[iamvladd]

Keep moving.

[BadKidBrodie]

I give them nothing. In Australia, it is practically impossible to be homeless unless it's a conscious choice. We have government strategies that pay people an allowance fortnightly so they can buy food, clothes, etc. Plus, housing is sometimes free for people that are homeless.

[Dom]

Keep moving, because I know, if I give them money, they will buy alcohol, or cigarettes.

[CBXC]

Although this is kind of a generalization, it's a bad idea to give homeless people money. Though you think you might be helping them buy their next meal, in actuality, you might be helping them buy alcohol and drugs. I think it's better to give them material goods, like food or clothing, than just straight-up money.
It's also more beneficial to help them through charitable organizations and places like soup kitchens, where you know you're actually providing them with food or comfort, rather than crack or heroine

[Elliot]

strut past like i didnt see a bitch

[UFO]

I gave this guy some coins once who I thought was homeless...he wasn't homeless

[Signs]

I'm kind of apathetic. Like here you have so many privaleges and ****. Like welfare/benefits, whatever you call it. After watching some documentary in school about the poorest people in India, who do the dirtiest of work. Like for example drying out cow intestines, in damp, maggot infested work conditions. After all that ****, they dont even get a pound a day. But here, you get £55 a week, sitting round doing nothing. As far as i am aware, all homeless people recieve some sort of money, unless its due to some fault of thier own. I guess it also depends on the person. So if you are getting money sitting round doing nothing, why should i give you mine? Money that i actually worked hard for

[Kristina.]

I try to give them money whenever I have some. One time I bought a pizza for a guy, and I've never seen anyone be more grateful.

[.:Allen:.]

There's a homeless woman in Chicago and she actually paints pictures. I bought one for $15. Other than that I usually ignore them.

[Haunted.]

I feel bad for them. I do give them money or food whenever I can.

[Kade]

Some of you are truly disgusting

I don't come across the homeless very often because i never venture into the bad parts of town but when i do see them, i always try and help. Either with money or food + drink or both! Depends how desperate they are.

I've also bought a blanket for someone before. I couldn't walk past them shivering, that's just plain cruel. I was freezing and I was completely covered.

Originally posted by BadKidBrodie

I give them nothing. In Australia, it is practically impossible to be homeless unless it's a conscious choice. We have government strategies that pay people an allowance fortnightly so they can buy food, clothes, etc. Plus, housing is sometimes free for people that are homeless.

What kind of lies? there are plenty of legit homeless people in Australia

[Maneater]

If I'm in a car the doors are locked and the windows are closed.

If I see them on the street I walk to the other side and don't look.

[aayAlex]

Ever since I saw that movie were this homeless guy was asking this lady for money(which she declined) he than stabbed here with an infected needle, so now I pay them dust.

I used to give money to this hobo every time I saw him and one time I was at the bank and I saw him depositing money.

[Deuces]

I ignore them.

[BrittRihanna134]

Depends on the day. Sometimes I give them money sometimes not.

[PhreshDiamond]

I give them copies of lotus and bionic to keep them warm at night.

[Alejandrо]

Actually I live in a town where there are a lot of poor people but barely any homeless. It's rare here. Anyway I just

[Chill Bill]

Originally posted by PhreshDiamond

I give them copies of lotus and bionic to keep them warm at night.

To answer the question, I usually try to help them if I can. I mean, I'll keep my distance if he looks shady/ dangerous, but not if he's just harmlessly sitting on the corner asking for change.

Besides, generally speaking, they're not that different from you or me. There are dozens of different factors that could leave someone without a home; maybe he got laid off, or his wife left him, or his kids left him, or the market took a bad turn, or his house burned down... or he's a war veteran who couldn't get his old job back because the injuries he got in battle rendered him unable to work. Anything could have happened.

It's so easy to dismiss them all as dirty, creepy weirdos, but for the most part, the homeless are just normal people who were victims of bad luck or poor financial planning.

[Timber]

Originally posted by BadKidBrodie

I give them nothing. In Australia, it is practically impossible to be homeless unless it's a conscious choice. We have government strategies that pay people an allowance fortnightly so they can buy food, clothes, etc. Plus, housing is sometimes free for people that are homeless.

I wanna move to Australia

[BPD]

Originally posted by BrittRihanna134

Depends on the day. Sometimes I give them money sometimes not.

Same really.