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Originally Posted by TheSquealer
What if he's holding a sign that says "widowed father of tree and homeless vet, almost evicted, desperately need your help" when none of it is true? ... when he's really just going to go buy booze and sleep under an overpass? That's several fraudulent misrepresentations which are the very reasons people might be helping him.
Personally, I think that this is an interesting issue. A very high percent of homeless people either have mental issues or addictions and there is no way to force anyone to get help... but if you can't force someone to get help, that meds to be on mess to function at all... then how do you help them? Giving money to fund booze and drugs changes nothing. Giving no money china he's nothing.
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It depends why he's doing it.. If he's lying to try and get himself off the streets then who gives a shit if he's lying.. He's doing what he can to better himself. He's obviously not wasting the money on bad habits.. He was clearly saving it for a reason..
It's very unlikely he's lying just to bank a bunch of money, pretending to be a homeless bum, because if he were, he certainly wouldn't just keep that kind of money on his person if he did that all the time. He would be sticking it in a hole somewhere or in a bank.