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When I was younger, I once gave a homeless man some of my pocket money, and I was pleased to see him buy a hamburger with it. > When you give them food they ha
by johnisgood 2y ago
When I was younger, I once gave a homeless man some of my pocket money, and I was pleased to see him buy a hamburger with it.
> When you give them food they have to eat it on the cold wet ground often with filthy hands
Seriously? There is a wide range of packaged food available, ensuring that your hands never have to come into contact with the food, and they give you napkins and plastic utensils, too, if you want. You simply hand it over to them in the packaging.
- willcipriano 2y agoI have volunteered for a decade, religious and non-religous organizations in the NYC and Philadelphia area. I have helped serve tens of thousands of meals. When the temperature drops I get called in for the code blue response. Every single expert I have spoken to, people who have actually saved thousands of individuals from the cycle of mental health issues, addiction and homelessness shares this view. In fact, I used to think like you prior to meeting them. I have learned that I was wrong. Your act allowed him to continue begging, this allowed him to obtain more of his drug of choice and only prolonged his battle with addiction. It did not help him, if he didn't get help like I previously described he is likely dead. You meaned well, you aren't a bad person, I just ask you to understand what the experts in the field have to say and perhaps consider that they know more than you.
- johnisgood 2y agoI am only arguing against "eat it on the cold wet ground often with filthy hands", as most food comes in their own packaging, not that giving them food does not benefit them long-term, I do realize it is sort of just a bandage.