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Medz2017
06/26/17 4:03:17 PM
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I usually yell. WHOOO! Scare the hell out of them.
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Philoktetes
06/26/17 4:04:20 PM
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call the police
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Gunpo
06/26/17 4:05:15 PM
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Look them in they eyes and lick my lips
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John_Galt
06/26/17 4:06:33 PM
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Philoktetes posted...
call the police

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KILBOTz
06/26/17 4:06:41 PM
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act like they aren't there. no eye contact, nothing.
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Dustin1280
06/26/17 4:07:05 PM
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Sometimes I offer to buy them food on the spot at a local fast food join.

95% of the time they request money instead, then i ignore them.
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Paper_Okami
06/26/17 4:07:56 PM
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Hand them bootstraps
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Medz2017
06/26/17 4:10:48 PM
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John_Galt posted...
Philoktetes posted...
call the police

Call 911 or non emergency?
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Philoktetes
06/26/17 4:14:08 PM
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just call the sheriff non emergency number

it's a crime but it's not an emergency
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DevsBro
06/26/17 4:15:48 PM
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I should really start carrying around some pocket change for just this reason. I only do plastic so I always have to tell them I don't have anything to give them.

Some people like to assume they're just gonna buy drugs instead of food if you give them cash, especially other Christians, but I mean who was the guy that Jesus didn't help because he thought they might buy drugs?
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Philoktetes
06/26/17 4:17:57 PM
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drugs didn't exist in Jesus's time
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parkman32
06/26/17 4:19:45 PM
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Philoktetes posted...
drugs didn't exist in Jesus's time

Alcohol did.
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Capn Circus
06/26/17 4:20:50 PM
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Sometimes give them money, sometimes not.

Depends how much I like their gimmick, mainly
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Philoktetes
06/26/17 4:21:53 PM
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alcohol isn't a drug

even jesus drank wine
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SalaciousCrumb
06/26/17 4:23:51 PM
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dry hump their leg
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garan
06/26/17 4:23:53 PM
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Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Pass by as if they weren't there.
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moose_knuckle
06/26/17 4:24:53 PM
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3khc
06/26/17 4:25:51 PM
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Engage in pleasant small talk.
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Medz2017
06/26/17 4:26:10 PM
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I do not think they will buy drugs however if you give them food and not money they get pissed.
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Anarchy_Juiblex
06/26/17 4:28:07 PM
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Ignore them because you can't even reliably help people you know and care about, let alone some random person on the streets.
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Medz2017
06/26/17 4:29:09 PM
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I knew someone that worked for a staffing agency. She gave them her cards because they were"out of a job". Not one called her.
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Returning_CEmen
06/26/17 4:30:47 PM
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garan posted...
Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Pass by as if they weren't there.

My mom, "You can't just ignore them, they are human too."
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Steelix500
06/26/17 4:31:22 PM
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Ignore them
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Blue_Dream87
06/26/17 4:33:49 PM
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Ignore them or say I don't have any cash. I only give money to pandhandlers if they engage me a bit more than "Can I get a dollar?". Also if they ask for like a specific amount of change, or need money for a bus fare, I'll spare what I can since it seems like they actually need something. Like one guy asked if I had 65 cents, he needed some bus pass.

I get asked for change way too much to part with every person I see. It's like I give money to one guy, walk down the block, someone else asks and I can't give them any since I already gave it away. Feels kinda unfair to the 2nd person. How the hell can you judge who needs it more?

I don't lose any sleep over this shit with the way I go about it now. If they need help, there are resources out there. And I'm glad to point them in that direction, but 90% of the time they don't want to put in the effort.
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Philoktetes
06/26/17 4:33:55 PM
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Returning_CEmen posted...
garan posted...
Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Pass by as if they weren't there.

My mom, "You can't just ignore them, they are human too."



your mom probably votes democrat
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Medz2017
06/26/17 4:35:58 PM
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Philoktetes posted...
Returning_CEmen posted...
garan posted...
Ex-Kefiroth posted...
Pass by as if they weren't there.

My mom, "You can't just ignore them, they are human too."



your mom probably votes democrat

I thought Republicans were the Christian party
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