In November, a New York police officer named Larry DePrimo bought a homeless man a pair of boots for the winter. The homeless man was later found to be a panhandler who would rather live begging on the streets than let anyone help him. In the article "Holiday Compassion Can Hurt". Micheal Medved tells readers that it would be better to donate their money to an organization, rather than giving it to just anyone on the streets . I would agree with the author in saying not to trust random people with the money we give to them.
First of all, when someone gives a panhandler money they have no idea what they really spend it on. It is known that a high percentage of homeless people either have a drug or alcohol problem. It makes sense that since
First of all, when someone gives a panhandler money they have no idea what they really spend it on. It is known that a high percentage of homeless people either have a drug or alcohol problem. It makes sense that since