Early morning doorstep beggar

[BrandNewGuy]

Angelina Wrote:

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> It's very hard to say no to someone who has a

> convincing story - and you don't actually ever

> know if it's real or not.

>

> I suppose you just go with what you feel

> comfortable with at the time and try not to beat

> yourself up about it later.

>

> It's human nature to want to help people and we

> shouldn't suppress that just because there are

> scumbags out there who take advantage of other

> people's kindness.

But no-one who's genuine comes round your house and asks for money. It doesn't make you callous never to give money to door-to-door strangers. And the more 'kind' people get suckered, the more the scumbags will carry on.