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Old 04-25-2007, 06:21 AM   #55 (permalink)
Carno
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Originally Posted by Jetstream
Heh-heh. Thank you MOAB for so eloquently stating an alternative to just "giving away" your hard-earned money to a beggar on the street. Not very pleased that you were first to state this, because I, too, had this idea in mind.

This idea that MOAB and I would put into action would most definitely solve the problem of perpetuating the problem of beggary, by actually "enabling" said beggar/homeless person to once-again become a productive member of society. If they should somehow, falter, however, or not even try to readjust his/her current deplorable situation and resort back to begging on the streets, then I would curse them for wasting my time, money, and emotional involvement into trying to help them.
Are you serious? If you dangled $500 in front of a bum and told him to shower, shave and get a hotel room, you really think he is going to do all that? Or do you think he is going to say whatever it takes to get the money and then do whatever the fuck he wants with it? Are you really that naive?

Also, what is this nonsense about teaching a bum how to cook? What good is knowing how to cook if you live under a bridge?
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