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

Hey, I ain't mad, at least you said you'd help with the bare basics of a little food and water.

But what if it's 120⁰F outside? What if they're about to suffer a heat stroke on your porch?

[–] John_McMurray@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Are you seriously asking if I react differently in different situations?

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world -3 points 4 months ago

What if you were the person suffering in the heat? Should I open my door for you? Because if I could tell you were genuinely in need of help, I would..