Is it just me… or is there a Hobo at every corner of EVERY Wal-Mart Super Center? Do they take shifts to stand there all day holding up signs that are increasingly ridiculous?
As a christian woman and a people person I want to help the less fortunate. I am not mocking the truely unfortunate, but these people can’t possibly be real! I see the same handful every month, holding up cardboard with things like “Hungry, Will take any food.” or “Homeless.” Well today’s sign was interesting.. This one said “Need Socks.” and to my suprise people were handing the guy $20’s. For goodness sakes.. am I in the wrong business?
Just last year a group of guys used to stand at a major intersection near my house holding buckets labeled “Donation to Feed Homeless Children”. They went to far as to call my mother-in-law a greedy old woman when she did not hand them money! A few weeks later it was in the news. The men were busted for running a false charity chain across several citys in the area and had used the money to buy brand new expensive cars, jewelry, and clothing.
You can not trust these street beggars! Now I am not anti-poor or anti-charity, but you can’t hand money to someone whos mocking you even as you drive off, They think of you as an easy target, taking your money, and using it for their own greedy purpose.
If you do want to give it should be to a reputable charity like your Church, the Red Cross, Salvation Army, Children’s Miracle Network, March of Dimes, or one of those types of places. At least then you know most of your donation will really help someone in need.
