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Thanatos

Thanatos said:

I interact with homeless people on pretty much a daily basis. I get sick and tired of being asked for money. When I first started working in downtown Indianapolis, I'd give the random homeless person money 70% of the time. Now, there's no way I'm shelling out my hard-earned money so he/she can get his/her fix for the day. I'm sorry, but those are my beliefs.

I went to the CVS across the street today and there was this homeless old black dude with hair that hadn't been cut/shaved in years and he was asking for money for gloves as his were old and battered. Now, I gave him money because he had the gloves in his posession and you could tell he needed new gloves. I obliged because it was cold outside. Sometimes you can obviously tell they're just going to spend it on drugs and/or booze, but this guy was different. But, most times I just try and ignore them.

I actually had this homeless dude talk shit to me the other day because I passed him without putting money in his cup. Fuck that.

There's no need to apologize for your beliefs. I'm not saying people who don't help homeless people are bad or anything.

I've also had homeless people talk shit to me or Nikki when we don't give them money. For instance, we were downtown a few months ago and this old guy asked us for some money, and Nikki said "sorry" to him and as we were walking off he called her a bitch.

As frustrating as that is, I do have to think that if I were in a similar situation it's very possible that I might be an asshole too. Like I said, homeless people are treated like they are less-than-human, most of the time. They get dirty looks, people act like they are just trash on their street and want them gone. They're like vermin, to most people. And these are the same people that the homeless people have to ask for money simply to survive.

I'm not saying it's right for them to be assholes, but you have to at least understand why they are being so. A lot of times, for instance, they might be looking for money for drugs. Well, I'm sure you've been around someone before when they don't get drugs that they are addicted to. People are real assholes in those situations.