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Originally Posted by fredr123
Used needles in the guys pockets. My brother-in-law and I were lucky. Not every homeless guy is a druggy and lots of people are in need of a helping hand now and again. But it's things like this that make a guy think twice about trying to be a nice guy.
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I have to admit- when I first read this thread last night, a thought similar to this crossed my mind. As much as it is sad to see that somebody wouldn't help, I can't say I really fault the person.
Fred's story also makes me think. One time on my way to a Flames game I saw a homeless guy fall out of his wheelchair. (might have even been the same guy- Native, about 40, both legs amputated just above the knee?) I went to help him up, and my my buddy was quite reluctant. We got him back into his chair, but part of the problem was he was so hammered he couldn't help us help him.
Afterwards I thought of the dangers (needles, Aids, etc) and I'm not sure next time I would be so quick to jump in and help. In the OP's example where he was in the middle of the street, probably. But I can't say I really fault the guys who didn't want to.