Walmart and safety personal experience
On most forums EVERYONE says they never had a problem staying at walmart I am looking for comments from those who have had a problem and how they dealt with itl I wonder about those folks have HAV...
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rk911 wrote:
I hear what you're saying but my 35-years in public safety communications tells me that many of the homeless are drug and alcohol abusers and any $ given to them will either go down the throat, up the nose or in the arm. so we prefer to give to good charities who know best how to help. we will not help people further destroy their lives.
I have no doubt that the two folks asking for gas money but refused my offer to fill their tanks were scamming. the man and little girl who refused my offer to buy them a meal were outside of a McDonalds. given his response to my offer I figured him for a scammer also. maybe I'm overly suspicious but there it is.
I don't doubt you. I have come across many a scammer (the guy who walks the street with the sign about his wallet being stolen and he needs help to get new ID - he's been on the same corner for about 4 years now; or the couple who DROVE around the parking lot asking people for gas money so they could get home), but I have found that the times I have given it has been worthwhile. If that person ended up putting it in their vein or up their nose, then that's their decision. If I feel strong enough to give them something, then I am going to include my trust in that gift. If I think they're scamming me, then I walk away.
