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What would you do if a scraggly homeless person knocked on your door, and all he asked was for a sandwich, a bottle of water, a bath, and perhaps a beard trim? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I've actually skipped work just to help a homeless guy get his beard trimmed. Bought him pizza too. Kinda hard to get anywhere in life when you look like shit.

Be kind to the homeless, they just need a helping hand here and there.

What would you do?

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[–] Subject6051@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I don't hold any answers but if you're reading this comment, I want to know how you take into consideration that if they are asking for money, that money can easily be used for drugs/opioids/other stuff which will hurt them.

i.e., Do you give them money or do you give them food, a bottle of water or stuff like that?

[–] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Just don't judge what they use money for. It's not your place to police someone's habits. Addiction is very hard.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 4 months ago

A couple years ago some guy at the gas station gave me this long ass spiel about how he wasn't on drugs (like the whole time it took to fill my tank up he was going on about it) and then asked me for gas money. I was like buddy here's $20 but if you're spending this on drugs get some for me too.