Caught on camera: Pregnant beggar with boy drives off in a Mercedes-Benz
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 พ.ย. 2014
- "Here they are counting money, laughing."
SAN DIEGO - An outraged viewer contacted Team 10 after she watched a pregnant woman and a boy beg for money in a shopping center and then drive away in a Mercedes Benz.
Melissa Smith took pictures of the beggar, the boy and the Benz.
Smith said she saw the pregnant panhandler and the boy, who might have been the woman's son, at Eastlake Village Center every weekend for two months. She said the woman's husband or boyfriend would join them on the weekends.
Full story at ABC 10
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Because of people like her, actual poor people aren’t getting help
Exactly. Look at all the homeless that live on the streets or in their car's. This tramp is riding around in a Mercedes Benz. Smh
Wow, your brain doesn't work.
This is intentional. Ppl like her are staged by churches to make homeless look bad because the church is the biggest beggar in the world and they'd rather homeless ppl die than take money from them
Don’t poor get $3K/yr per kid, plus food stamps, basic groceries, stimulus checks, section 8 and God knows what else from our taxes and urgent care w/o hospitals being able to collect the amount due?
@Wildlife Warrior Homeless or not, why keep incentivizing this? There are Gov social programs funded by taxpayers for these people in distress where they can have a shelter and food. Of course, no cash is given and drugs are forbidden.
this is why I don't give beggars money... I give them food but they get mad when you do that smh
faith bailey I totally agree!
faith bailey I work at Walmart and it's so many homeless people there some sleep under a bridge some claim to be homeless but they are just lazy and rather come in steal something off the shelf and try to return it
faith bailey me too I buy them things
raven arceneaux
faith bailey Actual homeless people are grateful for food.
This happens everywhere today ,every place not just this woman it’s all over the place .
Sad that this story is from EIGHT YEARS AGO, yet I still see frequently see it on my feed. The proliferation of this story on a regular basis, nearly a decade later, amounts to nothing better than propaganda.
I see it because I'm subscribed to ABC10 and TH-cam keeps recycling this story on my feed. I bet you see it because you are subscribed to channels that attack the poor and needy.
Ask Biden why
@@brandonbell5357Explain?
Using the child to work her con job on the public, is completely disgusting to me.
DISGUSTING IS THE RIGHT WORD AND HERE IS WHY.
This is tolerated all through out Europe.
On the streets of every tourist town.
It is completely unethical.
Children belong in school
This is NOT ABOUT CULTURE!
When you see this scam in your town?
Call CPS and 911.
Don't ever let anyone tell you this is "culture".
Children can be and ARE trafficked in this way.
It does not matter if that is the child's mother.
SHE IS USING HER CHILD....because the child is NOT IN SCHOOL!
This is an INTERNATIONAL SCAM.
It deprives children of their education and their future and should be illegal in all 50 states!
THIS SCAM WILL NOT BE TOLERATED IN AMERICA PERIOD!
The kid is learning how to be a scammer at a very young age.
Anthony Nelson not his fault blame the parents
@@moadama5084 Do you really think its the parent's fault? Or was it when the kid was picking classes for school he circled how to be a scammer 101. I never implied in any way the kid was at fault. But thanks for stating the obvious. Saying useless things like that is why you are not getting promoted in your career at Burger King.
Anthony Nelson sorry for misunderstanding what you said 😓
@@anthonynelson9136 If there is a Mom, That is the kid
Awesome job parents wow the world we live in
That just gives the people who are actually in need of money a bad rep.
Dylan Buell ikr
Dylan Buell you know how hard it is to get a job? I'm a college student with a high GPA and no record and Niggas still don't wanna give me no job 😂
rich polit Is it hard to get a job or is it hard to find a good paying job?
Igor Bukhantsov nah man, I've been applying everywhere, even Walmart idgaf. But people don't wanna hire me 😭
rich polit Then you should cut that stupid afro. Tf you mean they don't hire you? Of course they have to, where even do you live..... There are multiple jobs
Someone should hand the couples info to the IRS for cheating on their taxes.
It is for this exact reason why I’m always sceptical whenever someone from the streets ask me for spare change…just don’t know who is genuine and who isn’t!
Ask a "vet" if he has a dd214 or knows what an L.E.S. is. That's a paycheck and the papers saying you're free, after your IRR. NO vet makes it in or out without getting those two things
@@arnauservaux3936 LOL I was a homeless veteran who didn't have my paperwork for EIGHT YEARS because I was raped in Iraq and covered up with a bad paper discharge when I attempted to report it. Ask yourself why you are obsessing over propaganda from EIGHT YEARS AGO.
It's spare change. $5 ain't gon change your life, so drop it & walk off wether they're real or not.
If they are using women & children in this way?
They are a far reaching international crime syndicate based in Romania.
There was a "homeless man" outside a Mcdonalds and I decided to pay it forward by getting a $50 gift card for him so he can buy food when he needs it, when I offered it to him he cussed at me and said he doesn't need any food he wants money. The nerve of some people man
Jemaine Clement SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME
It's not like he needs food to live or anything.
Jemaine Clement The reason why they were homeless was prob cuz the used money for drugs or something no wonder why they cussed and stuff
Jemaine Clement I gave this guy $10 one day. He was holding a sign that he needed a job. I watched a guy get out and offer him a landscaping job for $125 a day for two weeks and the guy said and I quote "yeah not really looking for the that type of job"
Wtf kind of job are you looking for, CEO? Some people smh
Jemaine Clement i was walking with friends and saw some man stroll down and insisted he needed money for the bus bc of his prosthetic leg, but i knew it was a scam so when my friends were already giving money i was dying to leave (i couldn't just tell them to stop)... a women went over to him holding a bag as we were walking away and said "did you get the money from them people?" and he deposited a bunch of singles that we hadn't given him into the bag... i'm not even sure anymore
I gave a beggar $1 once. And he said "That's it??" Didn't even say thank you. Ohhh man did I wanna yank that dollar back.
Well its pretty insulting to give a homeless a dollar....
I think next time you meet one give out the directions to unemployment office.
@@tamhore8788 well what if that's all I had on me? Beggers can't be choosers.
I gave 2 once to some lady asking for food (not money) and she pulled out a stack of bills all rolled up. That was the first time I was shook over something like this. Compton don't play 🤣
TamHore oh hello mr. politically correct
It makes me sick that I’m young and I don’t have children but yet I know to never do this or force this upon a child, let alone make myself look like the biggest failure of a parent. Disgusting acts of Thievery, Disgraceful excuse of Parents & stealing from those who truly need it.
Well put, how would your kid feel if mommy & daddy can't work (lots don't or aren't able to) but leave your kid out of the 'act' - what lessons are you teaching this one - & what are you going to do when baby comes - stand on street corner with a baby in your arms all day? Dispicable parents & that this guy let's his wife do that but probably HER idea!
When you get yourself a Mercedes Benz and are left so broke that you need to go to the streets to beg for money in order to finish paying for it. It’s really hard to maintain a luxury life.
Making it hard for the real homeless
Endy M exactly what I just said, SMH this is horrible
Endy M not really. Mexico is bsaaddd! California/ USA has : food stamps general relief Social Security benefits Social Security Supplemental benefits unemployment insurance unemployment disability insurance Workers Compensation Insurance housing vouchers and churches and homeless shelters everywhere you look in California San Diego there's a lot of homeless shelters lots of churches that give away food and clothing and groceries and socks and bus pass at bus pass bus passes to get to work unemployment offices Career Centers that will help you find a job so there is everything you need there are still 100K thousand homeless people in LA and several thousand jere in sd. they rather just Panhandle so they can buy the cigarettes by the beer by the drug by their pot and stsy up untill 3 in the morning with no responsibilities there's no excuse
Exactly what I was going to say.
Endy M same abuse with government assistance.
true ! ! ! ! !
This is what you call a professional beggar.
😂😂😂😂😂
Funny If she had a briefcase with begging gear
@lovee Boo quote it
😂😂😂 yeessss!
it happens here in the Philippines
I had brought my Family to Italy for a good holidays in year 2009, a man about 30 with a well feed dog was begging on the street, my daughter ask me to help. I reply : I am an old man who is still working and hence brought you girls for holidays here, Why Can’t He Work. ???????
Es una burla a los sentimientos de compasión a las personas que ayudan a esta mujer.Lo más horrible de esta mujer es que está dando muy mal ejemplos a sus hijos,quien sabe que clase de abusos les hace a estas criaturas que triste es ver niños con madres así.
No sera para meterse drogas El dinero que ESTA pidiendo
What upsets me most is actually the kid. A Child should not have to go through that.
sitting in one spot on a weekend making money is way better than fishing!!!
That's really not an easy job. Years ago I worked in road construction. My 1st week on the job It was my job to flag traffic. No heavy lifting Didn't have to do anything but hold A stop/slow sign I could even sit down. But just being out there all day long, Made it one of the most miserable jobs I've ever had.
@Terry Winderweedle -- are you sure?? more like a true CAPITALIST so that makes the beggars republican :-)
Learning begins at home💣💥
@Terry Winderweedle you do realize that "billionaires" do the same thing... the only difference is, they fool more people with more money!!:-) Being rich does not make you smarter...it just makes your playground a little bigger :-)
She is probably not even pregnant. That could be a fake belly.
ragazziita and the little boy could be an alien robot from outerspace....
an alien indeed, probably illegal too
And the car could be a colored box with a fake engine in it too...
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People are so damn stupid. Anyone in public holding a sign begging is scamming 100% of the time. Only a fool gives money away to strangers on the street.
As a former homeless person who used to panhandle I can confirm this is absolutely not true.
Panhandling is perfectly OK.
NO it isn't always a scam......and it is voluntary.
IT IS a normal part of life in America, and has been for a long time, unfortunately.
HOWEVER,
Using ANY child to BEG is unethical.
NEVER, EVER GIVE MONEY TO SOMEONE WHO IS OBVIOUSLY USING A CHILD TO BEG.
THIS IS A FAR REACHING ORGANIZED INTERNATIONAL SCAM.
IT IS TOLERATED IN EUROPE.
DO NOT ALLOW THIS SCAM TO EXIST IN AMERICA.
IT ROBS CHILDREN OF THEIR FUTURE
They should be with other children in a family setting, in daycare or school, PERIOD!
Were the police notified? Sounds like attempted assault
It is disgusting that child has to spend his weekends sitting in the same spot. It's child abuse.
I don't think is so disgusting... the kid's merely making an apprenticeship. With mother as a teacher. Welcome to the rotten 21rst century.
I spent my weekends doing chores. He will be ok
You mean like sitting at a desk in school….?
It's not abuse. It isn't good, but it does not qualify as abuse.
She’s using the kid as a pawn ♟ like every other women does.
Give food not money!!!!
I'm from Texas, and i heard that we go to jail if we get caught giving food to the homeless. I guess some weird people were out here poisoning the homeless. 😔
I offered food to a homeless guy once, he pretty much told me to fuck off and said he only wanted money.
@@sherfithasan it's because in India these beggars work for mafias and are forced to give them money by begging to people. This is why you should always give such people FOOD not money!
Hasan K. he probably wanted drug money
Don't give them shit!! They're young let them get a job!
Anybody using a child as a sympathy tool for begging should immediately have the child taken away and be thrown in jail for neglect.
If you are gullible enough to give your money to these people, then you deserve to loose your money! Survival of the smartest.
People always seem to think that dumb people deserve to suffer and smart people deserve to thrive, and yet they also say you can’t fix stupid. If being stupid is something you can’t fix, why are so many people judged so harshly for being stupid? I think THAT is stupid and inconsistent.
@@user-nz4ot6uw3v people who have a mental learning disorder don't deserve to be taken advantage of, but we're not talking about those people. I'm 66yrs old, and I've heard all my life these people are scammers. If you choose to not listen, and you choose to be gullible, then you will probably be talked into all kinds of stuff, including handing over your money. It's odd to me people can learn to drive a car, but can't learn to say no.
There’s a homeless man that lives in my town who will actually tell you he’s “alright today” if he has enough dollars for food. I ran into him at a gas station and he asked me to buy him a Diet Pepsi. I offered to give him money for it but he wanted me to get it so that I know it’s just for a Diet Pepsi. He will take a dollar if he needs it but won’t if he doesn’t.
💕 I want cry that is so sweet
That's called an hoesnt begger
When you give money to a homeless you don't even know where that money goes either its just drinks or drugs, Asking a source of food is an honest tribute but to be frank with you, I don't usually support homeless people on the need of money despite half of them were all for beer and drugs
Better to keep your money in your pocket then giving it to some stranger.
Sooo I thought this was in 2021 but it’s in 2014
Wholesome 🤗
Probably tells the truth on job interviews and that's why he's homeless, too good for society.
The worst part is the child is taking all that in. I hope the child won't become like them.
Azúcar that's what I was thinking. although he is innocent now, they taught the boy at a young age that will carry on that's it's ok to be dishonest and not work hard
Azúcar he will
Miss Purrfect ..nosey woman? This shameful woman was taking money from people who could only dream of owning a Mercedes. Less fortunate people who were probably struggling themselves, but felt bad for this woman and her child and tried to help them. You say she's nosey. I say good for her for exposing this fraud.
Miss Purrfect p
Children life what they learn. Why do you think so many ghetto people are living the same way their parent have? They teach their kids to scan the system and how to take advantage of it. The first step is having kids. That will ensure the government feels bad for you. The scammers know the government will not let the kid starve. Then do not get married. Lie about who lives in the household so it makes you look more dependent. Get a job that barely pays the bills. That will ensure a food stamp card, section 8, free cell phone, reduced cable bill, free heat, free water, free electric. That way, you will be making more in collections then the average middle class person. Do less, get more!
Imagine having these low lives for parents. No amount of money can help that child.
We have a "pregnant" lady who begs in New Orleans, she has been pregnant for eight years.
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Maybe she’s waiting for housing.....
She should be delivering any day now
damn lmao 😂
I work in New Orleans! I see her all the time!
Lots of people do this kind of thing, and then drive away laughing at the people who showed kindness and generosity. Makes me sick!
vvomen have no moral compass
Don’t let crap like this destroy your humanity and kindness.
@@cansee8637 just because you can't get none doesn't mean its the fault of women. take a look at yourself bud
@@emma-ub9hc quiet you silly woman, a man is talking
@@cansee8637 oh no !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and it’s thanks to her i will never give another homeless person money again.
I’ve never given a beggar money and never will will.
Wouldn’t be surprised if she was wearing a fake pregnancy suit
Dumb
Exactly. Didnt think of that till you said it.
Now that would be shady.
This is a Karen scenario minus the direct conflict. This not her business and yall don't know what they goin through. Many people drive a benz thay are broke or on the verge of going broke. There are scammers too use ur personal discernment. Stay out the way and mind ya business if they aint jackin and killin.
@@everydaydre1185 if it was me I'd tell the lady approaching me I'm going through some things with my kids. What I drive doesnt matter because if I'm homeless with kids my car is about to get repoed. I wouldnt attack or run from someone even if there recording. I wouldn't be ashamed we all are going through hard times. But come on they have a car why are they using that little boy out there just to get money he should have stayed in the car with the father.
I lived in a tent for 5yrs! never ever begged for money !! I kept my job for 16yrs. got myself back on my feet the right way!
Is life miserable in USA ?
@@materockk1579 depends on how you look at life!
@@materockk1579 places aren’t miserable, people are miserable. People are miserable in the places that are run by liberal Democrats who give everything for free, and then take it away.
@@savannahsputnik1663 Republicans and Democrats are both trash and both don't care about the people
Teflon don
This is happening A LOT lately. We have a lady with a kid and goes around knocking on people’s cars asking for money. She then left in a Mercedes. I feel so sorry for these kids, but I never give them money.
Nor give them gift cards cuz they sell them - they can always get nutritious food at shelters,churches and other community organizations, don't kid yourself that there's no one helping people, you just don't know where these places are is all, & there are LOTS out there!
Good..they are part of an international crime syndicate based in Eastern Europe that exploits it's women and children...you never see the men begging only women with kids.
It is UN AMERICAN to do this to children.....they belong in school.
This is mockery of human compassion.
Nothing worse than cheating on people’s kindness, This make the world more and more indifferent and colder.
LET THE HOMELESS ROT TO DEATH
@@1lowtrade I completely agree! There are places they can go. There are so many services to help you. But you can’t work strung out so that’s why they are homeless. If you aren’t on drugs there are places to help you get a job and make it.
@@dinky101 i seen a homeless lady w a shoppin cart full of junk and she was sittin on the side walk right on the sun. I asked why she was sitting there? She replied bc its a good spot for the sun rays (ig bc of the recent winter storm) i then asked what she wanted from insi7de she said anything, came back w a bag of tostitos and 2 waters she aint say shit. I wanted to yank the food back lol
Stella Rain you are both ignorant and indifferent. Many of the “services” offered are unsafe for homeless woman. Most woman out on the streets who had lived in homeless housing were raped by other homeless people. The streets are safer than that “service”
@@1lowtrade lol your the first person kicked out of the survival group!!
My biggest concern isn't even that she took all this money, but rather for how they're treating that little boy, who should be in school, and what lessons they're teaching him with this bad behaviour. I hope child services investigated.
Totally agreed.
@David Bowie- Good call. Not one person pointed that out. Where is CPS when you really have a case of neglect.
Perhaps it’s during Summer, when school is not in session. Maybe?
That's why they left.
Thank you!!! I just typed the same thing!!!
That's why I chose to give food rather than money.
So terrible to see a child exposed to something like this
Because of this ; people don’t want to help real homeless
Ronald Gomis true.
'' NO,THATS NOT WHY.MOST OF THEM STAND IN A PLACE NEAR THE ROAD WHERE PPL CANT STOP.AND SOME GIVE,& SOME DONT.MANY REASON'S,AND SOME JUST DONT HAVE IT TO GIVE.THIS IS THE GIVING SEASON,AND THE ''PRO'S '' KNOW IT..SO NOW CLOSER TO X-MAS YOU'LL SEE LOT'S OF THEM,SOME REAL,AND SOME CROOK'S,IT'S UP TO THE PERSON GIVING TO GIVE,OR NOT..BUT''DONT JUDGE PPL''OR YOU WILL BE JUDGED.DONT THINK DEGITIVE'LY ALL THE TIME ABOUT EVERYBODY,IT'S A BAD HABIT..DO IT FOR THE LORD,CAUSE,''YOUR BEING TESTED,JUST LIKE THEY ARE..DR.DJB☼
Exactly
Ronald Gomis this comment is so true it's sad :(
Maybe they live in their car?
I was 14 and made a trip to London with school, I come from a poor family (my mom saved for it for 6 months, to give me the experience) and I had a couple of cents left, so I gave it to one of the many homeless people, the guy scoffed and threw it at me.. it was little.. but to little for him.
that is so sad 😢😿
I had the same thing happen in Mexico, some can be so ungrateful.
I hate how they get mad if you give them food smh
Jesus Ruiz cus they want drug or alcohol money
Suicide Sheep don't worry I want you
Oh damn, that's crazy....🙁🙁🙁
Yes that's the way you teach your children to scam people that's what's wrong society parents need to be accountable for they're kids also when they grow up
These people are part of a 100's year old international crime syndicate.
They wore out their welcome in most of Europe...so they came here.
The women and kids are used so that the patriarch.
can build a huge family compound somewhere in Eastern Europe.
It's true, maintenance of a Benz will send you to the poor house.
It will not
@@mitsanut5869 uh yeah it will. Mercedeses
are pos.
Lol true
😅😅👍
False
I was at a Fry's grocery parking lot and a lady comes up to my window that was down about 4 inches and asks me for money. I was in the middle of telling her that I didn't have any bills...she interrupts and puts her out, as in talk to the hand, and says "I don't want to hear it" and walks away talking crap. I was stunned. All I could do was laugh. I then yelled over to her and said you didn't let me finish...I was going to say I don't have any bills all I have is change...will you take that? She said YES!!! As she started walking towards me I said "I don't want to hear it!!!" with my hand up and drove off. I heard about five f-bombs driving away.
perfect!!
+mykylc being an ass to an ass still makes you an ass.
+T Hoang You just called yourself an ass. What an ass.
+mykylc ha.
+Melanie Vela lol
That’s the way the cookie crumbles.
“She’s driving a BENZ” are in the 90’s ? When a Mercedes was a massive thing…. It’s most likely worth about $3,000 as it’s about 15-20 years old! But yes she still a con artist!
That’s why when I offered her food, She said no !!
Sometimes, homeless people have needs other than food..maybe they need to get to a job interview, maybe they wanna get a hotel for a few days so they can shower & get a good night's rest..& maybe they'd prefer to pick out & purchase their own choice of food..I decided a long time ago just to give & not worry about what they're gonna use the money for
And a few Plan B pills.... can't be too careful..
shefly100 or just not give them money at all and let them fend for themselves
shefly100 "not worry about what they are going to use the money for" hmm 🤔
I own 5 high end acoustic guitars but I want another one can you give me some cash please? I'll pretend Im a homeless so it'll be easier for you 😎
@@shefly100 or maybe they want drugs
She may need to be held accountable for putting her child at risk.
Among other things
Why is it wrong for this woman who is pregnant and has Mercedes to ask for money/donations?
TH-camrs that have a LOT of money do the same thing. They beg for money for their patreon donations. Look it up, rich youtubers asking for donations through patreon. If this woman got in trouble, then why do TH-camrs don't for doing the same thing???
@@shen-long9082 for TH-camrs , it's because people don't mind giving money especially if they have great content. This lady is basically a con artist and then if she is laughing with the money, clearly she isn't "struggling" like she made it seem
What risk ? Trying to feed him keep a roof over his head. Trying to makes away. We don’t know what happen to that family. They don’t look like they been living like that very long. They look desperate. We are in a pandemic her husband could had been the bread winner and lost his job do to the pandemic. So many people have to change there career to reenter the work force. Your governor cut off millions of people federal benefit that was put there for people who lost there job at no fault of there own money he refuse because Biden put it there that was back in June. Abruptly he cut it off. We will see more of this it might be you and your family you never know don’t judge.
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@qqq??? how you know she not going to doctor appointment. How you don’t know they lost there insurance. We don’t know don’t judge people. Just thank whoever you thank you not in that situation.
You can’t let people emotionally manipulate you - if you care you should give money directly to organizations
Wow! She picked up a rock and was going to throw it at her? That poor boy- he’s being used for sympathy for financial gain!! That’s disgusting!
This is classic Romani schemes, you see it all over Europe. Child exploitation.
I feel bad for the boy. Imagine having to sit and watch as your "homeless" mom begs for money. I hope he's okay.
Stories like this made me stopped giving money to people physically able on the streets.
Claude Makelele just imagine that some of the “disabled” people you still give to could be sitting in “fake” wheelchairs 😳
@@ZenZooZoo That's another case. At this point you can never believe what you see with your own eyes.
len_ I know right
Claude Makelele that’s why I always carry a full spectrum neuropathy testing machine in my trunk so that I can always be sure. Just a quick 45 min diagnostic battery and a 60-question polygraphed questionnaire and I give them about tree fiddy and they’re on their way!
I use to give to this guy with a dog in San Jose back around 2015. Found out he was driving an Audi. I looked at my Kia and cried.
😂😂😂😂👍👍👍
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 Kia is more reliable Audi is junk they are just good from 0 to 64k miles or 0 to 4 years after that is a pile of junk and endless costly repairs thats whybu dont see old Audi's arround they just dont last enough to become old
You didn't offer him any XRP?
Audi is crap cars. Don’t worry ... everyone gets karma and you will get the good one because you gave with a good heart (:
Lol
I've been asked for "help" by people who claim to be "hungry" and "haven't eaten anything in 3 days". I offered to walk with them to a sandwich shop nearby so that I could buy them a lunch of their choice. Then, the attitude changes from "woe is me, have pity" to "WTF?" Then I get yelled at with: "Damn, you MF, I want some MONEY!"
Hungry? No. Need a fix but don't want to work? Yes.
Call child protective services when you see a mother panhandling while pregnant with her toddler
My brother who lives in Dallas taught me about this trick. I started to give $5 to a mother with 2 children who claimed they were running from abuse and dumped on the street. He said wait. We sat about 20 min off in the parking lot and sure enough she walked over to a brand new minivan and drove off. They make enough money doing this they have to report it as income. It’s swindling - all panhandling, which cannot be regulated, should be prohibited and prosecuted.
This is the reason that a lot of good people are hesitant to give money to people that are truly going through hard times. This hurts the ones that really need it.
Strongly agree.
When I lived in Atlanta, there was a well-dressed businesswoman who would approach strangers saying she’d lost her purse (with money, car keys and cell phone inside), and needed money to get a cab. People grew suspicious as she had been spotted in the downtown area over a period of weeks.
Turned out to be her daily hustle! A radio talk show host announced this on his show and she disappeared soon after being called out. People who had given her money started calling in and some of them reported giving her as much as $20.
I don’t give money to the homeless anymore. They don’t even say thank you!
I do not give to the homeless for this very reason. I grew up in a rough environment and had homeless friends. They all would panhandle just get drunk and do drugs every day and literally some of them said they prefer being homeless cause people just give them money anyway and they don’t have to work. A lot of them were aggressive. It’s not a lifestyle to condone to.
So I give to those who perform music, street artists and entertainment, etc. who are trying to work for it.
To each their own 🤷♀️ not all homeless are like that and it does feel good to lend a helping hand
@@Avamanson000 I'm with you 100%
This is why it’s hard to actually help people these days.
Trust nothing.
There are times when you know that someone truly is in need. Their behavior and other things will be obvious. And there's other ways to help you could take them referrals you can take them to buy them some food you can give them a McDonald's gift certificate. I have done that before work parents had their kids begging for them on the street and of course take their parents collected the money at the end of the day. I started giving out McDonald's gift cards and gift certificates
There is a lady here who sits in a wheelchair all day at various stores, Target, Walmart. She rolls over to a BMW M5, gets up, puts the chair in the trunk, walks around, gets in and drives away.
@@GT-mn3bx report her
@@GT-mn3bx often-times it’s the Ones WITH MONEY that are the WORST.👍🏾
Wooow. This is so sad.
That's really messed up...
Usually, the ones who really need help are the ones who are not asking for anything.
Yes! I say and see the same thing! the ones who really need it don't ask!
you better fucking believe it
+928nava i was just thinking the same thing lol
Exactly
i been jobless with no income for last 6 months. i got food stamp app after 5 months but never turned it in. it disgusts me scum bags like that scamming gulible christians. you see that shit all over here. 1 city made panhandling illegal cause it was holding up traffic. now they just stand on the other side of the freeway outside city limits. some even wear designer clothes while doing it just to taunt people.
i just started working again this week. btw. i rather starve and freeze and die than get a government handout or beg for money along a road.
I feel bad for homeless people who actually need that money
I am retired military and I am no where near well off but I make enough and I am pretty low key though. Not a real "people person" to be honest but I don't let that get in the way of doing good works on behalf of the Lord and my fellow humans as well. When I see a panhandler if I am in a hurry I will drop them at least $10 or half of what I got if I have less on me in cash. If I see them near a super market I ask them if they need anything. They usually say just a few green backs. I say I got that too, what can I get you. I don't get carried away going on a shopping spree and shit like that but I will hook them up with food, a pack of smokes, etc and a wad of cash. People say this and that about what they will and won't do with the money. Well it is none of my business or yours what they do with the money period. Its a "gift" and once it leaves my hand into theirs its up to them what they do with it whether it is drugs, booze or a burrito with a pepsi. Its none of my business period. It is like if your employer cuts you your paycheck and him saying this and that on "responsible use and spending of said monies" and if you do not listen he will withhold your pay check. F that and f him you know. Who does he think he is. See what I mean here. Same as you or I when we drop a donation on someone. Give them some money and a smile and go about your business. People just don't understand the purpose and point of a "gift" these days and what makes it so special as to how it makes one feel after you give it without a thought afterwords of the why's and how's. People are really missing out once they leave all that bs alone and just give because it feels so dang good when you do it for no reason in particular. It isn't all about you if your doing it for the right reasons. Also I always try chat for a bit if I have some time. In these instances I usually have to share people's walking by distain as well from them even though I am clearly not homeless by just the way I dress alone. F them I say to myself. Anyway that chat too is nice for both of us because I have had some of the most stimulating conversations with the homeless at times. Also just how humble and truly grateful some of them really are for both the blessing gift and chat that just takes a mere few minutes of my lifetime to share with them. Its the act but that is just me though Eric and you seem to get it too.
P.s. it always made me sad and a little angry too at times that people will walk indifferently by someone that could just use a few bucks (sometimes even change) on their way to spend near $20 on a "single" cup of iced super double shot mocha with lactose free skim milk then just give a dollar or two to someone that could use it for no matter what the reason. I could only imagine what it must feel like to be there. The utter shame and desperation to have to sit there all day with the looks and comments under people breaths. I personally couldn't do it yet I have never been in that situation, have you? You never know someones situation until you "know" someones situation. Just saying.
@@blackhorseman that pretty much sums it up right there
@@ericc5749 IKR! 👌😉
i dont dont have to be to sorry to work
True
Wow, people in that area must be very generous.
You can drive a Benz and be broke
That's TRUE....However these people are not broke.
They are part of a far reaching international crime syndicate based in Eastern Europe,
This syndicate uses it's women and children to beg in the tourist capitals of Western Europe.
Business was bad during Covid and people are not as generous as they once were in Paris or Barcelona.
The Western and Southern US is their new frontier.
Using children to beg is UN AMERICAN.
It is pure and simple EXPLOITATION.
We passed child labor laws almost a century ago now.
This was to raise people out of the darkness of ignorance and poverty.
This is not "culture" it is simple exploitation.
A friend of mine gave $20 to a begger. Begger said "that's it?" Friend said, "oh sorry, give me the 20, ill give you another bill". Begger gave the bill back, friend said "F u" and took off.
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Oh my god so prolific and totally true😑
And everybody clapped
r/thathappened
@@NYD666 hey my name is Kai too props to you young legend
@@NYD666 I can confirm it's true, I was next to him at the scene and every car in the area started laughing at the beggar
Even whn i was homeless, i jus could never stand on a corner w a sign
That's different they had an apartment and a car.that ain't homeless I got people struggle but a $2,500 apartment jeez
Tyfus ventje , And you probably beg for money in the corner for your daily fix of crystal meth
Yes people who are actually homeless rarely beg for money
Frfr thats almost true for all homeless
Everything is already shit when you’re homeless and if you have any sense of pride you won’t be begging on the streets. Its tuff asf
NEVER GIVE MONEY!!! I have been homeless for 20 years because my government hates me for some reason, but I will tell you, NEVER GIVE MONEY, EVER!!! Give them soap, shampoo, food, but NEVER money!!!
Stopped giving years ago due to seeing scams like this.
I keep a stack of $5 McDonald’s gift cards in my car to pass out to panhandlers. I will never give cash to anyone.
That’s a good idea!
They just exchange that for money, 50 cents on the dollar to buy booze!
@Ian Bideshi I'd be afraid they'd try to rob or kill me, bring them a meal instead, or just assume they're not genuinely homeless.
Yeah give about like 5 of them to a homeless person that would feed him for the week
@Ian Bideshi I don't know about taking them
This shit has to stop because no one will want to give money to people who actually need it
I give homeless people food
TAX THE RICH!!!..... so you can stop whining!!!
@@maynunal see, this is cheating kindness. Some people need help and other just want it. Tax the rich? Who are you AOC?? Learn to think for yourself.
Begging for money should have been illegal forever
I worked at Little Caesars late last year and this lady was 10 cents short and my manager would not help her. The lady was homeless. Asked me for 10 cents and when she saw my hat she looked like she was worried I would deny her the money. Instead I went inside and bought her a pizza. Let her keep what little money she had while still getting a decent meal.
Delta's World that was very kind of you. You have definitely earned good Karma! Thank you for being so kind.
+IhAtEsTuPiD pEoPLe It's who I am. People deserve to eat even if they have no money.
Your manager sounds like a prick
You work at pizza hat!!!!
I'm working a temp job and struggling. I decided to buy a coworker a car battery as she seemed to need help more than my struggles.
The battery was 2x what i expected but i followed through.
Ten minutes after being home, I got an incredible job offer! God is good. More to it as I reflect on the journey and helping others when it hurts unselfishly.
1st hint was the boys haircut.
Fade was on point!
Cant get a cut like that at a shelter.
That fade is cold asf, good point
There are barber shops who give homeless children haircuts without judging
@jjosephdubya call the cops for what? Children of millionaires sell chocolate bars for their schools and other activities such as 4-H. Even if these people do have a nice car which they may be Leasing and sleeping in when they need to either give because you want to or don't
Cool im 100th like
@@rayzarncarlos6803 one thing its sell and other thing its beg like you dont have
Dang!!! Things like this make me loose more and more hope for humanity.
I saw the same thing about 6-8 years ago. I stopped in a busy intersection with a long light. I noticed a lady that was begging run across to the other side from the medium to a nice fairly new BMW got a board and left. As PT Barnum said "there's a sucker born every minute".
I never give "homeless people" money. Instead I will offer to buy or give them food. Usually if they say yes than they really are homeless and hungry. If they say "NO I'd rather have the money" than I say sorry and leave them there. I believe no one should go hungry. Even me struggling with a broken spine and not much money. I do what I can to help out 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Peach Life yea that's good I do the exact same thing I bought a homeless blind man socks recently. ive been homeless myself once so I try to give them a chance
Peach Life not really, sometimes they throw whatever you offer away. It's happened today me before
Nice !! that's awesome. And yeah I've been in some bad places as a child and me and my family where homeless and in homeless / domestic violence shelters a few times. But we made it out alive 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I like Chocolate yeah that's sadly true as well. But I guess all we can do is try and hope that when we are in that position and need help that someone will do the same for us 🙏🏻🙏🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Peach Life but sometime they dont need food and neee cloths and tooth brushes
Scamming people and teaching their son. Disgusting!
they are all like this. Only well off people dont know this scam
I saw this happen in my town one, the dude took out a huge stack of money from his dirty jacket I was shocked by the amount of money he had
Pretty humiliating for their child to have to stand there and have everyone know you're mother is pretending to be homeless or maybe they are and leased the car idk
Sheesh!
TOTALLY AGREE!!
I will NEVER give a homeless person money, but I will offer to buy them a burger or a drink or something if they want.
She's a HERO. THAT LADY NEEDS TO BE ARRESTED. AND CPS NEEDS TO GET THAT SON OUT OF THIS EVILNESS
I met a man in a parking lot who offered to clean my windows for "tips"... he has paper towels and Windex. I can appreciate that. The homeless CAN work..
see that is a great way to get money from strangers!! not holding a sign for free money. do a service for someone whether it's cleaning their car, shoes, filling air into their tires, whatever it is!
You can see that every single day in Mexico
They try selling bottled water at the intersection, they have a cooler with wheels and they buy cases and ice at walmart and hit the corners, at least you get an ice cold water with your donation, but I saw a cop tell one to move along.
Why not get a real job
Dream -- Its not as easy as it sounds when people judge you because you cant put a home address down on paper.
This is why I don't give to people. The scammers ruin it for people genuinely in need. Shame on her, teaching her kid to be a lying beggar.
You have to discern. I pretty much know....... A woman TRUELY homeless I give to told me she suffers because of other homeless people
Josh Traffanstedt Depends on where you live.
How do you know that she is a lying beggar? How do you know anything about this woman’s life? The reason people give is because they have a good heart and not presume to know everything about that person.
You cannot judge a book by its cover though. Now just what if this woman was married to a ball player making millions then he becomes injured and loses everything, he then leaves her in a rented expensive tower apartment. She then is forced to leave but cannot get normal assistance because of their former income status. All she has is a car she owns outright so she desperately resorts to ask for help in an attempt to get enough money to rent a regular apartment and try to recover. There are 9 million ways to sunday of scenarios that can defend what she is doing, so I would not jump to conclusions based on appearances.
@@brianmonroe5511 u ain't n no Benz if u bad off enough to beg u probably one of them type
Saw the same thing in my town except woman drove a new Jeep Grand Cherokee that still had temp dealer tags. Begging for money right after buying a new SUV. Sickening.
I had a guy carrying a gas can saying his car ran out of gas down the street and If could give him some cash to fill it...I offered to go fill his gas can and he got upset and called me a racist.
The beggars are beyond frustrating
this is the reason i give them a business card for the place i work because we r always hiring.
ghost dragon that's a good idea
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ghost dragon lmfao I know that's right
I do the same but they just want the moneyn
Van Nguyen i know but a job is more helpful lol
This is exactly why you only give them food and water
Yep, that's when they will let you know that they want money, it's happen to my mom before.
I tried to give a loaf of bread and some meat to a harmless man I saw all the time. He declined the generous offer, and instead demanded money. Then a van drove up and gave him money, he took it.
I live in a neighborhood with almost no homeless people at all, so when I saw a man holding a sign saying he was "very hungry and diabetic" i had to go up and ask him if he wanted me to buy him some food, but he said no thank you I'm actually full i just ate, and i was wondering why he would hold that sign saying that if he isn't even hungry, he probably just wanted to get money from people... It's sad that people are too lazy to find a job, and that they would rather just stand outside begging for money instead of trying to better themselves, we should help them find jobs instead of only food and money, so they can help support themselves.
+Doonus how harmless was he?
+mr. skydog w
Happens every day in every major town in America. They have zero shame!
she found out how much an oil change cost with Benz....LOL
This is child abuse, teaching her son to make money easily without any effort to get it. The tricky point is the mom and kid look well dress, clothes clean and living a decent life, no as a truly homeless.
Edgar Alfredo Mora what I said
Edgar Alfredo Mora Dafaq
And not in a carseat. Wtf? One accident is all it takes smdh
Child abuse is a totally different thing buddy, it’s not even endangering the well fare of a child
If begging was so easy we all would do it. If people are real or scammers you wouldn’t know. I say if a person were rich or well off they wouldn’t be begging. Just because they have a nice car doesn’t mean anything. They could have had a great job and paid cash for the car but lost that job. They could have made a bad investment and they lost everything but the car. You never know.
This just makes actual homeless people look bad.
Stop feeling sorry for people you don't know.
You don’t know what those people are going through
That makes it so hard for people who truly need it. Scumbags
Art Mchugh You forgot to add parents
JustNYC • if you think about it, there really is no reason for it. chances are they are going to spend it on something they don't need. like booze, cigarettes or drugs.
JustNYC • : I work with the homeless everyday and many of the poor had good paying jobs yet they lost them . Why should they get rid of their car if it runs? The suburban food banks are filled with luxury cars.
Jim Boland I doubt this couple's car was payed for. And if it was, they could sell it. I've been there, no excuse for thus couple's actions, nor for new Merc at a food bank.
+Jim Boland or they could be left by their spouse and still have a Mercedes as I did but the hub quit paying for everything. The car went away and I'm not homeless, but people have different circumstances. It seems that these parents are scammers but who knows... The child shouldn't be involved.
If a homeless man doesn't take food, I don't slip them the 20 I was going to give them.
A real homeless person would appreciate anything, not just money.
Matthew Hamlin I agree most homeless people I meet refuse money
Yep give them packaged (unopened) food, drink, or a job application.
My parents always ask if they would like food and if they say yes my parents buy them some
Matthew Hamlin I'm not homeless, but what kind of snacks do you have? 😂 justbkidding
i'm more likely to give an extra Clif bar or bottled water or something than cash. they always have taken it and thanked me.
These type of people should be brought to justice otherwise general public will loose faith in humanity
When I was in college I was poor. I worked two jobs but was paying cash for college so there wasn't much money left after rent, tuition and books. I ate a lot of beans and potatoes. The thing that floored me was you couldn't take a single step off campus without getting hit up by beggars. Either they congregated on the sidewalks just on the edge of campus or they patrolled the surrounding neighborhoods with stories about how they were from out of town and ran out of gas with their kids in the car.
One day a beggar got upset when I ignored him and started following me down the sidewalk. I turned to him and pointed out that he was wearing a Starter jacket, Starter hat, Air Jordans and had a walk man. I told him I couldn't afford those things, so maybe He should give ME some change!" He shut up real quick.
When I see someone begging on a street corner, I assume they are scammers. Most people who really need the help have full time jobs and don't have time to beg.
she picked up a boulder....that belly probably isn't even real
Fran Fran she paid the boulder with all of us facts going on she just scanned my I need people have to know where the location is what place is she hangs out at the police need to take her and send her somewhere
Fran Fran . Exactly! That little boy may not be her child. She could be a nanny for all we know. There’s so many scams out here 🧀🌴
@@nicholas8nj she just fat
@@andybub45 👀😳
Good example for the child
It's sad because there are people who really do need that money to survive and we have these Imposters here who create distrust among the general public.
The governement gives the homeless paychecks. They dont need our help. Even with food. That just gives them another thing to be homeless. Because people give them free handouts.
Raul Martinez qq
Goose unit that isn’t true. The government does not give all the homeless checks. Some yes, but most... no.
@@brandisexton6144 how do u know? Have u been homeless? I have and it's pretty easy to get money from the government and easy to keep doing drugs. Government needs to make a law or something to force the homeless to work and get off the streets. But they wont because they need the homeless to throw their money to
There's no incentive or motivation to work. There is to be homeless. You get handouts from ignorant people. The US pretty much slowly goin to be third world before u know it
Dragging that child from pillar to post seems abusive and the lack of seat belt for him is neglectful.
Child endangerment. Using children to guilt trip people out of their money is sad when government assistance exists for this reason.
Most of the time the people that actually need help don't beg. Remember that 💯
exactly, people are stupid to give money to anyone begging..... if you really want to donate... donate your time at local homeless shelter/soup kitchen/mission if your religious.....
This the realist comment on here💯
I was homeless for a year and I didn't beg for shit
I fought for myself and did what I had to do to get where I am now
I got a state job and I'm living in a high rise apartment
Where? Lol I see them begging daily
@@thomasbaron5367 How'd you get a state job?