What is your opinion of homeless people...

Anjew · #1 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

I dont mean the ones on hastings... but the ones that truly have had bad luck... the ones who are starving....

what have you ever done for them?

I wanna get a group together... and one day venture out in the streets and help out some of the less fortunate...

used to do it in victoria... .

just a thoguht... if anything would be intrested please pm me.

sidekick · #2 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

my mom and i when we had dinners downtown used to buy an extra meal and put it in a box and then give it to a homeless person.

Partizan · #3 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

the goverment shud take care of em

SEAN! · #4 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

they suck...we should put em all on an island and gas em...badluck having mother fuckers....hahahahahha

BRING ON THE BAD KARMA BITCHES!! if you know me you know its a joke.

p.s you make yo own luck, id be willing to bet that maybe 10% of the homeless population are there because they got fucked over by society, the rest of them ended up on the street cuz they fucked up....the only people i honestly have sympathy for is single parents and unlucky mother fuckers who end up broke because they used to work a trade and then got injured and cant work anymore.

p.p.s oh and i forgot about all the mentally destrubed people that the ndp put on the streets when they started shutting down mental instiutions to save money back in the early 90's.

Chet · #5 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by Partizan

the goverment shud take care of em

yeah the government or the cold, cold winters

that would take care of them too

Partizan · #6 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by Chet

yeah the government or the cold, cold winters

that would take care of them too

hahaha

chet made a funny

SWIFTBEATS · #7 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

well said , sean your truley the rave master if you ever quit im going to kick you in the nuts asshole.

Juicyka · #8 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

some of the homeless people are pretty talented...
i saw one guy that drew on the sidewalk with chalk and it was amazing.

SEAN! · #9 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by SWIFTBEATS

well said , sean your truley the rave master if you ever quit im going to kick you in the nuts asshole.

you can suck my dick you midget cherry picking fuck...hahahha

Chet · #10 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by daze_e

some of the homeless people are pretty talented...
i saw one guy that drew on the sidewalk with chalk and it was amazing.

and there is that one guy who will let you kick him in the nuts as hard as you want

FeelGood · #11 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by daze_e

some of the homeless people are pretty talented...
i saw one guy that drew on the sidewalk with chalk and it was amazing.

just because they are homeless doesnt mean they cant have talents.
dumb comment.

and yeah I bet about 10% of them just had some bad luck and ended up out on the street, and for the other 90% of them, probably drug related.

I feel sorry for the 10% of them.

LLaaUUrrYYn · #12 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

I feel bad for anyone who has to sleep out in the cold. However, sometimes people steer themselves into those types of situations. I try to help them out whenever I can.

FeelGood · #13 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

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Originally Posted by LLaaUUrrYYn

I feel bad for anyone who has to sleep out in the cold. However, sometimes people steer themselves into those types of situations. I try to help them out whenever I can.

Well put, karma for that!

Anjew · #14 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

iuno.. i determine in my own eyes who needs it.. if someone has a sign that says their starving and such i'll buy them food.
i've bought them meals.. the other day i bought one a hotdog and some water along with a few bucks on robson.. lookedl ike he was praying...
my last 10 dollars went to him at the time...
i feel for them a lot of times...
especially the ones that are blatantly in need of help.
not all turned to drugs...

Partizan · #15 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

its really sad to see those people

on one side of the wall u have a 425 dollar versace shirt and on the other side u have a guy askin for 32 cents so he can go buy himself a hotdog

talkin bout robson of course

~god~ · #16 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

I work on Robson... so everyday on my break, I go to subway or w/e, i get a second meal and give it to this one bum who is always there.

i much rather to hand him the food than the money.

stabmyhead · #17 (**permalink**) Aug 29, 04

I had a bag of dog food from the PNE in my bag and gave it to a couple with two puppies. I have a puppy at home (they're a handful) and when I see those that are less fortunate than myself trying to care for a puppy at the same time, I can't help but want to help.

Chet · #18 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

I remembered I tried to buy this guy some pizza... and he started whinning about rather having the money instead.. so I offered him McDonalds.. and he said he wanted a sit down meal, and he would really perfer the money instead... I was pretty shocked... so I kicked his teeth in.. now he can only eat babyfood

P.S. the later part of that story might have only happened in my head

PwInCeSs · #19 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

for sum of them i do feel bad for
at the same time id rather buy them food then hand over cash so they can do god knows what with it
helpen ppl i could be down for that

DJ Ponz · #20 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

People are homeless for the following reasons:

Severe mental disorders (Neurosis, Extreme victim-complex...)
OR
Drug user or recovering drug user

Some choose their poison, some are dealt it at birth. They're sure as hell not there for lack of opportunity - everyone here has an opportunity to get off their ass and do shit that changes your life for the better. I feel for the people with mental disorders, but I've no time for the people who chose the drug life.

Besides, compared to what I saw in Asia, they've got it pretty fucking good here.

Ragga_Wh0re · #21 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

sometimes i buy them food, i never give money tho. The only persons addictions i contribute to are my own.:)

e_BoY · #22 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

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Originally Posted by Anjew

iuno.. i determine in my own eyes who needs it.. if someone has a sign that says their starving and such i'll buy them food.

a shit load of them have signs saying their starving. the ones that really need it and the druggies. and theres no way u can ever tell if they really are fucked or their druggies. well not always atleast. anyways no ranting on u anjew. its cool u have the good heart and are so wiling to help them. go on now

mapleleaf4ever · #23 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

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Originally Posted by SEAN!

p.s you make yo own luck, id be willing to bet that maybe 10% of the homeless population are there because they got fucked over by society, the rest of them ended up on the street cuz they fucked up....the only people i honestly have sympathy for is single parents and unlucky mother fuckers who end up broke because they used to work a trade and then got injured and cant work anymore.

I second that.

miSsy_chriSsy · #24 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

Anjew,

That's so nice of you to think of something like that. You are a kind-hearted soul. (i'm living proof, lol)

Ok, I live in the west end on Davie Street.... and things just seem to get worse around here.

There was always the core group of bums and pan handlers in this area, and we would always give them change and food, blankets and pillows....
BUT....
Then they started to get *comfortable*... bringing their friends down.... basically taking advantage of the kind people in this area.
My boyfriend Craig and I even saw 2 of them on the skytrain one day, with bag fulls of groceries. We were so fucking mad. We had just given the guy 5 dollars in change and he probably went and spent it on drugs. It was so disheartening to know the government DOES subsidise these people... they get their welfare cheques at the end of the month, spend all the money, then by the last 2 weeks of the month, the pan-handlers in the area are PLENTY. They flock here. It's rediculous. The streets and dumpster areas are FILTHY because of this. We can't even walk down our alley without wanting to vomit from the smell of their feces and garbage they've left everywhere.

Another thing about the *comfortable part*..... We live 11 stories up in our apartment. We are CONSISTENTLY woken up by THESE SAME PAN-HANDLERS all nights of the week at ALL hours of the night with thier DRUNKEN PARTIES and DRUG BENDERS and DUMPSTER DIVING ALL NIGHT. It's so so so unfair. Because we are waking up to go to SCHOOL and GO TO WORK the next morning... trying to make a fucking living for ourselves and THEY WAKE US UP and have NO RESPECT for the apartment and area that WE PAY TO LIVE IN.

I know this may sound completely outrageous to most of you. But when a bum asks me for change, then pulls out a fucking cigarette... he can seriously starve himself and it wouldn't phase me. I live literally from dime to dime. I had to quit smoking because I couldn't afford it... why can't HE??
I'm trying to earn an education and make something of myself, yes with the occasional drug or drinking bender, but I don't depend on the generosity of others to afford it. It's nice to help a person out in their time of need, but these people make a living off other people's work.

I think a better idea would be to head down to the local women's shelter, and give food + money to the mothers, children and babies... who have had to leave EVERYTHING they ever had to escape a dangerous living situation.

BAL1STOPHER · #25 (**permalink**) Aug 30, 04

when it comes to homless people i feel for the younger ones......i used to be on the streets when i was younger so i know how it can be.......as for the thirty year old people who are still on the street i feel little sympathy for them.....you should be able to clean your act up and get off the street sooner or later