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The argument is this will be done regardless of if you give them money.

• fluoridation 2y ago
  Therefore don't give them money. Both courses of action lead to effects contrary to your interests, but in one of them you get to keep the money.
  • consteval 2y ago
    Not necessarily, the implication is that if you don't give them money they may obtain money through nefarious means. Certainly, if you or I were pushed to homelessness and addicted to hard drugs stealing wouldn't be off the table.
    • fluoridation 2y ago
      >the implication is that if you don't give them money they may obtain money through nefarious means. It sounds like you're saying that the fault of thefts is on the people who don't give money to panhandling addicts. >Certainly, if you or I were pushed to homelessness and addicted to hard drugs stealing wouldn't be off the table. "If you were different to the way you are, you would do things you wouldn't otherwise do" is a rather inane thing to say, don't you think? You don't need to argue for the fact that people steal; that's obvious.
• gosub100 2y ago
  that's not the argument I responded to. They asked "why shouldn't I (let them do the thing)". If they were going to do it regardless, there would be no need for them to ask for money.