Fake Beggars.

I realize that some people truly are not capable of working a regular job for whatever reason. Maybe they have some sort of mental instabillity? But the ones who stand on the corner with the brand new tennis shoes asking for money... who are clearly scamming... just disgust me. They ruin it for the people who might really need it. They make people like me wonder if they are just ripping people off, that they are being lazy, and that they are making a living off of people's generousity. It makes me mad! If they can stand on the corner and hold a "Need Help" sign, then they can stand on another corner and hold a sign for a restaurant or greet people in the door of WalMart!

[avorrgorrus]

I have seen many beggers on corners throughout the midwestern united states, it would not surprise me if some of them are fakers.

[NW Admin]

I personally saw this guy who looked younger then me... probably about 25 years old or so...maybe younger... standing on a street corner near the highway off ramp in Columbus this last week. He looked to be perfectly healthy and wearing fairly decent clothing and shoes. He was standing straight and he looked strong. He was carrying a backpack on his back and holding a cardboard sign that said "Traveling, hungry, broke." It immediately pissed me off. I try not to pass judgement on people doing that because, in reality, you truly don't know what their circumstances might be. But there was just something about this guy that had "scammer" written all over him. Either that or "lazy".

I had to sit their a few minutes at the red light. He walked by my window and said "nice tattoos" as I had on a tank top and I have them on my arms. I just said "thanks" and looked away. I'm naturally too nice of a person to be mean. But the whole time all I really wanted to ask him was "why don't you get a job like the rest of us??" It made me think about how hard myself and my family have to work for our money. How dare he stand there taking money for doing absolutely nothing! I tell you, everyone wants a free ride and no one wants to contribute.

After I drove away, I though to myself... how can he be happy with himself doing something like that? I mean, he was a decent looking young man. You would think he would be embarrassed to be seen doing that. I could clearly see there was no embarrassment there.

People are so lazy.