Dude, did it ever occur to you that your initial question was simply you "making shit up in your mind"? No? Hmm.
I answered it plainly. NO, I do not think my opinion would change because I've lived with myself thinking largely the same way on this issue (regardless of my proximity to bums) for 41 freakin' years and I think I've got a grip on how I think and react in most situations. Capice?
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