New York cop buys shoes for homeless man.

[Globalti]

Would you do this?

http://www.upi.com/blog/2012/11/29/NYC-cop-buys-shoes-for-homeless-man-in-viral-photo/2491354199665/

I might if I could be sure the bloke wasn't just some feckless dosser; Gti Junior was in Manchester a few weeks ago and saw a bloke sitting begging opposite the cathedral; he felt sorry for the bloke and bought him a Mars bar with his pocket money, which he gave the bloke on the way back to the car. Just as he did so a Range Rover pulled up and the bloke suddenly jumped up, rushed over to the Rangie saying: "I've been calling you for ages" and jumped in the back without a word of thanks for the Mars bar.

Cue one rather disenchanted 13 year-old.

 

[Drago]

That was a touching thing to do.

Used to be a tramp living on the beat in my old force. He was a harmless feller called Thomas. One day I bumped into him while I was shopping so I gave him half a pack of fags, a loaf of bread and sone odds and sods out the shopping bag. He was pathetically grateful.

Not long after that the local scum gave him a kicking and broke his arm, we never saw him again after that.

 

[Globalti]

Don't get me started; we had an elderly poacher who lived happily in our street for years taking the odd trout from local rivers and reservoirs. Lancashire Fly Fishing Association sued him five times and on the sixth attempt they won and the bailiffs went in. He lost control and was arrested and imprisoned and now lives drugged and locked in a miserable men's hostel in Blackpool, pale, overweight and depressed.

 

[Beebo]

Cue one rather disenchanted 13 year-old.

He will learn quickly.

On one of my first solo trips to London when I was probably about 14 or 15 I was approached in waterloo by someone wanting money to buy a ticket to get the train home. Being a bit green I gave him the money and he promptly buggered off with no intention of buying a ticket home.

I have never given money to anyone wanting a ticket home since.

 

[Globalti]

Ashamed to admit that I was scammed by the infamous fraudster Andrew Gradon at Milan airport with the same story. Next time anybody asks to borrow money I will simply reply: "Yes, how much do you want and what are you giving me as collateral? Your watch? Your mobile?"

 

[asterix]

He will learn quickly.

On one of my first solo trips to London when I was probably about 14 or 15 I was approached in waterloo by someone wanting money to buy a ticket to get the train home. Being a bit green I gave him the money and he promptly buggered off with no intention of buying a ticket home.

I have never given money to anyone wanting a ticket home since.

How do you actually know that he didn't buy a train ticket. Just in case the same happens to me, you understand.

 

[asterix]

Worst time I have been scammed was just off the plane and took a taxi. Never use a taxi that isn't standing at the taxi rank for starters. They took us round the houses and charged several times the proper rate. We were probably lucky that's the worst that happened!

 

[Beebo]

How do you actually know that he didn't buy a train ticket. Just in case the same happens to me, you understand.

It was a well planned routine. He was in the process of putting money into the ticket machine next to me, he asked for a couple of extra quid as he was short of his fare, I gave it to him, and he then pressed the refund button, took all his money out of the machine and walked away.

 

[Beebo]

Worst time I have been scammed was just off the plane and took a taxi. Never use a taxi that isn't standing at the taxi rank for starters. They took us round the houses and charged several times the proper rate. We were probably lucky that's the worst that happened!

I paid US$100 for a 10 minute cab ride in Moscow, didnt bother arguing, just paid it! Fortunately work picked up the tab, but the feeling of being fleeced leaves you feeling sick.

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

One thing which always got me years ago was when they asked you for, say 40p for the bus, so you'd give it.... only for them to ask for more.

Feck off!


Problem is that you never know who's genuine.

 

[Drago]

[QUOTE 2180190, member: 259"]I'm probably far too cycnical but I wondered for a moment what an out-of-town police comminications director was doing taking snaps of a homeless person with her smartphone, just by chance as the police officer gave him the shoes. I woudn't generally want to be taking pictures of homelss people personally - they might get a bit annoyed and it's a bit of a weird thing to do anyway. Sorry...[/quote]
Happens all the time

 

[dan_bo]

I was on a bus in Chicago about 10 years ago and I got stiffed for $10 playing scabby queen with some dude- who then sold me a bag of hedge clippings for $15.

Tit.

 

[Globalti]

When I was student I had to travel by rail all the way from home to Granada. Crossing Madrid with two big cases I thought I would treat myself to a taxi from the arrival station to the departure station. I paid the driver with a huge banknote, I don't know but maybe 1000 Pesetas or something for a 75 Peseta fare. The bloke gave me change for, say, 200 Pesetas and drove off slowly, looking in his mirror at me as I examined the change. Suddenly I realised he had short changed me so I ran after him. He slammed on the brakes straight away, stuck his head out of the window and said: "Es que no lo vi!" - "I didn't see it!" and gave me the full change. Barsteward, short -changing a visitor and a student at that....

 

[Fnaar]

Got very ripped off by a taxi driver in Athens once... I gave him a note with a zero more on it that I thought... he gave me change for the smaller one. I didn't notice till an hour later. I had to borrow off my mate for the rest of the hol, and pay him back when we got home

One attempt at philanthropy from me which went wrong... I did Christmas postal work one year, and one household gave me 2 (count 'em!!) bottles of wine. There was a time in my life when (shockingly) I didn't like wine, so I thought I'll give one bottle to me mum, and another to that trampy feller I've seen every morning for the last month. Approach trampy feller, and he tells me to get lost. I mumble ... just thought you might... and he tells me (with a smile this time) that he used to be an alcoholic, and no longer drinks.

 

[ColinJ]

I was going to buy some beer from a corner shop in Hebden Bridge once, and a beggar asked for some money to buy some food. I took pity on him and handed over £2. He promptly jumped to his feet, ran into the shop and got to the beer before I did. He bought himself a can of Special Brew and the shopkeeper said that it was his 5th can that evening!