Would you give some money to the beggars?

Give or not give?It's up to you.But you have no right to criticise beggars,because they have given up their dignity already.

I was one of those people that soooooooo kind-hearted... and then end-up being cheated... hmm... :( Actually before that incident i always give money... coins or $1~$5 to beggars as i felt sorry for them.. but one day after i gave one blind man $5... my friend overheard he said to his friend and laugh at me... my friend told me later that day. So from that day i swore to myself not to give even a single cent to any of them... if i want to donate then i will give through the right organization.... never never never give any to them..

It depends. Here in philippines some of beggars here are such a stupid... Like After the had some money they will call another beggar to ask some money... and after this one had some money... they call another one.. and this continue and continue until you don't have any money in your pocket..

I often give beggars some coins because I pity them.

I think it is personally a real hard call to decide whether to help the man or not. If to he looks like he's able to work from my judgement then I would be less hesitant to help him. However, if it is apparent at in his handicap situation then I will be more willing to provide him with some assistance. However, I would rather provide him with something more towards food or water instead of monetary assistance so it would prevent him to utilize for a booze or a smoke. To really assist him from the heart that would be the right thing to do, however out of convenience I can see others just provide him with a buck or two.

Hello,i a ma also a chinese girl.I just express my point of view. I would turn my head around when this occasion happened to me .and pretended not to seen. I really can not understand why not a healthy earn money by their hand.It is better even do some humble work than beg money .At least no one can look down upon on you.

well there lots and lots of beggars in my city and i do pay them but if they are needy in that case that they are handicapped but sometimes i also saw beggars begging however they are absolutely right they beg all day and make maximum of 500 and if they work as a servant or work as a worker they could earn more.

I used to, but then I found out that a lot of those people are not who they say they are.

I will give money to those beggars who are handicapped and hence no other means of earning an income.I may give money to small kids not because I wanted to,but because of the fact that they mat get beaten up for not earning a reasonable amount at the end of the day.Other beggars,I will never ever give money.Not even single bucks.

Hi, vicky19810. Great to hear you today. I was at the same condition as you yesterday. The beggar came to me when i was waiting for my friend. The difference is she was a woman with about 2 year old child in her hands and maybe 8 year old boy with her. She won't budge and keep on begging even if i just said and do nothing. So, i took out one of my bread that i bought and give it to 8 year old boy. I didn't give any money to them. And they walked away and beg to guy that about 2 metres away from me. It's not the begging that i was worry about, it's the kid and the baby that i worry about. They have to suffer with hot and rain. Make me wonder if she really their mother ? If the beggar is a man, maybe i will give him money because i don't have another choice for that.

hi i am rajesh kumar and when i walking to street then i saw alots of begger and it is not possible to give money to all of them as i always try to give most of the begger but i cant do to all as i do it when i have change when i have no change then i cant give as i have also a rule that the person who have all his body parts fit and fine and then he begg then i cant give him

i wont give them anything.i just think that they conceive us! i believe the truth:no pain,no gain!

Whenever I come across any beggar I try my level best to give him some money. If I find the beggar is healthy I don't say anything and still give money. Its impossible to judge and say why is he begging.

i have the same feelings. i think we should treat the beggars differently. some people really needs our mercy. but to others, we should let them be.course they have the ability to make life by themselves, they are just lazy.

I think many places for this moment , beggars do their work like professional business, check it out first :)

i would try not to encourage begging and would definitely look at the condition of the person begging. If the beggar is young and without any physical deformity, i would certainly not give anything to that begger. But if the beggar is old and helpless, then i would think of doing some charity.

Now a days i think the beggers has got bank account and has got lot of money in their account.but when they asks i dont know i give some money though ithink it is not right.i think one can give food not money.

This is a good question. My instinct would tell me to give but my coscience tells me not to because I am just patronizing something that's not right. It has been a long debate whether to give or not to give, honestly ...I would love to help but not in this manner because we are giving them the wrong impression that begging is okay, we just teach them to go on and on . Even the handicapped can work with dignity , some blind people become masseuse to earn a decent living. There's a saying "give them fish you feed them for a day, teach them how to fish and you give him food for a lifetime". let me tell you a story from my banker friend, he said that begging is becoming a money making tactic , more because the beggar in shanty clothes he sees everyday in front of the market area begging for money is his depositor in the bank he is working, everyday the beggar deposits his money just like any businessman. He has a good amount in his savings account, well at least he's good in managing his finances I said, hopefully he'll make good use of that money to venture in other more decent business (just a thought)

I gave money to kids and old people but I dont give it to someone who I think is looking for easy money.

I have encountered this condition for many times.At first time I gave them some coins too.But at once I discovered that they are not really lack money or poor.I used to see a beggar have dinner in a restaurant who begged in street at afternoon.I believe that you also have heard of the story of beggars village who is rich becarse of they begged all the time.So now I don't give them money any more.