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What does the DU think about giving money to homeless people whose hands give [View all]
applegrove
Mar 2013
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But should I not give a few hundred, once a year, to an addiction treatment centre?
applegrove
Mar 2013
#3
What does it matter? One shouldn't attach any strings to charity. Otherwise it's hypocrisy.
idwiyo
Mar 2013
#5
I'm the same, and it's probably a good thing I'm not around those situations too much, I'd have
polly7
Mar 2013
#8
I buy food coupon books and give them that instead of money. Most chain restaurants have them.
appleannie1
Mar 2013
#11
Yup. That is usually what happens. If they are polite and I happen to have a two dollar coin,
applegrove
Mar 2013
#18
Everything I've read on the subject indicates the (vast?) majority of panhandlers are scam artists.
Peter cotton
Mar 2013
#54
When I lived in VA, there was a homeless guy that hung out in front of the local video store
justiceischeap
Mar 2013
#24
Better to give to them than have them, maybe, strong arm some inocent victim. I give, with common
demosincebirth
Mar 2013
#27
it's just become a bunch of parrots who have no idea what the words mean
Voice for Peace
Mar 2013
#45
if the money is handy I give it, and don't think about how they'll spend it.
Voice for Peace
Mar 2013
#40
List such places. It is certainly not the case here, but you say 'in many places' as if you know, so
Bluenorthwest
Mar 2013
#56
I don't pay attention to their hands or arms or consider potential drug abuse
sweetNsassy
Mar 2013
#63
Give money to a free treatment center, homeless shelter or abuse shelter instead.
bluestate10
Mar 2013
#70