I 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

I 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.