Homeless people, give or ignore? Options

[AyeVickaye]

Everytime I drive by Target Walmart, Food max, etc. theres always a homeless person asking for money or food. I used to always give change but Now I have second thoughts about them. Because they look young enough to still get a job, they either have a bike or dog with them & some even smoke cigs. Where do they get the markers and supplies to make their "have any spare change" "war veteran, needs help" or "anything will help" signs? I always wonder what they will do with the spare change that I give them because of chances of them spending it on food is '????' Cos some of those homeless people are/were drug addicts

I feel bad for them especially the ones that have a child with them but sometimes I don't.

[Maccabee]

here in africa, at every robot(stop light) there are people that knock on your windows asking for food. Normally we just give if we feel convited to. My friend some teenagers walk out of a store and all of a sudden they started "limping" and asking people for money. Sometimes in america we get asked for money for food outside mcdonalds and so we just say ok ill buy you some, and if they actually want food they accept but if they were going to spend it on drugs they start arguing and storm off. Also in africa having a bag of bulltong(soft jerky usually made from kudu) is useful to have. haha.