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[sorrento12]

So tonight after visiting Joanne, I ran into some guy on the street that was asking me for money for some food. Normally I would say I didn't have any money. But then I was feeling a little generous since UT Dallas is supposedly offering me a scholarship to go there. So I agree to go to Store24 with him to get some food for him and "his family,"

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[chemical_pocky]

I think giving food to panhandlers is always better than giving money. :) Especially during the cold weather.

[purplescarf129]

yeah. i say food is better than just straight money. i've seen homeless people asking for money for food, but when someone offers them a sandwich or a drink, they act like jerks.

[mags422]

as much as i hate to keep walking by someone. . . i almost always do. . . i tell myself that i volunteer, which is somewhat the equivalent to giving them money. because. .. you're right. you never know what they will use the money for. they could use it to buy crack. . . and what's the use in helping them out like that? but then again, our welfare system isn't working out too well. . . and i think it's so hard to keep walking past someone when you know they are sitting outside in the cold. . . freezing their hungry butts off. you did the right thing.

[heart_friend]

my personal opinion is that is it is better to give food to people on the streets, rather than give money. All I can say is that you're lucky the guy didn't buy more than ~20 bucks of stuff.