I will offer to buy them food if its outside a food joint/grocery store/gas station. More often than not they just walk off and start asking other people, but some are grateful and take me up on it.
This. I did a homeless study while in college. Do not give them cash.
I used to carry around pull tab cans of soup and tell them that if they were really hungry that the soup would get them by another meal.
NEVER GIVE CASH. Most aren't buying food or gas as you probably well know.
Posted on 7/28/14 at 8:21 pm to roadGator
As already stated, offer to buy the gas. Never once been taken up on the offer.
Offering to buy food, however, in my experience, is usually accepted, problem with that is that they use that as leverage to get more out of you.
The bus ticket scam is the worst for me. I am afraid theyll take me up on the offer and i have to go to the bus station. frick that shite.
Jeffrey Dahmer had easy pickins.
Offering to buy food, however, in my experience, is usually accepted, problem with that is that they use that as leverage to get more out of you.
The bus ticket scam is the worst for me. I am afraid theyll take me up on the offer and i have to go to the bus station. frick that shite.
Jeffrey Dahmer had easy pickins.
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