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I-Hate-Hulse · 09-07-2004, 10:49 PM

I'm glad you bought the guy food rather than give him money, very altruistic of you. Studies that giving the homeless money is a bad thing to do, often feeding substance abuse habits.

Personally I live right in the downtown core, quite close to 2 homeless shelters. I've developed a sort of callous to them in a way as most people do when you live downtown - it's not a derogatory view of them but by the same token I tend to ignore their pleas for cash. Sorry, to me no change is spare. Do you think I like working for a living?

Nothing irks me more than when I hear people say that we should be more accomodating to the homeless - and this person lives in a suburb far away from it all. NIMBY at it's finest. You try living at ground zero and waking up to a lobby vestibule of 6 drunks hopped up on Listerine, and who have used a corner as a toilet. I knowingly accept all these things as a trade off to be able to walk to work in 10 minutes.

I'd much rather put my money into assistance programs to get people off the street and to be a "productive member of society".

I probably would have politely declined before he even finished his plea, and not bought him a sandwich.

09-07-2004, 10:49 PM	#4
I-Hate-Hulse Franchise Player Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Sector 7-G Exp:	I'm glad you bought the guy food rather than give him money, very altruistic of you. Studies that giving the homeless money is a bad thing to do, often feeding substance abuse habits. Personally I live right in the downtown core, quite close to 2 homeless shelters. I've developed a sort of callous to them in a way as most people do when you live downtown - it's not a derogatory view of them but by the same token I tend to ignore their pleas for cash. Sorry, to me no change is spare. Do you think I like working for a living? Nothing irks me more than when I hear people say that we should be more accomodating to the homeless - and this person lives in a suburb far away from it all. NIMBY at it's finest. You try living at ground zero and waking up to a lobby vestibule of 6 drunks hopped up on Listerine, and who have used a corner as a toilet. I knowingly accept all these things as a trade off to be able to walk to work in 10 minutes. I'd much rather put my money into assistance programs to get people off the street and to be a "productive member of society". I probably would have politely declined before he even finished his plea, and not bought him a sandwich.