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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:38 PM Original message |
Interesting story that is ultimately damaging to the needy homeless |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. They want you to think that beggars are all rich. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:45 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. Can't tell the ones who are from the ones who aren't in most cases |
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SmokingJacket (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:54 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. Possibly. |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:57 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. I'd rather just give 'em a cup of coffee than the cash |
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Horse with no Name (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:48 PM Response to Original message |
3. I never support panhandlers--at least not with cash |
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Walt Starr (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:49 PM Response to Reply #3 |
4. I've bought food from restaurants in downtown Chicago |
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Trevelyan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:13 PM Response to Reply #3 |
15. They might think you are setting them up for a drug bust. |
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Turbineguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:50 PM Response to Original message |
5. We pulled into a rest stop |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:57 PM Response to Original message |
8. We all have to do what we think is best as individuals ... |
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theboss (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:01 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I do the exact opposite |
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NanceGreggs (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 07:05 PM Response to Reply #11 |
20. And exactly how is someone living on the street ... |
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Bluerthanblue (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 02:58 PM Response to Original message |
9. I agree it will stick out, and be 'justification' in SOME peoples |
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MADem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:00 PM Response to Original message |
10. A sentence jumped out at me in that story, tangentially related |
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Trevelyan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:23 PM Response to Reply #10 |
18. Stephen Meeks life-long ministry to the poor |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:05 PM Response to Original message |
12. To those that think this story is typical: |
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dogday (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
13. Let's see the hundreds of stories of people |
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ret5hd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:17 PM Response to Reply #13 |
16. see post #12 |
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Trevelyan (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:29 PM Response to Reply #13 |
19. It is true that the MSM rarely has stories on the homeless |
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meow2u3 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:07 PM Response to Original message |
14. These aren't real beggars |
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Wordie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Jan-13-06 03:19 PM Response to Original message |
17. There are always going to be scammers. |
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