To those that are so quick to judge, you have no idea of the circumstances surrounding any of the homeless and people panhandling/flying a sign. You say get a job, but wat if a person had everything they owned stolen including their ID, social security card and birth certificate or waiting on disability approval? Well all of that applies to me and I am faced with the dilemma of holding a sign and panhandling to be able to eat and make it day to day. Not all homeless people are seeking to get high or drunk but the ones that are, im sure they became addicts due to depression from having insensitive judgemental greedy upper class smug like you. We live an extremely hard life but wake up daily, thankful for wat we have when you are at home complaining about how things dnt work out like u want. If u lived like we do for a week, u wouldn’t last a day. Probably 80% of u smug douches would commit suicide. Especially when u find out no one cares about you and how degrading it feels to panhandle or fly a sign. Not to mention the looks and comments u get from ppl that are so quick to judge, giving there opinions when u have no idea how or why this happened to a person in need. If you can take ur time to pass judgement and give rude comments, u could take that time to help solve this problem instead of degrading someone who is already crushed inside from having to swallow their pride and stand for hours asking for help. Ur comments are crass, unhelpful, and only make someone who is already at a low point, hurt even more. The thing is, in the Bible, it says theres a better chance of a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man entering the gates of heaven. The Lord favors the poor man more than he does one that is rich because we appreciate life, and his love when we have nothing. Those of you who have everything dnt know the Lord because u live for pleasures of the flesh like materialistic things and dnt help anyone in need. Thats called greed. Us homeless people, help other homeless people when we can because we know wat its like. You will find out what the Lord thinks of you on judgement day. So keep up your hurtful, greedy, and deceitful ways. As the Lord giveth, the Lord shall taketh away! Wat if the tables turned tonight? Wat would u do then? One day, u will get a taste of the crap you feed to people that are “less” than you!
Noth Carolina General Statute 20-175 prohibits anyone from standing near state roads, thi is a law that needs to be revisited and revised. I have no problem with someone panhandling as long as they don’t impede traffic or cause a dangerous situation. A store parking lot would be better but the property owner may not approve, leaving state owned roads as the only option. State government is still We the people, We including people down on heir luck, doing the best they can.
We are 66 yrs old and about to be thrown out of a home we thought we were renting to own for 3 1/2 yrs. We have no where to go but in our van. We will need to panhandle to get gas money and hopefully rent a room now and again for a bath. We have our belongings in storage.
i think its a good idea, im tired of stopping at stoplights to be bothered by people wanting money….half of them have better shoes and clothes on than i do….i wonder how many of the panhandlers in the medians are homeless?
Not every one panhandling is a alcoholic or drug abusure. Some, like me just found themselfs with no funds to buy transportation. Even working full time at SubWay for two years I was unable to cover regular expenses let alone maintance on a vehicle. I was let go after 2 years with no excuse. I collected unemployement. I have looke for jobs. With out transportaion it is near impossible to find a job. I also, don’t have any family except for a son that needs my help. Crisis Control will not help me with my utilities because I have no proof of income. Salvation Army has no money to help a lot of times. Churches are out of funds. Please tell me how a person is suppose to help themselves when there is no way to? I have looked for jobs on-line and got scammed myself. No one locally wants to hire me. I’ve been told I’m to old. I havn’t bought any cloths since 2008. I cain’t fix my broken front tooth. I do not qaulify for medicaide or disability due to no doctor trail. Does no one care enough to try to positively solve the problem of poverty?
It was so wonderful for a couple days there when all panhandlers were off the streets ! Driving was back to being a pleasure without the added stress brought on by their begging.
I do agree that the homeless should not panhandle near busy intersections. It is barely safe to drive on Hanes Mall Blvd much less walk or stand. I also agree that giving money to them is not the answer. That money will go to a bottle of wine it most cases and those that are honest and try to save it will just end up robbed once it is found that they have cash. Food, water, clothing and blankets are what they need. While some are in their postition of their own making others really were once productive citizens and regardless all are our fellow human beings. What I really don’t understand is how can we be two years into the Obama Administration and still have homeless in America? Wasn’t that supposed to change instantly?…..
I have been panhandling for a year now and each time I panhandled I saved 20% of what I took in. I just bought a truck for $850 and my insurance is $30 a month. I have been looking for a job very sereiously for the past two weeks since I got the truck legalized. The library gratefully supplies computers and the internet to help peoples job searches. No luck so far. Now I’m out of gas and I need tires to continue my job search. What’s a 56 year old lady suppose to do? I have met some very wonderful people While panhandling who gave me hope where there was none. It is not my intention to ruin anyone’s peace of mind, but I will do anything leagal to try to get back on my feet.