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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]At least he didn’t stick a gun in your ribs and rob you. [/quote]
Given that he stepped out of the shadows and requested my money it is now occuring to me maybe he was robbing me? OMG, hilarious. But Ive seen this before in the 90s..it's so weird when some dude who clearly is able to work is asking students and women walking by for money. Like we are just...suckers. Just ew.[/quote]

Stop being suckers.  Stop giving money to panhandlers.  I never give money to panhandlers.  A legit street busker, sure.  But not a panhandler.  ESPECIALLY not some dude I've never seen before.  And most of the homeless "regulars" I see in the neighborhood like Brother Bronson don't even ask for money and might decline if you offer to buy them a meal.[/quote]
This.  We only have pandhandlers because suxkers keep giving to them.  Stop giving to pandhandlers and they will go way.  When suckers give, it spreads by word of mouth among the homeless, and you just get more and more and more of them.

I’m all for helping the homeless, but giving to pandhandlers is not the way to do it.  There are plenty of homeless shelters in the DMV that would benefit greatly from your time or donations, and the money will actually help those who need it rather than enabling alcohol/drug abuse.

Along those same lines, [b]I wish counties throughout the DMV would post signs discouraging people from giving to panhandlers.  Something like, “Don’t encourage panhandling.[/b]  Visit xxx.va to find out how you can help your local homeless shelter.”
Arlington County at one point did issue such an announcement, mainly about people panhandling in/near roads. I seem to recall the statement even said "most homeless aren't panhandling, and most panhandlers aren't homeless. If you want to help, here's a list of organizations and here's the policy nonemergency/emergency number."
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