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I don't give change to Michigan fans

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FindlayBucks said:
First off, great post. That award is much deserved.
I wasn't suggesting that every bum on the street drives a BMW, just that I saw one that did.
I also saw this:
When I was working at a hotel in downtown Columbus, we had a policy of not letting the 'street people' use the bathrooms. I didn't like that policy, I thought it was bullshit. So when a guy came in and asked if he could use the bathroom I said sure. I got busy and didn't see him come out. Ten minutes later one of my employees came walking up with the most foul look on his face and told me to go look in the bathroom. There was shit everywhere. All over the floor, smeared on the mirrors, smeared on the walls and thrown on the ceiling. My employee had been on the telephone in the lobby, and watched the guy go in and come out. Nobody else was in there.
I'm sure there are a lot of people with sad stories who have given up on life for whatever reason. There may even be things that would cause me to give up on life in a similar way. Knowing all this is the reason I allowed him to use our restroom. Treating people like humans doesn't always help though. Just ask the housekeeper who had to clean it up.
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What a shithead.
 
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Yes, there are true tragedies, but there are also scams. Each person needs to check their own conscious and decide what is best.

As for a funny story about someone begging. I will always remember driving through the west side of Toledo when I was in high school and seeing a guy on the street corner with his "Will Work for Food Sign". The funny part was the guy was standing in front of a Wendy's that had a huge banner saying "Now Hiring New Employees".

Oh, and back to the original post...are you saying the scUM fans are not bums? I am a little confused by this.
 
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buckeyegrad said:
Yes, there are true tragedies, but there are also scams. Each person needs to check their own conscious and decide what is best.

As for a funny story about someone begging. I will always remember driving through the west side of Toledo when I was in high school and seeing a guy on the street corner with his "Will Work for Food Sign". The funny part was the guy was standing in front of a Wendy's that had a huge banner saying "Now Hiring New Employees".

Oh, and back to the original post...are you saying the scUM fans are not bums? I am a little confused by this.
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Nazi here - conscience
 
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There comes a point in every person's life when he or she takes a good hard look at their own opinions and realizes that they were wrong. I've followed this thread, and read what most people had to say, and digested it.

Before today, my opinion was that I don't give change to beggars or Michigan fans that happen to be beggars. But after making one of my late night trips to UDF, I saw some college students almost beat the shit out of a beggar. This one had on a block O sweatshirt. He politely asked them for a little change, and these guys yelled "Fuck You" really loudly, and started threatening him. I was too far away to hear exactly what was said, but the students kept dressing him down.

As I was watching this, I thought to myself that no one really deserved to be treated the way he was. No one deserves anything this harsh. It's one thing to say you're not going to give change and walk off. It's quite another thing to verbally harass someone.

I couldn't believe what was going on. I went up to him after the students walked off. I told him: "Nobody deserves to be treated like that." I gave him a few bucks. The guy lives a life that most of us can't even fathom. Granted, he may or may not make more than some people with jobs by begging. But even those with jobs don't have to deal with the kind of shit that this guy has to.

As I was talking to him, I could tell that the guy was clearly shaken by this incident. He wanted to break down, but somehow, he held it together. He was a beggar, but he still had enough pride to hold it together.

I think I've finally learned that beggars are people too. No matter how far removed from normal society, and no matter their problems, they are still people.

Does this mean that I will now begin freely giving money to beggars? No, it doesn't. But I will never, ever be rude to another beggar again. I think I've learned my lesson. The next time I see the guy with the Block O sweatshirt I will buy him a sandwich.
 
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BuckeyeParalgl said:
There comes a point in every person's life when he or she takes a good hard look at their own opinions and realizes that they were wrong. I've followed this thread, and read what most people had to say, and digested it.

Before today, my opinion was that I don't give change to beggars or Michigan fans that happen to be beggars. But after making one of my late night trips to UDF, I saw some college students almost beat the shit out of a beggar. This one had on a block O sweatshirt. He politely asked them for a little change, and these guys yelled "Fuck You" really loudly, and started threatening him. I was too far away to hear exactly what was said, but the students kept dressing him down.

As I was watching this, I thought to myself that no one really deserved to be treated the way he was. No one deserves anything this harsh. It's one thing to say you're not going to give change and walk off. It's quite another thing to verbally harass someone.

I couldn't believe what was going on. I went up to him after the students walked off. I told him: "Nobody deserves to be treated like that." I gave him a few bucks. The guy lives a life that most of us can't even fathom. Granted, he may or may not make more than some people with jobs by begging. But even those with jobs don't have to deal with the kind of shit that this guy has to.

As I was talking to him, I could tell that the guy was clearly shaken by this incident. He wanted to break down, but somehow, he held it together. He was a beggar, but he still had enough pride to hold it together.

I think I've finally learned that beggars are people too. No matter how far removed from normal society, and no matter their problems, they are still people.

Does this mean that I will now begin freely giving money to beggars? No, it doesn't. But I will never, ever be rude to another beggar again. I think I've learned my lesson. The next time I see the guy with the Block O sweatshirt I will buy him a sandwich.
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Great Post.
 
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