Give money to hobos?

webhappy
Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:24:02 +0000

I’m surprised such a large fraction of the posters here have given change to the hobos. I have not and will never give random money to hobos on the streets for two reasons:

a) personal safety at that specific moment. There’s a small chance that the hobo will get belligerent and demand more money (ie, I feel like they sense an opportunity and might get aggressive if they see you even reaching into a wallet/purse).
b) encourages them to continue asking for money on the streets. There are some people that seem to be young and are just sitting there doing nothing everyday when they look capable of doing some type of work.