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rk911
Jan 23, 2017Explorer
djgarcia wrote:horton333 wrote:
Is a panhandler dangerous, or just broke?
If this is the worst that has happened Walmart camping then it seems pretty safe to me.
Just curious, how would you determine the difference????
the vast majority of homeless are that way due to either mental illness or alcoholism/substance abuse, sometimes both. at night in a lonely parking lot I'm going to assume the worst and not engage. in daylight it may be a different story.
I've been approached on three different occasions by folks claiming one thing or another and seeking money to remedy the situation...twice for gas money to get home to a funeral and once by a man with a little girl seeking money for a meal. in all cases I offered to either fill their vehicle with gas or take them into a local restaurant to buy them a meal. in all cases they refused and asked for the money instead...which I refused to give. I reported each case to management or the police.
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