Panhandler shoots man who says "Get a Job"

[p_rushing]

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My wife and I went to Atlanta this year and every block there was some homeless person begging for money.

Those probably weren't homeless, just people begging by choice. Atlanta now has put in Homeless Meters so you can donate change instead of giving directly to them.

[dkgojackets]

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My wife and I went to Atlanta this year and every block there was some homeless person begging for money.

dog they just need another quarter to take the marta to five points you know

[countryboy]

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Well that beats my safety tip, I say piss them off and see what happens.

[Scottdau]

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Haha, man that isn't good.

The first time I ever met a homeless person I was so intimidated and guilt stricken that I gave in to them. I ponied up 5 dollars and then you wouldn't believe the swarm that came at me!

There were homeless people crowding me like you wouldn't believe! This was at a bus stop in Los Angeles by the way.

It felt like the thing to do at the time, but I HAD to say no after that. I couldn't afford to feed LA!

Anyways, I felt like a movie star for a bit

True, and for the record I would have thought that Gus would do good. OH yeah that is right I said to start Gus!

[Maxattax3]

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Do not give money to transients. There are legal avenues for receiving aid, they may difficult to navigate but they are there. What about those individuals that fall through the cracks of the aid system? What % of the money you give away to beggars is actually used to better their situations?
Panhandlers pray on women, religious people, and morons. "Anything helps. God bless." Wow, using religious guilt to get you to fork over spare change where have I seen this before? ..."Anything helps." Yes, when beers are only 1.09 and you're 15 feet away from a convenient store that you've been marauding for months, I'd say anything would help. I want to do a documentary about a non-panhandler going around the country begging beggars for change after they finish their day and see how much they give/their reactions.

[Matt Diesel]

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The average panhandler on the University of Pittsburgh campus made 15 dollars an hour, tax free between Forbes avenue and fifth. One of my professors lead a study on that when I was in school there. Most were not homeless and some where married to nurses, bus drivers, etc.

[Pared]

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Well that beats my safety tip, I say piss them off and see what happens.

Whatever you do... don't poke them with sticks while they are sleeping. They wake up REALLY grouchy.

Ok ok that was tasteless... really...

[mgoblue]

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Eh...at least the panhandler had a reason. I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die...

[Scottdau]

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Whatever you do... don't poke them with sticks while they are sleeping. They wake up REALLY grouchy.

Ok ok that was tasteless... really...

I think they wake up grouchy, because they are FREAKING HOMELESS!!!!!

[Scottdau]

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Eh...at least the panhandler had a reason. I once shot a man in Reno just to watch him die...

I thought it was because he called you Sue?