By california - 14/03/2009 20:55 - United States

Today, I was walking down the street and noticed a man in ripped clothes with a cup out asking for money. I was on my way to the movies but I felt like this man needed it more that me. Right as I gave it to him, he pulled out his blackberry. FML
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keke_fml 0

You'd be surprised how much money hobos make.

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Rabbittt 0

I know that there's going to be a shitstorm really soon. #2, speaking as someone who has known a lot of street kid and hung out with them while they spanged, no, they don't make a lot of money. (There are a few places, like Vegas, where every other person hands you a twenty, but I'll just assume that the OP doesn't live there) I'd also like to say that just ignoring a homeless person asking you for spange is a really terrible thing to do. Do you honestly think that they're going to want to go get a job after seeing that most people treat them like they're not even human? After having people pretend you don't exist most of the time, you're eventually just going to assume that any potential employer is going to treat you like that, too. If you don't want to give people money, say no, I've never met anyone who will get mad if you don't give them anything. Buuut, now that I'm done lecturing people, I'd have to agree that that guy is a ******* asshole. He probably has a job or deals or finds money some other way and doesn't need to be panhandling.

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wafflemonger 0

#34, not all panhandlers with cell phones are automatically fakers. I spent last summer interning at an adult literacy program in DC, working with many homeless people or people residing in shelters and rehab centers. Most of them had cell phones. The government will actually pay for cell phones for homeless people--I don't know the exact program that does this or how much they'll pay, but I know it happens. This is because if you have no home, you have no land line, and thus no way for potential employers to contact you, especially since many homeless and uneducated people have limited computer experience and no e-mail skills. That being said, a Blackberry is a ridiculous choice for a panhandler.

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bambiNo_fml 0

yeah i work at a homeless shelter and we don't need money we need ******* beds and soap and matches and light bulbs but some of my homeless guys collect money from busking etc and the things they want are so strange they're used to living rough so they do seem to buy stuff like iPods and phones before actually buying a house :/ but yeah fakers piss me off..

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randomelginguy 0

The best thing I ever gave a homeless person was a lollipop and a free bigmac voucher that I had just won. He was so happy with the lollipop. But yeah I normally give food if I can, I prefer to give money to charities that can ensure they get the help they need.

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superson_fml 0

I bet you live in palo alto. Every hobo there has either a blackberry or some kind of ipod.

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lastDECADE 0

Ha, it was probably one of those guys off Wall Street, who lost everything. Except their cell phones.

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shinigami777 1

I'm really pissed that some people think that you deserved this. You were just trying to be nice and you got played. Don't sweat it though because shit happens, and at least you didn't hand him a 20.

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eschreib 0

awesome comment #4

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Cadle90 0

Post # 2 is correct hobos make a lot of money... One in my town bought a house with his money lol

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sage101 0

ugh i would have taken it back...and if he said nething just i would have pulled out my old nasty phone i have had for almost 10 years now and been like fine help me out with a new phone =O

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baseball5030 0

lol, number 2 was a joke. Everyones taking it seriously.

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