How do you respond to people on the street that ask you for money?

[WallsGa]

As a matter of fact, here’s one of those pieces of ****......if you see him in Athens please tell him to GFY.....you can recognize his fat stomach and the new iPhone in his hand. He likes to approach tiny women when they’re caught off guard and ask for money.

 

[Stampede]

The one that approached me the other day was a women in her late 60s I'd guess. Walked fairly slowly and seemed to struggle with asking for money. It did not seem rehearsed. Perhaps that's her bit, but it's hard to tell a person like that to get lost or say no. She then walked across to the other end of the parking lot and disappeared.

 

[lostchild]

When I’m approached by someone with a sad story (and some of them are really good), I just laugh at them and say that if that line is true, I’m truly sorry for their situation but I don’t give money to people on the street.
I must look stupid (please withhold comments), ‘cause I’ve been hit up inside Kroger, Publix, Walmart, gas stations and every parking lot known to man.

 

[Fatal_Bert]

I make them work for it if you know what I mean.

 

[Psilloh1]

I make them work for it if you know what I mean.

You sick *******.............

 

[Gimmeguns]

I keep a 12 pack of Natty Ice in the truck, i pass them out like candy on Fulto Industrial every morning around 6:30AM

 

[Cruisers460]

I must look stupid (please withhold comments), ‘cause I’ve been hit up inside Kroger, Publix, Walmart, gas stations and every parking lot known to man.

Makes two of us.

 

[palmettomoon]

I keep a 12 pack of Natty Ice in the truck, i pass them out like candy on Fulto Industrial every morning around 6:30AM

Which intersection do you start handing them out? (aksin' fer a friend)

 

[maidenfan]

Same here.

"Do you have change a $100?" would be a good one.

I tried that once, I kid you not the guy said he did.

 

[harrycalahan]

I ask if I can buy them food instead. Had a lady a couple years ago stop me while at a gas station near piedmont park. Me and my buddy were on our sport bikes. He was pumping gas and I was just chilling. I told her Id go in the station with her and buy her whatever food and drink she wanted. She got all she could hold in her arms. She thanked me up and down and then we talked for 5 min’s about her son that had a connection with me at work. Ive had wino’s get mad and throw a tantrum because I insisted on buying food instead of giving them cash. Its usually pretty easy to weed out those who want real help and those that want to be enabled.