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bhikkhu

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9. Any panhandler is an unfortunate stranger, who's story we don't know

Tue Feb 21, 2012, 09:28 PM

Feb 2012

...I can't even imagine mocking someone in that situation. Someday down the road it could be any one of us needing a handout.

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Reminder: Don't mock panhandlers on the subway [View all] Renew Deal Feb 2012 OP

That's one way to get "three hots and a cot." NT MADem Feb 2012 #1

What would have hurt if the woman would have given her a buck? She should of shut her mouth. southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #2

the homeless woman likely has some form of mental illness.. frylock Feb 2012 #3

Yes I think your right. It is sad. You know you pray because it could be you threw no fault of your southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #5

She didn't seem to learn from this incident Renew Deal Feb 2012 #13

We have two people behaving badly, but the one with the knife was by far the biggest asshole. MADem Feb 2012 #7

I agree. The lady should never ever pull a knive. If the republican party keeps giving these southernyankeebelle Feb 2012 #10

I rode the subway in NYC for over 20 years and never saw anything like that happen. libinnyandia Feb 2012 #4

Me too. Never saw a panhandler be anything but meek, Chorophyll Feb 2012 #6

I've also used the NY subway countless times and never saw anything like this Cali_Democrat Feb 2012 #8

Exactly. HuckleB Feb 2012 #12

Just a few weeks ago I saw a womans rear end on the subway. Renew Deal Feb 2012 #15

Oh, God! HuckleB Feb 2012 #18

Thankfully not in the subway car Renew Deal Feb 2012 #19

Why do you think this is something unusual in human history? HuckleB Feb 2012 #22

I Am Sure Since Eve Ate The Apple People Have Been Defecating And Urinating In Public DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2012 #25

You actually think defecating in public is new? HuckleB Feb 2012 #33

I Meant To Say Have (My Bad) DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2012 #54

Wow, someone taking a shit in public wouldn't faze you? happy ash wednesday Feb 2012 #49

In the 70's it was more common. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #31

your experience shanti Feb 2012 #55

Any panhandler is an unfortunate stranger, who's story we don't know bhikkhu Feb 2012 #9

Many of them are crazy and belong in mental hospitals chrisa Feb 2012 #11

If you simply said hello, and told them you couldn't help today, or that you could... HuckleB Feb 2012 #14

I'm not sure what you're saying. Renew Deal Feb 2012 #16

Hogwash. HuckleB Feb 2012 #17

That might be good advice for some places, but not a NYC subway car. Renew Deal Feb 2012 #20

Hogwash. HuckleB Feb 2012 #21

Greeting someone politely is not "beginning a conversation". This woman was not polite. There is a yellowcanine Feb 2012 #41

I live in Manhattan and in my neighborhood I know most of the homeless, and I smirkymonkey Feb 2012 #51

Very bad advice. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #30

Bzzzzt. Wrong answer. HuckleB Feb 2012 #32

Feel free to do it. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #34

That's funny. HuckleB Feb 2012 #35

I was born and raised in NYC. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #36

Again, visit the rest of the country. HuckleB Feb 2012 #37

Yeah, having lived in 5 states stretching across the NE, South, and West I am admittedly sheltered. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #38

Your red herrings do not matter. HuckleB Feb 2012 #39

My advice keeps people safe though, yours does not. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #40

I imagine we often rationalize our LanternWaste Feb 2012 #44

It only takes one paranoid schizophrenic to ruin your day. Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #46

There are no mental institutions left JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #29

Having worked with the homeless, I think it's wrong to give them money Bucky Feb 2012 #23

I Have Interracted With The Homeless Hundreds Of Times And Given Them What Little Money I Could DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2012 #27

it's interesting to hear this from somebody who's worked with this population renate Feb 2012 #50

If Somebody Is That Close To Rock Bottom My Giving Them A Few Bucks Isn't Going To Hurt Them. DemocratSinceBirth Feb 2012 #53

Just another day among the elite, if you ask Newt. n/t JHB Feb 2012 #24

As you do unto the least of them JitterbugPerfume Feb 2012 #26

That woman who mocked her must be a real mean-spirited person. Guess she won't do that any more. nt raccoon Feb 2012 #28

THis is another reason not to ride the subway - warning, nudity AngryAmish Feb 2012 #42

Don't mock panhandlers at all. Iggo Feb 2012 #43

straphanger? snooper2 Feb 2012 #45

What sort of lowlife would mock another human being just because she's a panhandler? baldguy Feb 2012 #47

So, it's OK to refer to her as a panhandler, vagrant, or beggar woman, but not to mock her slackmaster Feb 2012 #48

It's not okay to pull a knife, but what a freaking idiot she was. closeupready Feb 2012 #52