Maybe if he gave him enough money he could've unlocked the secret good (but evil) ending where he manages to start an MLM company with the money given and offers to make charlie an early adopter.
@@xoshnax5962 The best thing to do is help nearby shelters. Call them and ask what they need donated or help volunteer. Then you know you'll be helping homeless people in the best possible way.
I am not defending these scumbags, but I don't recognize this as scam at all because these idiots are giving their money away willingly, so at the end of the day no one really cares. If this is scam, then by logic 99% of actually homeless people are scammers. They say they need money for food, but they spend it on alcohol or weed.
In the UK we’re told not to give the homeless money but offer to buy them food/water instead. I think for the most part it’s to prevent donations being used for drugs, but I’ve never considered until now that it could also prevent this.
Honestly I don't care if someone would use the cash I gave them to buy drugs. Obviously it's bad to be addicted to drugs, but addiction recovery is complex, long, and difficult especially when you're dealing with the stress of being homeless. A small single donation probably isnt going to a big difference for them either way for recovery in the long term, so if they bought drugs with the money and it helped them get a night or a few hours of peace or easing their pain, I still feel I've done a good thing. I was also generally taught to offer to buy food or water instead of money too, but I just don't care what they do with it (......as long as they're actually in need, looking at you lady). If they really need it and are desperate, whatever they spend it on is going to be helpful for them whether that's physically, mentally, etc. Socks/underwear are a desperately needed item so if you aren't comfortable giving out money maybe you could buy and keep some in the car or in your bag to offer. I used to also carry about individually prepackaged granola, protein bars etc but I know a lot of homeless people don't trust being given food like that because there's awful horrible people out there who've deliberately poisoned food and drinks they gave out to the homeless to hurt and kill them just because they're homeless :(
Dunno if youve ever spent a winters night sat out on the street but it fucking sucks. Trust me, most homeless would rather a bottle of cheap alcohol or a spliff than food and water. Also like the other commenter said, clothes, underwear and blankets
I used to walk to work with a book bag. I also used to collect cans on the "bad side" of my neighborhood. People used to try to give me money and things, thinking I was homeless. Each time, I would try to explain i wasn't homeless and was on my way to work and that i didn't need it( I had a stocking job and there was a really relaxed dress code). It's amazing how many good people there are out there who really want to help others.
I used to dumpster dive for shits, giggles and profits (eBay). People tried to give me food and money on multiple occasions. I took it anyway because I actually was quite poor and trying to save money to move someplace with better prospects. A bag of canned goods here and $10 there wasn't a huge difference, but I appreciated every chip it took out of my living costs.
@@AngryReptileKeeper true. one thing i went a long time without buying was shoes. I was always able to find a pair of discarded shoes that were in better shape than the pair i was already wearing (just make sure to clean them first). homeless or not, with the cost of living, any break you can get (so long as you're not taking advantage of anyone) Is welcome.
@@dimyell so much shit retail workers have to deal with. It's insane. Why I try to be respectful to them. Cause I use to be one myself and know what kind of shit they deal with daily.
The worst thing about this is that they take the money from the real homeless people who often aren't as manipulative and good at talking as these sociopaths are.
Its funny to me when I see a homeless the same age as me. In my wonderful country full of kind people. My boss talks to and gives a job to the pan handlers on a bridge we gotta cross. Its farm work. Either they say no. Or last a couple days.
@@Rabiiid well not everybody is blessed with the physical capabilities to do hard farmwork. Old age ot physical disabilities can make that an impossibility. Plus some homeless people are battling addictions and you can't really hold a job when you're addicted to heroin can you?
@@Rabiiid what? Not everyone is a farm worker like you. A lot of homeless people are out in the city because that’s where they can either get help or apply for jobs that don’t require much experience. It’s sad but people do what they gotta do to survive.
Charlie was the richest college student alive and he didn't even realize it. I can only imagine how much ramen he could have bought with all of those 20$'s he gave to homeless santa
I just summed this up in a comment I left like what did he think he was doing. A 20 a week?!?? I love Charlie to death but bro being homeless doesn't mean they ain't spending it on stupid shit 100% of the time, like his yu gi oh cards or my addictions. Lol.
It can definitely be disheartening to see this happen. Especially as a person with disabilities who has struggled a lot financially. You want to ask for help but don't want to be seen as weak and incapable and/or don't want to be seen as a scammer of some sort. Which led me to keep to myself and struggle far more than i probably should have. Really a shame.
Internalized ableism does that. Able society's standards and expectations push us towards the edge of the cliff. We're plenty capable and strong, but if we aren't, so what? Incapability and weakness isn't inherently a bad thing. If we are unable, we are unable. And abled people need to deal with it.
@@_gorillazfreakinc._2 I couldn't agree more! We're humans and everyone goes thru hard times, it's impossible not to bc that's life and that's how we learn and grow and in my opinion reaching out shows strength
My grandma does this. It's infuriating and me and my parents are all embarrassed and angry but we live in different countries and we can't stop her. She was arrested, released and went right back to doing that. She's also a pathological liar and has always acted in a rather bizarre way. I have bipolar and since it's hereditary, we've all been assuming she has it too. It's so sad, and my mom tried so hard to get her to get her meds but she just won't. It's so damn frustrating seeing this happen.
Not sure if you'll see this, but baker acting her is a viable option I lost my biological folks in June of 99 to a murder suicide My dad had bipolar and just lost it He wasn't on meds Id get your Gramma some help before something happens Hope y'all are all good now bro
Even better, if you baker act her, you can delegate the expensive costs to her Whether it's being held against her will and forced to take medication, or the 20,000$ cost to stay there for 3 days, she will get help, whether she wants it or not. Cheers dude, good luck
@@GraveMemoriesThat is an insane amount of consequences to put on a woman who seems legitimately ill. Why would you want someone like that to get stuck with a $20,000 debt?
She literally got hit with the “ma’am this is a McDonald’s drive thru”. Apparently we need to start giving crisis intervention training to these workers cause they’re always getting caught up in the middle of a felony in progress.
I think quite a few companies/corporations include training to prevent scamming, Walmart being a pretty big example. Unfortunately, many still slip through the cracks and I've heard of many cases of successful scams on places where training is provided. Common sense is the best tool to work against it.
You can be homeless and still have a car, it would've been so easy for her to just say, "I sleep in my car, it's all I have left," instead she goes the disabled route? Incomprehensible...
I remember that when I was little, someone came up to my mom in the school parking lot asking for money for bus tickets to go see a dying relative. When my mom offered to go with the person and buy the tickets, the woman got mad and left. Since it was a weird interaction, my mom mentioned it to another mom. We found out that the other mom had already given the woman money for tickets the previous week.
celebreties do charities that doesnt put a dent in the improvement of other peoples cause it doesnt reach the right people u should understand that before you try to make look like him an angel
Had a slight case of homelessness in 2020 for four months. Early on someone driving by offered me a quarter of their pizza. I cried into the pizza enjoying every bite but feeling guilty by taking what would have been given to someone in greater need. Took me a while to accept that I am deserving of the generosity of others.
I live in the country 45min outside Richmond and this is actually very common in our area. There’s two faux homeless families that panhandle the grocery store parking lot. Meanwhile there was a legitimate homeless family in the woods down the street. The father would literally walk miles to work to provide while his wife couldn’t work because she couldn’t just leave the children in woods.
I once gave this homeless young man a giant cardboard box full of Panera bread that I won as a prize from a competition. The way he broke down and started crying while saying "thank you" really broke my heart. It seems like he had younger siblings to take care of and he was really worried about getting them some food. The look on his face still haunts me to this day and I feel guilty that I couldn't do more to help him because I was only a middle schooler back then. Since then, I've made a habit of donating money at least once a month. The idea that people would take advantage of other people's invulnerability like this really sickens me because not only do the people who need money not get it because scumbag scammers like these have given genuine homeless people a bad reputation, but they've also created trust issues for the people who do donate because they don't know if the other party is faking it or not. This type of news is going leave negative impact on others and people are going to be skeptical when helping others. It's awful all around and these scammers deserve jail time as well as some public record with their names and faces on them.
I agree, it should absolutely be illegal at a minimum. It’s way more common than you think too. Even smaller cities these days have more homeless people than it can handle..
That’s why I just give the money and hope they really need it. I don’t want the ppl that genuinely need help to miss out just because of ppl like this.
Honestly how I feel. Not to mention half of the west coast's cities have people with insane drug problems. Any money they get, they'll blow on drugs in a heartbeat. Which sucks because there's single parents out there who legitimately need the money.
It definitely has that effect on me. I live in a big city that's expensive where panhandling pays a lot more than minimum wage so I'm suspicious of everyone.
Yeah this is the worst part of it I think, when I was little (like 11yo) I gave money to a beggar while out with my mom and she got angry at me and explained that the man was just a scammer. Haven't done anything like that since, because now everytime I see someone like that I immediately assume the worst.
Yep. And many of the comments say how she couldn't possibly be homeless coz her hair & clothes are clean. I'm homeless and care for myself. I can show you my pic on Instagram, you'd never think I'm either disabled to the point of wishing to die every night, nor that I'm sleeping in my 20yo car entire Rona just to be near my dying Mom (all apartments here are above my SSDI earnings + all landlords require you to make 3 times the monthly rent, and NO ONE on disability can do that. HUD/Sec8 is hard to come by, I've been on every list for years now). I hope she spends that money gotten from trusty kind people on medication. That's all.
Strangers have given me money and food so many times. I think it was because I never asked, I just looked pathetic without realizing it. One lady gave me 80 bucks when I was alone in a cafe around Christmas and had an argument with my mom on the phone. People kept thinking I was blind because I'm autistic and walk with a cane (I would correct them though when possible). Although I've been homeless, I usually had somewhere to live, but it was often unbearable to hang out there, so I used to spend a lot of time wandering the streets dragging my possessions behind me.
@@screwyourhandle Are you doing okay now? Do you have all you need? During 2020 fires in my area, two friends from Twitch sent me money without me asking. I cried for days. They didn't know it at the time, but that money allowed me to house my very ill mother in a motel instead of on the floor at the local fire shelter center. She couldn't even get on the floor if you paid her. Another lady also from Twitch crocheted me a pillow, and yet another sent a book + a little care package that warmed my heart no end. I've never met any of them irl, but it doesn't matter.. i consider them friends and sisters. They'll be getting presents this Christmas, if I can only manage to drive to post office. I'm determined to somehow repay their kindness, no matter if it's 2yrz later. Just wish I could buy them something like a vacation, but it's gonna be much, much smaller scale gifts.
As someone who was homeless when I was 18, screw these people. Actual homeless people have a harder time getting help because people like this make them think "they're probably faking."
This lady is literally the definition of a final boss. The missile throwing, random insult spitting, and moving to random locations just to escape the hero's attack.
Even though you were “scammed” by a fake homeless guy, the money you gave him was extremely kind of you and good karma will repay you for your generosity if it hasn’t already :) good deeds like that never go unpaid
Karma doesn't fucking exist quit trying to make up reasons for good and bad. There are more and more stupid and bad people appearing as years go by and most of them get away with a fine life.
The worst part is that the only people this really hurts is the ones who ACTUALLY need help. It makes people less likely to want to help the homeless if they think they might just be faking.
This drives me crazy cause I worked in a heavily homeless area and I could very easily figure out who is homeless and who isn't (most of the time). The amount of scammers out there drives me nuts
This story makes me feel better about the(thankfully small amount of)times I have been scammed. People who decide to take advantage of other's good intentions so they don't have to work for a living make me sick. They ruin everything for people who are actually suffering by making everyone less willing to help. They make poor people look like criminals for being poor. They're the scum of the earth.
Scammers who fool people through logic are terrible people, but scammers who prey on the kindness of others are the worst kind of scum on this planet. Truly disgusting that anyone would think to do something like this. Props to the two lads exposing her despite her threats of murder.
I actually dont feel much for the homeless. I will do whatever i could do to stay off the street. I would murder people if needed. If our society is so flawed we are unable to help those who either cant work wich i wouldent be suprised if we are i would do watever i could to make a point that things need to be changed, i will strap myself with explosives and explode a place that denied my employment. However people are animals, literally, and despite our allmighty intelligence we fail to truly ever use it. Simple beasts do shitty things cuz they cannot process logic. Humanity cannot process logic correctly and act on sins aka desires. Greed and Sloth go hand in hand quite nicely. If som1 can do it and even THINK they can get away with it they will do it. People are out for themselves even when not.
They missed out. This is actually one of the rarest NPC encounters in the game. If you took her quest to slay the 2 people harassing her, she would have given you the legendary item, "Old Lady's Smelly Thanks", which can be used to make you throw up at any time, which is especially useful when evading responsibilities.
Name: old lady's smelly thanks Type: negative, exception Cooldown: after 3 dialogue or scenario Usage: when a dialogue or scenario happen that has you involved you can use a special ability called old lady's smelly thanks to throw up to skip a dialogue or scenario after using this ability your speed is decreased the duration is based off the cooldown
living in ny has caused me to cease giving to homeless ppl. once seen a homeless guy walk into a store right after giving him money & he pulls out a stack of 100's to buy a pack of cigarettes. 'homeless' guy was doing better than me.
@@jakechinatown Considering the level of stupidity on the internet these days, it's tough to tell if you're joking. If you are joking then 'hahahahahaha' If you aren't, you should seek serious mental help.
Thats crazy. I was homeless in NC for a long time. so yes I have panhandled however when i did i was sleeping on concrete, locked in a completely fucked addiction.. Now that im sober and in CA. I work. Everyday.. Im building relationships with people that are outside of being transactional and finally letting go of the bitterness.. But its because of people like you that help the homeless is a big part of why I made it out.. there are us that have struggled, or do.. that truly appreciate a kind gesture.. and are grateful for those that extend them.. even if its only a few.
There was (not sure if still is) a woman in Toronto who pretended to be homeless. She apparently managed to get herself the nicest apartment in the city from it all too. I’m sometimes amazed by the lengths people will go, to not work.
That mcdonald's employee is hilarious. The way she looked at that lady after the guys told her she had been parking her car in the parking lot and panhandling was amazing
that was probably a normal mac tuesday for her. I was even doing the same hand gestures like "I don't know, I just work here", like you said. hilarious
I remembered this lady just from the look of her. She actually had the audacity to start getting upset when cars passed her without giving and she probably felt like she was wasting her time for not enough money. A true insult to everyone who really has fallen on hard times and an absolute lack of accountability. Shame.
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I wish she'd have a braincell to realise that actually homeless people can't just go home and watch tv like she can when they don't make a lot of money. It throws me off when she doesn't realize that she doesn't need the money
years ago my brother learned the hard way about so called homeless people. i was with him when he once gave a so called homeless guy a dollar, which was his last dollar he had until payday. thinking that he did something nice that day proved him wrong when this homeless guy insisted that a dollar wasnt enough and needed more. hearing this infuriated my brother. so then he said to the so called homeless guy, "im sorry give me the dollar back and ill make it better". he did and my brother then told him, now you get nothing. this was a classic moment ill never forget.
I was best friends with a homeless vet for 8+ years . Nothing he could really do besides chill at the mall and I gave him subway everyday . He was a great man. Miss you Scott
goddamn. I've been "legally homeless" for months before- living in a place with no water or electricity, while disabled- and that shit was one of the hardest times of my life. i still consider myself super lucky bc i had a running car, a job, and at least a building(ish) to live in and keep my pets safe. I could NEVER imagine faking it and lying about my situation so egregiously. absolutely wild. this is why we gotta fund social programs that actually help the unhoused.
My grandpa once bought a meal from a fast food place for someone who claimed to be homeless and they threw the food back at him inside his truck and told him they wanted money not food. I can’t even make this shit up
What really pisses me off is that whenever I see “homeless people” I can’t tell if they’re actually struggling, I always hold the doubt now and believe that they’re liars, which I know inevitably will cause me to doubt people who truly do need help.
Wait you get pissed that you cant tell if they're homeless or because you dont like doubting whether or not someone is struggling in the case that they are? Just a bit confused
@@Concerned_Custodian both. because he can't tell if they are actually homeless or struggling he is more likely to ignore them because he doesn't want to get scammed. and because of this he will accidentally ignore someone who actually needed help. that is why this scam is so evil. it doesn't just harm you it harms those who actually need help who need your kindess and generousity. this scam makes it so much harder for them to get that helping hand they need.
Well, think of it this way... even if they're not homeless, they may still be struggling and need the money. So it's still helping. And hey, even if they're a scammer like this lady... if you give, you're still doing a kind thing. The dishonesty is on them, and it's a problem with them... And maybe something they'll have to answer for one day. So always be kind.
@@iambuhlockay8007 Eh as someone who's had very low points, I'd probably turn down a hotel honestly... The fact that they could possibly get access to the room because they're paying for it (on their card and whatnot, as a credit card is required for the VAST majority of hotel rooms) or even just know where I am sleeping/staying could be dangerous. And homeless people often turn down food because many people think its funny to give food they have messed with... put dog poop in or something... There was even a viral video of a guy giving out Oreos with toothpaste instead of cream because he thought it was funny. People are fucked, and the homeless are a very vulnerable population. They need to be SUPER careful.
My best friend in high school was homeless for a while, I used to go visit him under the bridge where he liked to hang out. I remember how hard it was for him and the other guys down there, sleeping on actual rocks and dealing with these nasty acidic caterpillars that would crawl across their skin and leave a red trail of agitated skin. Being homeless is no joke, but this lady sure is.
i'm not homeless but where i lived is infested with cockroaches, they came from the bathroom and kitchen drain and i don't go through a day without seeing a cockroach, they sometimes managed to crawl in my room at night and destroy my sleeps lol, there's also centipede, spiders, ensign wasp, and the worst of them all, FIRE ANTS ! You see i don't get through a year without getting sting by fire ants at least once, just now i woke up with 3 stings, 2 on my hand and one on the thigh, unbelievable
Stinging caterpillars can be real nasty. Always remember to remove the stingers with tape or something else sticky or it will continue to burn for much longer.
Damn, Charlie... I’m sorry that happened to you. I was homeless for a long time after I got home from Iraq, but I’m not anymore because of the VA. Any veteran who tells you they’re homeless has options for getting out of the situation and being housed. It’s a program called HUD VASH (VA Supported Housing) the VA will pay up to $625/month for your rent, along with a utilities allowance check at the beginning of every month. This program has no time limits whatsoever, so a veteran can be in it for as long as they need the assistance. During your time in the program, they will assign an employment specialist to assist you in finding a permanent job to provide steady income for you. Any veteran who remains homeless is doing so either because they were dishonorably discharged and lost their VA benefits or is refusing to meet the requirements of the program (no alcohol in the household, no drugs/paraphernalia, no criminal activity of any kind, etc. Not unreasonable requirements. If you encounter a veteran that is homeless, direct them to the nearest VA facility, do NOT give them monetary assistance at all.
As a recovering addict, I will NEVER give people money. They always say it's for food and I strictly tell them no but I offer to buy them food instead. Only one time a person was actually hungry and was so very appreciative and happy when I offered to buy him food. I told him get a hoagie, a salad, a few bags of chips, a few drinks, etc so he had his next 2 or 3 meals and he was seriously so happy.
I've been homeless a few times, and never felt that panhandling was a valuable use of my time. That said, I do find it annoying when people think having a cellphone, or a car, or "non homeless looking clothes" means you're trying to scam people. Living in a car is still a pretty rough spot to be in. It's also not like you just go trade in all your old stuff at the homeless store in exchange for a shopping cart and tattered clothes.
@@CircusFoxxo this lady is clearly not what op is talking about. The way she instantly got mad and ran off shows she doesn’t want to get caught.. If she was living in her car or something she’d probably say that..
that's a late model car, so her networth was at least 20k. she can't be homeless because you don't panhandle when you become homeless with relativity high networth.
I just want to say, when my brother and I were homeless he went out of his way to take care of me, and he never asked for anything after being homeless a lot longer than I had been, and yet everytime anyone asked him for anything he would always give it to them even if he didn't have much. RIP Joshua, love you brother.
He sounds like he was a great man. I hope someday you can find someone else like him, who would take such good care of you. Or maybe you already have, I hope so.
🥺😭 Joshua, what an amazing man. That's like how a mother or father cares for their children. The babies eat first & if nothing's left over, the parent goes hungry. Wow, thank you for sharing that touching story. I wish we lived in a society where we didn't have to have stories like this, though. A society that didn't leave behind hungry babies or adults. I hope we get there one day, so no one is suffering unnecessarily. We have more than enough resources to make that a reality, but the greedy fks at the top are hoarding it. Those resources belong to the people, *us!* Sorry, I used to be homeless as well & I wouldn't wish it on anyone. People like to read our stories as "feel good" or poverty pr0n. To make themselves feel better that they're not suffering to that extent, when the conversation should actually be around *why* this is happening in the first place! 🥺 I hope we get there. So people like you, me & Joshua aren't forced to suffer in the first place. Inshallah we'll get there. Thanks again for sharing & I hope you're in a better place, now!! I just left the country entirely & now have food, shelter, healthcare, etc. I hope you have a happy ending as well! 🥺🙏🏻❤
@@PeachyPye it's been 7 months now and we lived together with our other brother so it's been tough. Sometimes I'll just sit in his room and watch videos so it's like we're still hanging out.
Every Christmas we have a bunch of these same scammers holding signs by the highway and intersections. They usually have a wheelchair but are standing up to get the money.
Where i live in Dublin, I've seen in the early hours of the morning of people getting out of a van in a nearby village and pretending to be homeless with the clothes and signs to try and scam out as many people as they could, I've even given them old jackets, hoodies and some money but as Charlie says this shit pisses me off but also makes me sad.
Story time with Spoot: I was doing a lot of hard drugs at the age of 19, lost my friends, family and finally my place to live. I ended up homeless in Connecticut in late march (VERY cold). So I asked a friend to take a road trip with me to Georgia. I stayed in GA to live on the Appalachian Trail when he headed back to CT. I had minimal supplies no money and no choice I just had to make it work. Sitting outside places I would stop to rest at, people would make conversation and ask me about my trip so far. I would explain my situation honestly, but never once held a sign, asked for money, or even insinuated that I needed help. Simply said "ah just taking a lonesome venture to get clean and start new. Figuring things out as I go." Maybe it was because I was visibly young or maybe it was the fact I had in interesting story but people would come out of the store with bags of food and supplies to just hand to me and say "good luck, stay safe". Many people handed me cash on top of the things they bought. Many times I was holding back tears as these people not only helped me through these hard times, they sympathized and gave me advice and directions or info on good places to stay and clean up. Stranger hospitality is very very real and I quite literally might not be here to type this if it wasn't for the kindness of strangers. It breaks my heart into a million pieces to see people taking advantage of that kindness. I'm in a much better position now. I'm 25 and found work in pro hockey so anytime I see someone down on their luck I give what I can. I wont stop giving even though there's a chance that person is like this lady and I stress to all of you to please keep giving and don't let this effect that. Most people out there really truly relish that dollar or two.
I'm glad you're doing better, friend, and this message you shared is very true. There are very rotten people in this world, but there are people that just genuinely need help. Keep on fighting, boss.
Thank you for sharing your story, Spoot! I have shared mine somewhere here too .. current homeless due to disabilities & dying Mom.. I'm sleeping in a 20yo car & need an expensive surgery. I look just as "normal" and clean as her, but never would do what she's doing. Not even in war did we scam people.. we helped each other, and that's how most of us survived. (Bosnia, 90s. I was 14 when it started, 17 when we came to US and i had to start working, driving and being head of the family). From civil engineer to homeless just coz of illness i did nothing to bring on. But I still give, still drive other homeless in my city to thrift stores.. some are mean to each other, some are generous to a fault. Last night i couldn't get myself a drink or food, so I gave a homeless friend (whom i met by chasing him around thinking he's a thief, lol) some $ and tried to let him keep the change. He wouldn't. I insisted. Just as he was leaving, he tosses something into my car & drives off. It was the rest of the money I gave him & asked him to keep (coz at this moment his need is greater than mine, at least until the 3rd). He only bought himself a pack of cigs. That's all he'd accept, and I know for a fact he doesn't even have enough to fill up his gas tank.. which he used to get me the vitamin water I wanted. There's bad apples in every group of people wherever you look... including houseless. But there's also heart, integrity and conscience in many of us. I've had 2 homes in my life, now that's a car. I'm still the same person, with all the same principles, ethics and morals. Don't be fast to judge, you never know what someone is going through (houseless or not). If you give, give from the heart not expecting anything in return. People like this scammer woman are gonna regret it (i sound like dharman, lmao). I just say let it be on them if they scam me. My intention was pure. I give when i can and don't ask what they'll buy with it. Look at every big charity, and the money distribution of theirs. Directors get SOOOOO much, while a very little percentage goes to help those in need. This one woman cannot possibly scam more than they do, but we don't talk about that.
Oof this one hit hard. I was homeless 13 days on a winter season, finding food and shelter was like paradise, but I never had the balls to beg for money. Seeing this really struck the nerve
was homeless for a year it was me, my 4 siblings, and parents all cooped up in a car and we were able to find a place to park in a church parking lot. the struggle is real
It really sucks. I had this happen in KC when I went to college there. In the plaza downtown, there was always the same nice old man in the same spot, sitting on a bucket, with a sign asking for "a deposit on a cheeseburger", and one day I watched him take his bucket he sat on, walk into the parking garage he was begging in front of, and get into his own luxury car.... I remember it being like a Mercedes or something nice, and he drove off. Obviously, soooooooo many homeless people out there ge uinely do need help, and that's why I get doubly mad at these frauds.... There are people who genuinely need help, who don't have support, or a lifeline, who are struggling, and because of fraudulent people, those who can afford to give are going to think twice when giving to someone who genuinely needs it, because they'll think "does this person need it or are they scamming me?".
The worst thing about these people is that someone who gave them money, after realising that it was a scam most likely would not give any money to someone who really need it
My eyes were opened by two experiences. One was when my grandma showed me how people in the city had been fakers. The second was in winter, where there was an obviously homeless man who was not pan handling. My stepmother bought him hot food and a hot coco. The man burst into happy tears and thanked her. Since those experiences, I now offer food instead of cash, and that is how I've learned to pick out the fakers. The fakers almost never accept the offer of food. I actually had a faker scoff at me because I offered to buy them a meal and then they said only cash would help them.
As someone who had to live with an individual who panhandled it always made me feel disgusted. I get times were tough but to be dishonest about something that is a serious problem is just unforgivable. was glad to get away from that. It made me second guess helping others with money but I still do because why let one person spoil it for those who actually need it. homeless people are some of the realest people you can meet
@@tiegan7158 whatever it is, I never was good at math lol. All I know is that Charlie gave this homeless guy a whole paycheck ($400 or more) and he unlocked the secret dialogue💀
I’ve been homeless before and I never asked for a penny. Simply because I didn’t want people to question if I was really homeless or a scammer. Also I was able bodied and still working. But I still didn’t want people to know. People faking being homeless is so baffling to me.
No sign was more devastating to me than " I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep"
I was homeless for 4 years. I never had the courage to ask for help or money, although i have been close, my pride and self worth never let me do it. I truly dont understand how someone can fake such a horrible situation. Money is the only answer i have and that still doesnt make sense to be. Money really has a grip on this world. Its sad
Things are prob not quite the way they seem. She is clearly mentally I’ll or something to be panhandling. It’s not much better than working at McDonald’s. Calling her a scammer because she has a car also isn’t the same as having a home. Many homeless people have cars. Many have even have jobs . And the level of mental disability she has clearly must be debilitating. Charlie’s narrative here comes from ignorance. This woman prob can’t hold a job.
Panhandlers can make a lot. I remember growing up really poor and not having money for basic things like rent, food, or school supplies. Churches would donate food boxes to us sometimes which absolutely saved our lives during the rough months. My single mother was working as a server and would rarely be home I had to raise myself for the most part. Thankfully her boyfriend at the time used to be homeless and he panhandled one time to help us not be evicted. One day of doing this he made around $700. I’m so thankful to the generous people who helped us, it’s disgusting people are less trusting now because of how common these scams are.
I’m currently homeless (in a women’s shelter, fleeing from Domestic Violence) with my four little girls. This lady is actively making people in my situation (or worse situations) have a harder time seeking and finding help. I’m still searching for a place to live right now. Then on to a job hunt. None of this is easy for me, but for her to steal people’s money with these lies so easily, is heartbreaking and infuriating. 💔 Edit: Thank you to all you’ve given me warm wishes, hearing your encouraging words has given me back some hope. I’m just getting to the point where I can admit to others what it was like. So your kindness is greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. ❤️ To those who call me a bad mom, that I must be on drugs, that I should have known better, that I’m lazy for watching some RUclips videos to pass some time (even though you all are here too? I can have some breaks as well?), you are all so off base. I hope you never face hard times and hear such spiteful and downright ignorant words thrown at you. Obviously the DV was gradual, I was working before and not “leeching” off my ex, not everyone who needs help is a drug or alcohol user (that kind of thinking just makes it harder for people in hard times, just like the lady in this video), and… I couldn’t get out for myself, but I got out for my children. Best wishes to everyone. Please spread positivity, not hate. ❤️
back in 2012, i worked at chick-fil-a, and my heart broke when my manager told a woman standing at the end of the drive-thru with her baby that she had to leave. customers had been giving her money or buying her sandwiches, and i was working drive-thru and was the one who told him about it. i felt really guilty as i watched him tell her that she had to leave the premises. and then she stepped into her modern mercedes and drove off.
You really had me in the first half- but I had a similar thing happen to me. A houseless man approached our window when I worked at McDonald’s, and he was asking if we had any leftover food. Since I was new, I went in and asked a manager and I was told to not give him anything (assuming that he’d keep coming back for more), and it really upset me. We waste so much food already, so to see hungry people being denied cheap scraps made me hold an even deeper resentment to establishments like McDonald’s altogether.
I’m cautious whenever I’m in an area with homeless people. I’m always willing to buy a meal or drink or offer clothing/survival options but i don’t like giving money simply because you never know if they’re a scammer or simply gonna use the money on whatever addiction they may have (experienced a lot of homeless taking the money and rather than getting food they get their next fix of whatever drug). Obvs if they get mad ab not getting money then it’s probably a scammer
I remember I was heading to the place I used to work and had 2 people faking being homeless with two homeless people accross the street and I was so pissed off at them for that
What pisses me off the most is this hurts homeless people even more. Firstly, she's taking money that could've gone to actually helping the homeless. Secondarily, now some people are gonna think twice about giving money if they got scammed by fake homeless, now more people are gonna be less likely to give out of fear of being scammed.
Money doesn't help homeless people because they buy what they want/need and they have little or no way of getting more, unless they ask other people for it. Giving a homeless person an opportunity helps they use their skills and feel good about what they've done. The woman in the video doesn't feel good about anything and has no respect for other people, such that she'll exploit them under false pretenses.
This lady is the reason why I was taught to only give food and drink to the homeless, never money. Because you don't know if they're a scammer or if they're gonna use the money to fuel their drug/alcohol habits instead of using it to take care of themselves
@@PsychadelicWolf Yeah, don't stop helping where you can, just offer food and water instead, even better if you can give them something bagged/canned they can save for a few days.
@@PsychadelicWolf I remember one time a dude in a tattered hoodie asked me for $10 and I only had a 5 and after I handed it to him he asked me if I had a lighter. Really wish I thought to say "nope!" and snatch it back from him since it wasn't a donation meant to feed his addiction.
@@PsychadelicWolf Yeah, I've been scammed a few times and it really put me off giving money but I'd still give people food if they asked or supplies like an umbrella, blanket, etc.
There's a word for what she's doing, it's called "triangulation," it's when you try to bring another person into a conflict to try to get them on your side so that you can feel like you're winning in the conflict
@@MachineElf_Official an auspitice is one who prevents a kismesissitude or a matespritship between two others. This is the Ashen quadrant of troll romance, though it is not romantic at all. An auspitice keeps others from fighting with one another. Like moiraillegiance, auspitism is not sexual at all compared to the flushed and caliginous quadrant.
My mom made me and my siblings beg for money when we were homeless and I hated it. I always had competition with pan-handlers. We would constantly stay in shelters and trap houses. My father wasn’t around and my mom would constantly abuse all of us differently to the point were cps would get involved more than once. We went on a road trip to California with all our luggage stuffed in this bucket van. We got stuck in California for a while and couldn’t return home to my original state. We ended up sleeping in that van every cold night during the winter. My mom was using drugs and I didn’t know about it at the time. She made me beg for money again so we could sleep in a hotel and get some food. I was happy to receive $200 from a gay couple in Beverley Hills, I had tears running down my face. I was hoping to sleep in a hotel that night and eat next to my siblings but that didn’t happen. I grew up and realized that she had spent that money on drugs that same night. I confronted her about that when I got older. She admitted to it like it wasn’t a problem at all. I hate my mother. I’m still waiting to piss and shit on her tombstone.
The thing that really upsets me is people treat homeless people like absolute garbage. The idea of moonlighting as a homeless person and then getting in your nice car, going back to your home, and relaxing on your couch while counting your cash is so incredibly scummy. Just inhumane. Taking money from real homeless people and ruining the trust people have in the arrangement so they hesitate to give when an actual disadvantaged individual shows up.
And that's why I've always been told you buy them food or a coat, not give them money. If they're truly homeless, they will appreciate any kind of help. The scammers will be upset if they don't just get cold hard cash.
yea and then theres people out there who may have an apartment or something but can barely cover their rent w even their job. so them begging for a bit extra cash i dont agree its alright but i dont blame em either. its indeed scummy but they know that end of the day they sit at home knowing they're a POS human thats definitely gonna end up in hell but thats their choice let em choose it.
Charlie's story helps to contextualize a bit more why Charlie doesn't want to work with third party "charities" anymore. Fake homeless scammers are just as bad as fake or shady charities.
99% of charities are like that, that's just how it works, its life. Charlie got dosed with an injection of reality, which had a side effect of making him short
I generally don't give to charities any more because I've learned enough about them since I was a teenager. The inflated CEO pay, the money being spent on bullshit, if I thought my "$10 will give an african child water for a year" then I would give a whole lot to charity, but in reality my $10 is probably going to end up as 0.01% of the salary of someone who makes way more than I do and it really kills the vibe. That is, if it isn't just a front for some kind of money laundering operation or a facade for an evil political goal.
@@Person01234 thats why when you find a charity that actually does shit its such a big deal. I know of one good one for (actual) veterans, they get tons of free food and clothes for them, the extra is put into a little store area they have where they will sell any of the extra at extreme discounts, and use that money for emergency medical or housing expenses, etc.
being somone who has actually struggled with homelessness in australia, not due to any fault of my own but lack of support from government services (mainly mental health with my Complex PTSD and Autism) i see alot of people who i KNOW have places, but constantly begging for drug money and whatnot, makes me ngry because even when i was homeless on many occasions i have never begged or asked for money from anyone. truely disgusting in my opinion, even when they have HOUSING from the Government for litterally 75$ a week.
Panhandling is strangely becoming more and more common. Here in Missouri, Springfield has lots of them where if you give them money, they'll go off and buy something that is pretty obvious a homeless person wouldn't be buying. It's sad.
What's terrible is when these type of scammers use their children. I once saw a father who brought his entire family (wife and 2 young kids) and stood by the entrance holding a sign. The children were young but old enough that they felt embarrassed. They looked mortified and kept their heads down the whole time. Felt badly for them 😢
@Artsy Fartsy that says a lot about you as a good person. Just know in one way or another, you're helping the children too. The parents who do this should get a vasectomy though, despicable. I've fallen for it too. I'm just glad I have great parents that wouldn't dream of making me feel this uncomfortable especially as childrens.
It was extremely messed up during the lockdowns, at least around where I live. My husband and I were also out of a job, but we were blessed enough to stay afloat, so we always helped these families when we could. Then quarantine ended, and there they still were, keeping their babies out in the brutal Texas heat. Winter came, one of the coldest we had in decades, and there they were, with their kids. Then one day, they disappeared, but not just them, ALL panhandlers vanished. Signs were put up all over the city to discourage giving money to panhandlers. As it turns out, letting your toddlers run in traffic isn’t a good idea, and now even the people who actually do need the help are screwed over by these people’s disgusting, manipulative, selfishness. Everything about that situation makes me sick and regret ever helping them and encouraging their disgusting behavior.
Yes I love that this resurfaced. I was a homeless youth and man I had the same pair of ripped shoes for 5 years with the same ripped pants and a few different colored shirts. I’d only eat at school during lunch hour and when winter came man it wasn’t easy. I’m now sleep in a bed under a roof but my god to see someone try and act homeless is disgusting
There’s a women in my town that’s nown for pretending to be disabled. She will ask people to pay her a taxi or drive her around. My mom was victim to this scam and she decided to bring the lady to her destination. She aperently couldn’t walk but the second my mom got out of the car she was gone. My mom later confronted the scammer in public but she was very agressif. The point is there will always be some scammers/not honest people and just watch out.
I knew a good homeless man named Shawn he was a nice dude but sadly all good thing must come to an end sense later on he died apparently he had something in his arm that spread up to the heart and he had a heart attack to this day I still visit the bench he sat on. Rest in peace Shawn
Similar thing happened for me. I used to work at a Dunkin’ Donuts store near the subway. Right outside our store, a homeless man would sit on a crate between our store and the subway everyday asking for money. I’d always give him a dollar or two before I entered the store to start my shift. I’d also give him a cup of water and free coffee and donuts whenever he asked. He was always grateful for what I gave him. During my last few months there, he stopped coming at his spot and I assumed something bad happened to him. I’d sometimes look out the windows from the store to see if he was there or not. He really liked glazed donuts and liked his coffee with milk and sugar
I have a similar story, my Dad actually knows multiple homeless people, I remember this one time, we were stuck in a traffic jam, and this one homeless guy actually got on the road and started directing traffic and he was actually doing a pretty good job, my Dad then pulled up to him and the homeless guy recognized my Dad, they talked for a while before my Dad went on his way, another homeless guy my Dad knows, I'm acquainted with him too, is this guy we give our leftovers to, I don't know what he does with the food that's gone bad, but he takes that as well
Imagine being taken for such a ride that your scammer takes pity on you and let’s you in on the scam. That’s a whole new level of falling for something, dude.
this happened to me while i was in school i used to ditch classes alot and go on walks blazing a blunt i always took the same route walking around downtown there was this "homeless" dude that looked like he was struggling and one day, him and i ended up having a conversation about his life and told me how his wife left him and took his kids and was living in the streets ever since he was in rehab nd he had just got out and really wanted to stay away from drugs ever since every time i ditched class when i walked by i would give him 5 dollars and one day i just decided to follow him because he would always leave as soon as i gave him 5 dollars, turns out he had a decent apartment and i got sooo pissed that day i wanted to beat his ass and ask for my money back but i resisted and just left it at that ugh i was so mad for weeks lmaoo thinking i was helping someone out and doing good by helping them get through the "street life" they were "living in".
where i live there's a husband and wife who will go window to window for money and its always is so awkward because the husband will stand out the door for a few seconds staring at you and i just hate it so much
Cops all agreed she was an awful human being, but they had nothing to charge her with, so they just randomly charged her with committing war crimes. I fully support that!
@@lebronjamesharden3958 Laws change because people realize there are gaps and loopholes in existing laws. The police’s job is to keep the public safe from nefarious people, and in this case that’s what they did.
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Charlie, do not be disheartened, you simply had to give him enough cash to unlock his secret dialogue option.
Maybe if he gave him enough money he could've unlocked the secret good (but evil) ending where he manages to start an MLM company with the money given and offers to make charlie an early adopter.
Like straight out of an EA game… 😂
@@JayJay5244 a few more installments and he wouldve unlocked the next dlc
He really did too lmao
Just like oblivion *npc music*
Not only are they preying on kindness, they actively make things harder for people who actually need help
Yea cause of personal experience too i struggle to lower windows to homeless and strangers man
@@xoshnax5962
The best thing to do is help nearby shelters. Call them and ask what they need donated or help volunteer. Then you know you'll be helping homeless people in the best possible way.
Exactly, Im sure I’ve been fooled too but because of this I still help when I can. I just don’t give much unless it’s buying food
I am not defending these scumbags, but I don't recognize this as scam at all because these idiots are giving their money away willingly, so at the end of the day no one really cares. If this is scam, then by logic 99% of actually homeless people are scammers. They say they need money for food, but they spend it on alcohol or weed.
@@tiffancy9088 even then a lot of shelters are pretty abusive to the people there 😞
In the UK we’re told not to give the homeless money but offer to buy them food/water instead. I think for the most part it’s to prevent donations being used for drugs, but I’ve never considered until now that it could also prevent this.
So are we in my country
@@johnklugh8008 But we cannot guarantee that all of them are being honest and are actually homeless
Honestly I don't care if someone would use the cash I gave them to buy drugs. Obviously it's bad to be addicted to drugs, but addiction recovery is complex, long, and difficult especially when you're dealing with the stress of being homeless. A small single donation probably isnt going to a big difference for them either way for recovery in the long term, so if they bought drugs with the money and it helped them get a night or a few hours of peace or easing their pain, I still feel I've done a good thing.
I was also generally taught to offer to buy food or water instead of money too, but I just don't care what they do with it (......as long as they're actually in need, looking at you lady). If they really need it and are desperate, whatever they spend it on is going to be helpful for them whether that's physically, mentally, etc.
Socks/underwear are a desperately needed item so if you aren't comfortable giving out money maybe you could buy and keep some in the car or in your bag to offer. I used to also carry about individually prepackaged granola, protein bars etc but I know a lot of homeless people don't trust being given food like that because there's awful horrible people out there who've deliberately poisoned food and drinks they gave out to the homeless to hurt and kill them just because they're homeless :(
@@johnklugh8008making them live longer so they can get a job at maccas or something
Dunno if youve ever spent a winters night sat out on the street but it fucking sucks. Trust me, most homeless would rather a bottle of cheap alcohol or a spliff than food and water.
Also like the other commenter said, clothes, underwear and blankets
I used to walk to work with a book bag. I also used to collect cans on the "bad side" of my neighborhood. People used to try to give me money and things, thinking I was homeless. Each time, I would try to explain i wasn't homeless and was on my way to work and that i didn't need it( I had a stocking job and there was a really relaxed dress code). It's amazing how many good people there are out there who really want to help others.
I used to dumpster dive for shits, giggles and profits (eBay). People tried to give me food and money on multiple occasions. I took it anyway because I actually was quite poor and trying to save money to move someplace with better prospects. A bag of canned goods here and $10 there wasn't a huge difference, but I appreciated every chip it took out of my living costs.
@@AngryReptileKeeper true. one thing i went a long time without buying was shoes. I was always able to find a pair of discarded shoes that were in better shape than the pair i was already wearing (just make sure to clean them first). homeless or not, with the cost of living, any break you can get (so long as you're not taking advantage of anyone) Is welcome.
People that fake being homeless should be inprisoned for scamming
@AutismoGamer you know 600 a month isn’t enough to live on right?
@UCVYui8Z7jvQigpLzEb2f68Q bruh
@AutismoGamer if they did they wouldn't be homeless
Dude I’m better than this niɡɡer ☠️
@UCVYui8Z7jvQigpLzEb2f68Q this is by far the worst bot I’ve seen. Pure eye assault.
The fact that she tattled to the McDonalds drive thru workers is complete comedy. That was the best form of authority she could think of lmao
Sorry!
If I worked there. I would have told her to leave me the fuck alone lol
@@bdbd1390 for real. Retail workers don't deserve this.
They're certainly more qualified in most things than her.
@@dimyell so much shit retail workers have to deal with. It's insane. Why I try to be respectful to them. Cause I use to be one myself and know what kind of shit they deal with daily.
The worst thing about this is that they take the money from the real homeless people who often aren't as manipulative and good at talking as these sociopaths are.
“You stupid” best insult ever
The worst part about this is that it causes people to start thinking twice before deciding to help others or doing an act of kindness
You should. You wont always get something right the first time
Its funny to me when I see a homeless the same age as me. In my wonderful country full of kind people. My boss talks to and gives a job to the pan handlers on a bridge we gotta cross. Its farm work. Either they say no. Or last a couple days.
Exactly, people like her make it much harder for legitamtely struggling people to get by.
@@Rabiiid well not everybody is blessed with the physical capabilities to do hard farmwork. Old age ot physical disabilities can make that an impossibility. Plus some homeless people are battling addictions and you can't really hold a job when you're addicted to heroin can you?
@@Rabiiid what? Not everyone is a farm worker like you. A lot of homeless people are out in the city because that’s where they can either get help or apply for jobs that don’t require much experience. It’s sad but people do what they gotta do to survive.
Charlie was the richest college student alive and he didn't even realize it. I can only imagine how much ramen he could have bought with all of those 20$'s he gave to homeless santa
I was giving 20 bucks when I went to university first. But you shouldn't be giving away so much of your parents money.
@@LOL-zu1zr Charlie’s just a good guy and I doubt it was hurting his parents….
that adds up to $100 a week and $400 a month. That's more than I was making working part time at a local restaurant when I was in uni...
@@Killpanikk he was just rich then
I just summed this up in a comment I left like what did he think he was doing. A 20 a week?!?? I love Charlie to death but bro being homeless doesn't mean they ain't spending it on stupid shit 100% of the time, like his yu gi oh cards or my addictions. Lol.
It can definitely be disheartening to see this happen. Especially as a person with disabilities who has struggled a lot financially.
You want to ask for help but don't want to be seen as weak and incapable and/or don't want to be seen as a scammer of some sort.
Which led me to keep to myself and struggle far more than i probably should have.
Really a shame.
Internalized ableism does that. Able society's standards and expectations push us towards the edge of the cliff. We're plenty capable and strong, but if we aren't, so what? Incapability and weakness isn't inherently a bad thing. If we are unable, we are unable. And abled people need to deal with it.
For all we know she is disabled and homeless. Lot of assumptions flying around here
@@_gorillazfreakinc._2 I couldn't agree more! We're humans and everyone goes thru hard times, it's impossible not to bc that's life and that's how we learn and grow and in my opinion reaching out shows strength
My grandma does this. It's infuriating and me and my parents are all embarrassed and angry but we live in different countries and we can't stop her. She was arrested, released and went right back to doing that. She's also a pathological liar and has always acted in a rather bizarre way. I have bipolar and since it's hereditary, we've all been assuming she has it too. It's so sad, and my mom tried so hard to get her to get her meds but she just won't. It's so damn frustrating seeing this happen.
Not sure if you'll see this, but baker acting her is a viable option
I lost my biological folks in June of 99 to a murder suicide
My dad had bipolar and just lost it
He wasn't on meds
Id get your Gramma some help before something happens
Hope y'all are all good now bro
Even better, if you baker act her, you can delegate the expensive costs to her
Whether it's being held against her will and forced to take medication, or the 20,000$ cost to stay there for 3 days, she will get help, whether she wants it or not.
Cheers dude, good luck
@@GraveMemoriesThat is an insane amount of consequences to put on a woman who seems legitimately ill. Why would you want someone like that to get stuck with a $20,000 debt?
She’s in a different country.
Comprehension is important
She literally got hit with the “ma’am this is a McDonald’s drive thru”. Apparently we need to start giving crisis intervention training to these workers cause they’re always getting caught up in the middle of a felony in progress.
dude fuck this is probably true tbh....
We do get that type of training at Publix.
I think quite a few companies/corporations include training to prevent scamming, Walmart being a pretty big example. Unfortunately, many still slip through the cracks and I've heard of many cases of successful scams on places where training is provided. Common sense is the best tool to work against it.
@@user-dq4vh2zu9t well yeah Publix is a pharmacy right? (sorry if thats false i don't have Publix in my area)
@@ocdemon8999 It's a grocery store with a pharmacy department.
You can be homeless and still have a car, it would've been so easy for her to just say, "I sleep in my car, it's all I have left," instead she goes the disabled route? Incomprehensible...
this is true tbh
Sleeping in your car is illegal in some cities.
@@user-dq4vh2zu9t you can sleep at rest stops it all depends the locations
@@user-dq4vh2zu9t tbf with all the laws in the USA they may as well say being homeless is illegal
But a 2014 car? If she was in a financial distress I’d sell my car asap and get a cheaper one to sleep in if I have to
I remember that when I was little, someone came up to my mom in the school parking lot asking for money for bus tickets to go see a dying relative. When my mom offered to go with the person and buy the tickets, the woman got mad and left. Since it was a weird interaction, my mom mentioned it to another mom. We found out that the other mom had already given the woman money for tickets the previous week.
"I don't know I just work here" lmao
The fact Charlie was scammed like this and still gives to charity as much as he does gives me a little more faith in humanity
i mean....it would be dumb if you let something like thisake you stop helping to people in general.....
@@katroamleft4721 Ok............
@@katroamleft4721 if only people applied this logic to more things...
Except he is rich as hell, come on.
celebreties do charities that doesnt put a dent in the improvement of other peoples cause it doesnt reach the right people u should understand that before you try to make look like him an angel
Had a slight case of homelessness in 2020 for four months. Early on someone driving by offered me a quarter of their pizza. I cried into the pizza enjoying every bite but feeling guilty by taking what would have been given to someone in greater need. Took me a while to accept that I am deserving of the generosity of others.
Look at it in the way that if they wouldn’t have given it to you it would’ve went to nobody else and been wasted
Hope you're doing alright, man
You have a good heart. I hope things are going better for you these days
Genuine caring person alert.
@@BeFourCM you get invited to parties, yeah? No? Didn't fucking think so.
As someone who was homeless for about 1/2 year, this pisses me off to no end.
I live in the country 45min outside Richmond and this is actually very common in our area. There’s two faux homeless families that panhandle the grocery store parking lot. Meanwhile there was a legitimate homeless family in the woods down the street. The father would literally walk miles to work to provide while his wife couldn’t work because she couldn’t just leave the children in woods.
I once gave this homeless young man a giant cardboard box full of Panera bread that I won as a prize from a competition. The way he broke down and started crying while saying "thank you" really broke my heart. It seems like he had younger siblings to take care of and he was really worried about getting them some food. The look on his face still haunts me to this day and I feel guilty that I couldn't do more to help him because I was only a middle schooler back then. Since then, I've made a habit of donating money at least once a month. The idea that people would take advantage of other people's invulnerability like this really sickens me because not only do the people who need money not get it because scumbag scammers like these have given genuine homeless people a bad reputation, but they've also created trust issues for the people who do donate because they don't know if the other party is faking it or not. This type of news is going leave negative impact on others and people are going to be skeptical when helping others. It's awful all around and these scammers deserve jail time as well as some public record with their names and faces on them.
This is why I usually give food to those people that ask for money because it's hard to know who are the real homeless
Lies
I agree, it should absolutely be illegal at a minimum. It’s way more common than you think too. Even smaller cities these days have more homeless people than it can handle..
@@fandango_buttlicks nonu
@@fandango_buttlicks no u
Even hurricanes can’t stop this man.
Hes so powerful he created a force field around his house
@@DaddyDellConagher exactly
@Beast 😈 x3 *cries about it*
Uploaded 3 min ago and alr bots
He stopped it with his own hands
"I don't know, I just work here" - Random Worker At Mcdonalds
The way he ends his videos is like when your on ft and your friend suddenly says bye and hangs up. I love it.
What really pisses me off is that these people make it hard on the poor souls who need help for real.
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@@Diedqra you are a terrible person
That’s why I just give the money and hope they really need it. I don’t want the ppl that genuinely need help to miss out just because of ppl like this.
Honestly how I feel. Not to mention half of the west coast's cities have people with insane drug problems. Any money they get, they'll blow on drugs in a heartbeat. Which sucks because there's single parents out there who legitimately need the money.
@@tylerp4130 Fuck that, they need to get a job.
"THeY wOnT LeaVe mE aLoNE"
McDonald's employee just tryna smoke on their break; "bitch you won't leave me alone..."
Smoking is disgusting though.
@@illusionistphantom and scamming isn't?
@@illusionistphantom so is anime
@@illusionistphantom ok I guess, that wasn’t part of the narrative of the comment.
@@illusionistphantom smoking is cool and has no negative health effects
my dad told me that, even if your giving a fake homeless person money, your still helping someone out, even if they dont deserve it.
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I'm more of the mind that it's on their conscious.
@@deedeedee9310 exactly, you are FACE palming, not BRAIN palming, because you cant "palm" what you don't have, they are telling the truth.
7:40 their face is the definition of “I don’t get paid enough for this shit.” Lmfao 😭💀✋🏻
She's literally looking for anyone to hide behind once she's caught. Little sibling energy to the max.
As the older sibling I agree
VERY true lol..really don't get why she didn't just get in her car and leave tbh tho lol would save her further embarrassment atleast...
@No Name you're not wrong lol
More little b*tch energy than sibling if anything
LMAO exactly y like what the fuckdid she think McDonald’s would do BWAHAHAA
This is not only infuriating because of the obvious reasons but also because it makes people reluctant to help legitimate people that need it
It definitely has that effect on me. I live in a big city that's expensive where panhandling pays a lot more than minimum wage so I'm suspicious of everyone.
Yeah this is the worst part of it I think, when I was little (like 11yo) I gave money to a beggar while out with my mom and she got angry at me and explained that the man was just a scammer. Haven't done anything like that since, because now everytime I see someone like that I immediately assume the worst.
Yep. And many of the comments say how she couldn't possibly be homeless coz her hair & clothes are clean. I'm homeless and care for myself. I can show you my pic on Instagram, you'd never think I'm either disabled to the point of wishing to die every night, nor that I'm sleeping in my 20yo car entire Rona just to be near my dying Mom (all apartments here are above my SSDI earnings + all landlords require you to make 3 times the monthly rent, and NO ONE on disability can do that. HUD/Sec8 is hard to come by, I've been on every list for years now).
I hope she spends that money gotten from trusty kind people on medication. That's all.
Strangers have given me money and food so many times. I think it was because I never asked, I just looked pathetic without realizing it. One lady gave me 80 bucks when I was alone in a cafe around Christmas and had an argument with my mom on the phone. People kept thinking I was blind because I'm autistic and walk with a cane (I would correct them though when possible). Although I've been homeless, I usually had somewhere to live, but it was often unbearable to hang out there, so I used to spend a lot of time wandering the streets dragging my possessions behind me.
@@screwyourhandle
Are you doing okay now? Do you have all you need?
During 2020 fires in my area, two friends from Twitch sent me money without me asking. I cried for days. They didn't know it at the time, but that money allowed me to house my very ill mother in a motel instead of on the floor at the local fire shelter center. She couldn't even get on the floor if you paid her.
Another lady also from Twitch crocheted me a pillow, and yet another sent a book + a little care package that warmed my heart no end.
I've never met any of them irl, but it doesn't matter.. i consider them friends and sisters.
They'll be getting presents this Christmas, if I can only manage to drive to post office. I'm determined to somehow repay their kindness, no matter if it's 2yrz later. Just wish I could buy them something like a vacation, but it's gonna be much, much smaller scale gifts.
As someone who was homeless when I was 18, screw these people. Actual homeless people have a harder time getting help because people like this make them think "they're probably faking."
you have a great heart Charlie. dont let the few bad apples spoil the bunch most are truelly in need.
This lady is literally the definition of a final boss. The missile throwing, random insult spitting, and moving to random locations just to escape the hero's attack.
lmao
🤣
The resemblance you stated is uncanny as hell
Patriarch from Killing Floor
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The way this lady searches the parking lot for someone to validate her, like its a Skyrim fetch quest is hysterical.
That or the thief and the hunter random encounter
She forgot how to fast travel
@@The_Faithful_One Enemies were nearby.
Even though you were “scammed” by a fake homeless guy, the money you gave him was extremely kind of you and good karma will repay you for your generosity if it hasn’t already :) good deeds like that never go unpaid
Why is scammed in quotations lmao
Karma doesn't fucking exist quit trying to make up reasons for good and bad. There are more and more stupid and bad people appearing as years go by and most of them get away with a fine life.
As someone who was homeless this is why no one will help the people who are truly struggling it’s truly disgusting to see people faking being homeless
The worst part is that the only people this really hurts is the ones who ACTUALLY need help. It makes people less likely to want to help the homeless if they think they might just be faking.
We need more evil and hate in this world.
@@Vaultboythefightingmachine You mean people like this Karen? Got it.
@@gabetalks9275 stop giving it attention that’s what it feeds off of
@@gabetalks9275 *starts maniacally laughing like an evil person*
@@bloatedcow1361 Dr. Evil, is that you?
"It would've been less painful if i found out I was adopted" that alone really captured how hurt and bamboozled Charlie must've been
no shit
RUclips allows that?
tf with these borderline racist comments
these bots are so annoying and racist. What the heck RUclips
@@logicandemma8474 These bots are getting crazy.
This drives me crazy cause I worked in a heavily homeless area and I could very easily figure out who is homeless and who isn't (most of the time). The amount of scammers out there drives me nuts
This story makes me feel better about the(thankfully small amount of)times I have been scammed. People who decide to take advantage of other's good intentions so they don't have to work for a living make me sick. They ruin everything for people who are actually suffering by making everyone less willing to help. They make poor people look like criminals for being poor. They're the scum of the earth.
Scammers who fool people through logic are terrible people, but scammers who prey on the kindness of others are the worst kind of scum on this planet. Truly disgusting that anyone would think to do something like this. Props to the two lads exposing her despite her threats of murder.
I actually dont feel much for the homeless. I will do whatever i could do to stay off the street. I would murder people if needed. If our society is so flawed we are unable to help those who either cant work wich i wouldent be suprised if we are i would do watever i could to make a point that things need to be changed, i will strap myself with explosives and explode a place that denied my employment. However people are animals, literally, and despite our allmighty intelligence we fail to truly ever use it. Simple beasts do shitty things cuz they cannot process logic. Humanity cannot process logic correctly and act on sins aka desires. Greed and Sloth go hand in hand quite nicely. If som1 can do it and even THINK they can get away with it they will do it. People are out for themselves even when not.
Other than murderers and rapists and druggers and drug dealers and gold diggers, you're right.
@@MohammedAli-ix4dw drug dealers are WAY better than any of the others lmao but yeah
@@heavenwaits you think a heroin dealer is better than a gold digger?
@@walter9240 OH i missed that. okay nevermind gold diggers and drug dealers are BOTH better
They missed out. This is actually one of the rarest NPC encounters in the game. If you took her quest to slay the 2 people harassing her, she would have given you the legendary item, "Old Lady's Smelly Thanks", which can be used to make you throw up at any time, which is especially useful when evading responsibilities.
underated comment
Yea lets have a government program, that way ten percent of the funds will go toward the cause.
This made me laugh so hard 😂
Name: old lady's smelly thanks
Type: negative, exception
Cooldown: after 3 dialogue or scenario
Usage: when a dialogue or scenario happen that has you involved you can use a special ability called old lady's smelly thanks to throw up to skip a dialogue or scenario after using this ability your speed is decreased the duration is based off the cooldown
Sounds like a good way to limit the effects of a poison damage debuff...
I'm from Australia and this has happened to me in Richmond,Australia and I found it really angry
living in ny has caused me to cease giving to homeless ppl. once seen a homeless guy walk into a store right after giving him money & he pulls out a stack of 100's to buy a pack of cigarettes. 'homeless' guy was doing better than me.
Shoutout to the McDonalds employee. She handled that perfectly. She a real one
The look of confusion she had was hilarious. like dafuq?
Would be funny if she kept running to random business and ask employee for help. Like just drive away lol
Ratio
The embodiment of “Sir, this is a Walgreens…”
"Maam, this is a McDonalds..."
To think, her entire life will only amount to being known as a scammer who pretends to be homeless and disabled.
Not much potential anyway
She didn’t say she was carless, she said she was homeless. Charlie is the bad guy here and he took the bait because he’s conservative.
@@jakechinatown Considering the level of stupidity on the internet these days, it's tough to tell if you're joking.
If you are joking then 'hahahahahaha'
If you aren't, you should seek serious mental help.
@@jakechinatown Jessie, what the hell are you talking about?
@@jakechinatown when did he say he was conservative?
Thats crazy. I was homeless in NC for a long time. so yes I have panhandled however when i did i was sleeping on concrete, locked in a completely fucked addiction.. Now that im sober and in CA. I work. Everyday.. Im building relationships with people that are outside of being transactional and finally letting go of the bitterness.. But its because of people like you that help the homeless is a big part of why I made it out.. there are us that have struggled, or do.. that truly appreciate a kind gesture.. and are grateful for those that extend them.. even if its only a few.
There was (not sure if still is) a woman in Toronto who pretended to be homeless. She apparently managed to get herself the nicest apartment in the city from it all too. I’m sometimes amazed by the lengths people will go, to not work.
That mcdonald's employee is hilarious. The way she looked at that lady after the guys told her she had been parking her car in the parking lot and panhandling was amazing
that was probably a normal mac tuesday for her. I was even doing the same hand gestures like "I don't know, I just work here", like you said. hilarious
Yeah
Ma'am, this is a Mc'Donalds.
Go the fuck away, you ware homeless my ass
"I just work here"
I remembered this lady just from the look of her. She actually had the audacity to start getting upset when cars passed her without giving and she probably felt like she was wasting her time for not enough money. A true insult to everyone who really has fallen on hard times and an absolute lack of accountability. Shame.
@Kavetion nobody cares you bot
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@Kavetion better at being an idiot
I wish she'd have a braincell to realise that actually homeless people can't just go home and watch tv like she can when they don't make a lot of money. It throws me off when she doesn't realize that she doesn't need the money
“Abc for double money” - every online scammer
years ago my brother learned the hard way about so called homeless people. i was with him when he once gave a so called homeless guy a dollar, which was his last dollar he had until payday. thinking that he did something nice that day proved him wrong when this homeless guy insisted that a dollar wasnt enough and needed more. hearing this infuriated my brother. so then he said to the so called homeless guy, "im sorry give me the dollar back and ill make it better". he did and my brother then told him, now you get nothing. this was a classic moment ill never forget.
im calling bs on that, a scammer would NOT give the money back
I was best friends with a homeless vet for 8+ years . Nothing he could really do besides chill at the mall and I gave him subway everyday . He was a great man. Miss you Scott
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wtf
@Kavetion yeah... sure
@@yulkwon7526 Why even reply to that?
goddamn. I've been "legally homeless" for months before- living in a place with no water or electricity, while disabled- and that shit was one of the hardest times of my life. i still consider myself super lucky bc i had a running car, a job, and at least a building(ish) to live in and keep my pets safe. I could NEVER imagine faking it and lying about my situation so egregiously. absolutely wild.
this is why we gotta fund social programs that actually help the unhoused.
Good for you for making it through, man. Hope things are better now
you are a real soldier. i really hope things are way better for you now, nobody deserves that.
glad you are doing better now
Soldier 🫡
Hope you are in a better place now
I was homeless for 13 months and I never once pan handled then I see all these people making bank faking it it's heartbreaking.
My grandpa once bought a meal from a fast food place for someone who claimed to be homeless and they threw the food back at him inside his truck and told him they wanted money not food. I can’t even make this shit up
What really pisses me off is that whenever I see “homeless people” I can’t tell if they’re actually struggling, I always hold the doubt now and believe that they’re liars, which I know inevitably will cause me to doubt people who truly do need help.
Wait you get pissed that you cant tell if they're homeless or because you dont like doubting whether or not someone is struggling in the case that they are? Just a bit confused
@@Concerned_Custodian both. because he can't tell if they are actually homeless or struggling he is more likely to ignore them because he doesn't want to get scammed. and because of this he will accidentally ignore someone who actually needed help. that is why this scam is so evil. it doesn't just harm you it harms those who actually need help who need your kindess and generousity. this scam makes it so much harder for them to get that helping hand they need.
Offer to give them food, or even pay for a hotel for a night or two if you feel you can afford it. Someone who truly needs help won’t turn that down.
Well, think of it this way... even if they're not homeless, they may still be struggling and need the money. So it's still helping. And hey, even if they're a scammer like this lady... if you give, you're still doing a kind thing. The dishonesty is on them, and it's a problem with them... And maybe something they'll have to answer for one day. So always be kind.
@@iambuhlockay8007 Eh as someone who's had very low points, I'd probably turn down a hotel honestly... The fact that they could possibly get access to the room because they're paying for it (on their card and whatnot, as a credit card is required for the VAST majority of hotel rooms) or even just know where I am sleeping/staying could be dangerous. And homeless people often turn down food because many people think its funny to give food they have messed with... put dog poop in or something... There was even a viral video of a guy giving out Oreos with toothpaste instead of cream because he thought it was funny.
People are fucked, and the homeless are a very vulnerable population. They need to be SUPER careful.
My best friend in high school was homeless for a while, I used to go visit him under the bridge where he liked to hang out. I remember how hard it was for him and the other guys down there, sleeping on actual rocks and dealing with these nasty acidic caterpillars that would crawl across their skin and leave a red trail of agitated skin. Being homeless is no joke, but this lady sure is.
@Kavetion ok
Not the caterpillars I hate bugs
i'm not homeless but where i lived is infested with cockroaches, they came from the bathroom and kitchen drain and i don't go through a day without seeing a cockroach, they sometimes managed to crawl in my room at night and destroy my sleeps lol, there's also centipede, spiders, ensign wasp, and the worst of them all, FIRE ANTS ! You see i don't get through a year without getting sting by fire ants at least once, just now i woke up with 3 stings, 2 on my hand and one on the thigh, unbelievable
Damn. Homeless kids had a bigger social life than me. Maybe I should live under the bridge seems like I'd at least make friends.
Stinging caterpillars can be real nasty. Always remember to remove the stingers with tape or something else sticky or it will continue to burn for much longer.
Damn, Charlie... I’m sorry that happened to you. I was homeless for a long time after I got home from Iraq, but I’m not anymore because of the VA. Any veteran who tells you they’re homeless has options for getting out of the situation and being housed. It’s a program called HUD VASH (VA Supported Housing) the VA will pay up to $625/month for your rent, along with a utilities allowance check at the beginning of every month. This program has no time limits whatsoever, so a veteran can be in it for as long as they need the assistance. During your time in the program, they will assign an employment specialist to assist you in finding a permanent job to provide steady income for you. Any veteran who remains homeless is doing so either because they were dishonorably discharged and lost their VA benefits or is refusing to meet the requirements of the program (no alcohol in the household, no drugs/paraphernalia, no criminal activity of any kind, etc. Not unreasonable requirements. If you encounter a veteran that is homeless, direct them to the nearest VA facility, do NOT give them monetary assistance at all.
As a recovering addict, I will NEVER give people money. They always say it's for food and I strictly tell them no but I offer to buy them food instead. Only one time a person was actually hungry and was so very appreciative and happy when I offered to buy him food. I told him get a hoagie, a salad, a few bags of chips, a few drinks, etc so he had his next 2 or 3 meals and he was seriously so happy.
I've been homeless a few times, and never felt that panhandling was a valuable use of my time. That said, I do find it annoying when people think having a cellphone, or a car, or "non homeless looking clothes" means you're trying to scam people. Living in a car is still a pretty rough spot to be in. It's also not like you just go trade in all your old stuff at the homeless store in exchange for a shopping cart and tattered clothes.
Yeah these people are straight up harassing this lady, even if she is scamming
@@CircusFoxxo she's pretending to be homeless when there's a actual homeless people starving right now
@@CircusFoxxo this lady is clearly not what op is talking about. The way she instantly got mad and ran off shows she doesn’t want to get caught.. If she was living in her car or something she’d probably say that..
@@KingOfGaymes I mean there's also a bunch of strange dudes harassing her so-
that's a late model car, so her networth was at least 20k. she can't be homeless because you don't panhandle when you become homeless with relativity high networth.
I just want to say, when my brother and I were homeless he went out of his way to take care of me, and he never asked for anything after being homeless a lot longer than I had been, and yet everytime anyone asked him for anything he would always give it to them even if he didn't have much. RIP Joshua, love you brother.
Sorry for your loss. How are you doing now?
He sounds like he was a great man. I hope someday you can find someone else like him, who would take such good care of you. Or maybe you already have, I hope so.
🥺😭 Joshua, what an amazing man. That's like how a mother or father cares for their children. The babies eat first & if nothing's left over, the parent goes hungry. Wow, thank you for sharing that touching story.
I wish we lived in a society where we didn't have to have stories like this, though. A society that didn't leave behind hungry babies or adults. I hope we get there one day, so no one is suffering unnecessarily. We have more than enough resources to make that a reality, but the greedy fks at the top are hoarding it. Those resources belong to the people, *us!*
Sorry, I used to be homeless as well & I wouldn't wish it on anyone. People like to read our stories as "feel good" or poverty pr0n. To make themselves feel better that they're not suffering to that extent, when the conversation should actually be around *why* this is happening in the first place! 🥺
I hope we get there. So people like you, me & Joshua aren't forced to suffer in the first place. Inshallah we'll get there. Thanks again for sharing & I hope you're in a better place, now!! I just left the country entirely & now have food, shelter, healthcare, etc. I hope you have a happy ending as well! 🥺🙏🏻❤
@@PeachyPye it's been 7 months now and we lived together with our other brother so it's been tough. Sometimes I'll just sit in his room and watch videos so it's like we're still hanging out.
RIP 🙏
Every Christmas we have a bunch of these same scammers holding signs by the highway and intersections. They usually have a wheelchair but are standing up to get the money.
Where i live in Dublin, I've seen in the early hours of the morning of people getting out of a van in a nearby village and pretending to be homeless with the clothes and signs to try and scam out as many people as they could, I've even given them old jackets, hoodies and some money but as Charlie says this shit pisses me off but also makes me sad.
Story time with Spoot: I was doing a lot of hard drugs at the age of 19, lost my friends, family and finally my place to live. I ended up homeless in Connecticut in late march (VERY cold). So I asked a friend to take a road trip with me to Georgia. I stayed in GA to live on the Appalachian Trail when he headed back to CT. I had minimal supplies no money and no choice I just had to make it work. Sitting outside places I would stop to rest at, people would make conversation and ask me about my trip so far. I would explain my situation honestly, but never once held a sign, asked for money, or even insinuated that I needed help. Simply said "ah just taking a lonesome venture to get clean and start new. Figuring things out as I go." Maybe it was because I was visibly young or maybe it was the fact I had in interesting story but people would come out of the store with bags of food and supplies to just hand to me and say "good luck, stay safe". Many people handed me cash on top of the things they bought. Many times I was holding back tears as these people not only helped me through these hard times, they sympathized and gave me advice and directions or info on good places to stay and clean up. Stranger hospitality is very very real and I quite literally might not be here to type this if it wasn't for the kindness of strangers. It breaks my heart into a million pieces to see people taking advantage of that kindness. I'm in a much better position now. I'm 25 and found work in pro hockey so anytime I see someone down on their luck I give what I can. I wont stop giving even though there's a chance that person is like this lady and I stress to all of you to please keep giving and don't let this effect that. Most people out there really truly relish that dollar or two.
I’m glad your here right now, you seem a lot stronger than I would be in that situation
I'm glad you're doing better, friend, and this message you shared is very true. There are very rotten people in this world, but there are people that just genuinely need help. Keep on fighting, boss.
Almost cried this is too wholesome, glad you are here to tell
Thank you for sharing your story, Spoot! I have shared mine somewhere here too .. current homeless due to disabilities & dying Mom.. I'm sleeping in a 20yo car & need an expensive surgery. I look just as "normal" and clean as her, but never would do what she's doing. Not even in war did we scam people.. we helped each other, and that's how most of us survived. (Bosnia, 90s. I was 14 when it started, 17 when we came to US and i had to start working, driving and being head of the family). From civil engineer to homeless just coz of illness i did nothing to bring on. But I still give, still drive other homeless in my city to thrift stores.. some are mean to each other, some are generous to a fault. Last night i couldn't get myself a drink or food, so I gave a homeless friend (whom i met by chasing him around thinking he's a thief, lol) some $ and tried to let him keep the change. He wouldn't. I insisted. Just as he was leaving, he tosses something into my car & drives off. It was the rest of the money I gave him & asked him to keep (coz at this moment his need is greater than mine, at least until the 3rd). He only bought himself a pack of cigs. That's all he'd accept, and I know for a fact he doesn't even have enough to fill up his gas tank.. which he used to get me the vitamin water I wanted. There's bad apples in every group of people wherever you look... including houseless. But there's also heart, integrity and conscience in many of us. I've had 2 homes in my life, now that's a car. I'm still the same person, with all the same principles, ethics and morals.
Don't be fast to judge, you never know what someone is going through (houseless or not). If you give, give from the heart not expecting anything in return. People like this scammer woman are gonna regret it (i sound like dharman, lmao). I just say let it be on them if they scam me. My intention was pure. I give when i can and don't ask what they'll buy with it. Look at every big charity, and the money distribution of theirs. Directors get SOOOOO much, while a very little percentage goes to help those in need. This one woman cannot possibly scam more than they do, but we don't talk about that.
Thank you Spoot, that was a heartwarming story time.
Oof this one hit hard. I was homeless 13 days on a winter season, finding food and shelter was like paradise, but I never had the balls to beg for money. Seeing this really struck the nerve
was homeless for a year it was me, my 4 siblings, and parents all cooped up in a car and we were able to find a place to park in a church parking lot. the struggle is real
I was in shitty shelter and tent for eight weeks and didnt beg either
@@rebjr6615 I hear you bro. I hope you and your family is alright now. At least we know how rough life can be
@@LighterAMV yeah that was like 5 years ago now im in university for computer science so we up 👍 good luck to u too
@@philldewitt8809 yeah and when I see sh*t like this it really makes me mad...
It really sucks. I had this happen in KC when I went to college there. In the plaza downtown, there was always the same nice old man in the same spot, sitting on a bucket, with a sign asking for "a deposit on a cheeseburger", and one day I watched him take his bucket he sat on, walk into the parking garage he was begging in front of, and get into his own luxury car.... I remember it being like a Mercedes or something nice, and he drove off. Obviously, soooooooo many homeless people out there ge uinely do need help, and that's why I get doubly mad at these frauds.... There are people who genuinely need help, who don't have support, or a lifeline, who are struggling, and because of fraudulent people, those who can afford to give are going to think twice when giving to someone who genuinely needs it, because they'll think "does this person need it or are they scamming me?".
The worst thing about these people is that someone who gave them money, after realising that it was a scam most likely would not give any money to someone who really need it
"I just work here." I have so much respect for that employee. Clearly experienced.
Literal "Sir this is a Wendy's" moment
I can feel Charlie's volcanic rage subtly boiling under the monotone
ME ENCANTA FOLAR Y EYACUULLAR EN LA NOVIA DE Penguinz0 PORQUE SUBO BANGERS!! 😂👌 (translate pls)
people say watched pots don't boil, but charlie is a special case in here.
@@davidthecommenter I've never heard anyone say that before but that's a cool expression, I'm using that from now on
It’s always the quiet ones that go nuts when they finally snap.
RATI0 LOL
My eyes were opened by two experiences. One was when my grandma showed me how people in the city had been fakers. The second was in winter, where there was an obviously homeless man who was not pan handling. My stepmother bought him hot food and a hot coco. The man burst into happy tears and thanked her. Since those experiences, I now offer food instead of cash, and that is how I've learned to pick out the fakers. The fakers almost never accept the offer of food. I actually had a faker scoff at me because I offered to buy them a meal and then they said only cash would help them.
As someone who had to live with an individual who panhandled it always made me feel disgusted. I get times were tough but to be dishonest about something that is a serious problem is just unforgivable. was glad to get away from that. It made me second guess helping others with money but I still do because why let one person spoil it for those who actually need it. homeless people are some of the realest people you can meet
Humans act very weird once they are busted. The amount of embarrassment has overcome her
Yes.
Yes
If Charlie was giving that “homeless man” $20 a day for a whole month that’s a total of $600, dang
I think he did say 20 a day monday through friday so ya cant count the weekends and stuff
frl charlie got that fat wallet
@@mariepayann that's still around 500 dollars blown in one month which is wild
It would be $400.
$20 x 5 = $100 a week
So $400 a month
@@tiegan7158 whatever it is, I never was good at math lol. All I know is that Charlie gave this homeless guy a whole paycheck ($400 or more) and he unlocked the secret dialogue💀
It sucks for people that are really homeless or struggling or going through hard times like myself , may god bless us all
I’ve been homeless before and I never asked for a penny. Simply because I didn’t want people to question if I was really homeless or a scammer.
Also I was able bodied and still working. But I still didn’t want people to know. People faking being homeless is so baffling to me.
No sign was more devastating to me than " I was born with glass bones and paper skin. Every morning I break my legs, and every afternoon I break my arms. At night, I lie awake in agony until my heart attacks put me to sleep"
🤣🤣🤣
niɡɡer 😂
XD
Still wouldn't give anything
@@Diedqra bro has two uploads: "technoblade died lmao" (which he didnt make) and "all akatsuki members" like weeb
I was homeless for 4 years. I never had the courage to ask for help or money, although i have been close, my pride and self worth never let me do it. I truly dont understand how someone can fake such a horrible situation. Money is the only answer i have and that still doesnt make sense to be. Money really has a grip on this world. Its sad
7:30, actually just a "ma'am this is McDonald's" moment
Things are prob not quite the way they seem. She is clearly mentally I’ll or something to be panhandling. It’s not much better than working at McDonald’s. Calling her a scammer because she has a car also isn’t the same as having a home. Many homeless people have cars. Many have even have jobs . And the level of mental disability she has clearly must be debilitating. Charlie’s narrative here comes from ignorance. This woman prob can’t hold a job.
It really sucks that some people do this. I'm glad you could get out of the homeless slump though!
Good job getting a place or at least getting out of that situation
Yep.. the world has its share of shitty people
“Unhinged deranged goober” -Charlie White
Panhandlers can make a lot. I remember growing up really poor and not having money for basic things like rent, food, or school supplies. Churches would donate food boxes to us sometimes which absolutely saved our lives during the rough months. My single mother was working as a server and would rarely be home I had to raise myself for the most part. Thankfully her boyfriend at the time used to be homeless and he panhandled one time to help us not be evicted. One day of doing this he made around $700. I’m so thankful to the generous people who helped us, it’s disgusting people are less trusting now because of how common these scams are.
I’m currently homeless (in a women’s shelter, fleeing from Domestic Violence) with my four little girls. This lady is actively making people in my situation (or worse situations) have a harder time seeking and finding help. I’m still searching for a place to live right now. Then on to a job hunt. None of this is easy for me, but for her to steal people’s money with these lies so easily, is heartbreaking and infuriating. 💔
Edit: Thank you to all you’ve given me warm wishes, hearing your encouraging words has given me back some hope. I’m just getting to the point where I can admit to others what it was like. So your kindness is greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. ❤️
To those who call me a bad mom, that I must be on drugs, that I should have known better, that I’m lazy for watching some RUclips videos to pass some time (even though you all are here too? I can have some breaks as well?), you are all so off base. I hope you never face hard times and hear such spiteful and downright ignorant words thrown at you. Obviously the DV was gradual, I was working before and not “leeching” off my ex, not everyone who needs help is a drug or alcohol user (that kind of thinking just makes it harder for people in hard times, just like the lady in this video), and… I couldn’t get out for myself, but I got out for my children.
Best wishes to everyone. Please spread positivity, not hate. ❤️
Yeah mam def it is 💔
im glad you made it out of your past situation, at least youre safe now.
i hope things start to turn out better for you and your girls
I wish you the best of luck ma'am! o7
May your days get better❤
good luck with life
back in 2012, i worked at chick-fil-a, and my heart broke when my manager told a woman standing at the end of the drive-thru with her baby that she had to leave. customers had been giving her money or buying her sandwiches, and i was working drive-thru and was the one who told him about it. i felt really guilty as i watched him tell her that she had to leave the premises.
and then she stepped into her modern mercedes and drove off.
You really had me in the first half- but I had a similar thing happen to me. A houseless man approached our window when I worked at McDonald’s, and he was asking if we had any leftover food. Since I was new, I went in and asked a manager and I was told to not give him anything (assuming that he’d keep coming back for more), and it really upset me. We waste so much food already, so to see hungry people being denied cheap scraps made me hold an even deeper resentment to establishments like McDonald’s altogether.
@@Moon_Child_Mari this happens mostly so they "avoid" lawsuits of homeless people pretending they got sick from the scraps so they get some free bucks
💀💀
Sigma woman be like
yikes 😤
I’m cautious whenever I’m in an area with homeless people. I’m always willing to buy a meal or drink or offer clothing/survival options but i don’t like giving money simply because you never know if they’re a scammer or simply gonna use the money on whatever addiction they may have (experienced a lot of homeless taking the money and rather than getting food they get their next fix of whatever drug). Obvs if they get mad ab not getting money then it’s probably a scammer
I remember I was heading to the place I used to work and had 2 people faking being homeless with two homeless people accross the street and I was so pissed off at them for that
What pisses me off the most is this hurts homeless people even more. Firstly, she's taking money that could've gone to actually helping the homeless. Secondarily, now some people are gonna think twice about giving money if they got scammed by fake homeless, now more people are gonna be less likely to give out of fear of being scammed.
Money doesn't help homeless people because they buy what they want/need and they have little or no way of getting more, unless they ask other people for it. Giving a homeless person an opportunity helps they use their skills and feel good about what they've done.
The woman in the video doesn't feel good about anything and has no respect for other people, such that she'll exploit them under false pretenses.
This lady is the reason why I was taught to only give food and drink to the homeless, never money. Because you don't know if they're a scammer or if they're gonna use the money to fuel their drug/alcohol habits instead of using it to take care of themselves
@@PsychadelicWolf Yeah, don't stop helping where you can, just offer food and water instead, even better if you can give them something bagged/canned they can save for a few days.
@@PsychadelicWolf I remember one time a dude in a tattered hoodie asked me for $10 and I only had a 5 and after I handed it to him he asked me if I had a lighter. Really wish I thought to say "nope!" and snatch it back from him since it wasn't a donation meant to feed his addiction.
@@PsychadelicWolf Yeah, I've been scammed a few times and it really put me off giving money but I'd still give people food if they asked or supplies like an umbrella, blanket, etc.
There's a word for what she's doing, it's called "triangulation," it's when you try to bring another person into a conflict to try to get them on your side so that you can feel like you're winning in the conflict
@Thog I don't understand what that means. Even google doesn't understand what that means
@@MachineElf_Official an auspitice is one who prevents a kismesissitude or a matespritship between two others. This is the Ashen quadrant of troll romance, though it is not romantic at all. An auspitice keeps others from fighting with one another. Like moiraillegiance, auspitism is not sexual at all compared to the flushed and caliginous quadrant.
@@NN-sp9tu I must be having a stroke
@@MachineElf_Official unfortunately, the smell of burning toast must be coming from your kitchen, because I'm seeing this shit too brother.
@@NN-sp9tu so you support the actions of this individual?
My mom made me and my siblings beg for money when we were homeless and I hated it. I always had competition with pan-handlers. We would constantly stay in shelters and trap houses. My father wasn’t around and my mom would constantly abuse all of us differently to the point were cps would get involved more than once. We went on a road trip to California with all our luggage stuffed in this bucket van. We got stuck in California for a while and couldn’t return home to my original state. We ended up sleeping in that van every cold night during the winter. My mom was using drugs and I didn’t know about it at the time. She made me beg for money again so we could sleep in a hotel and get some food. I was happy to receive $200 from a gay couple in Beverley Hills, I had tears running down my face. I was hoping to sleep in a hotel that night and eat next to my siblings but that didn’t happen. I grew up and realized that she had spent that money on drugs that same night. I confronted her about that when I got older. She admitted to it like it wasn’t a problem at all. I hate my mother. I’m still waiting to piss and shit on her tombstone.
homeless people should take note from these scammers if they make 50-100k a year
The thing that really upsets me is people treat homeless people like absolute garbage.
The idea of moonlighting as a homeless person and then getting in your nice car, going back to your home, and relaxing on your couch while counting your cash is so incredibly scummy. Just inhumane.
Taking money from real homeless people and ruining the trust people have in the arrangement so they hesitate to give when an actual disadvantaged individual shows up.
And that's why I've always been told you buy them food or a coat, not give them money. If they're truly homeless, they will appreciate any kind of help. The scammers will be upset if they don't just get cold hard cash.
It kills me because I often would like to help, but I don’t trust people because of the scammers 😔
Society in a nutshell
@@stanalex3966What is wrong with you!?!?!?!?!?!?!
yea and then theres people out there who may have an apartment or something but can barely cover their rent w even their job. so them begging for a bit extra cash i dont agree its alright but i dont blame em either. its indeed scummy but they know that end of the day they sit at home knowing they're a POS human thats definitely gonna end up in hell but thats their choice let em choose it.
Charlie's story helps to contextualize a bit more why Charlie doesn't want to work with third party "charities" anymore. Fake homeless scammers are just as bad as fake or shady charities.
99% of charities are like that, that's just how it works, its life. Charlie got dosed with an injection of reality, which had a side effect of making him short
I've seen charities that spend almost as much if not more money for ads than to actually help the people who need it
I generally don't give to charities any more because I've learned enough about them since I was a teenager. The inflated CEO pay, the money being spent on bullshit, if I thought my "$10 will give an african child water for a year" then I would give a whole lot to charity, but in reality my $10 is probably going to end up as 0.01% of the salary of someone who makes way more than I do and it really kills the vibe. That is, if it isn't just a front for some kind of money laundering operation or a facade for an evil political goal.
@@Person01234 thats why when you find a charity that actually does shit its such a big deal. I know of one good one for (actual) veterans, they get tons of free food and clothes for them, the extra is put into a little store area they have where they will sell any of the extra at extreme discounts, and use that money for emergency medical or housing expenses, etc.
Very few are actually good. One that I know is vetted is charity water.
being somone who has actually struggled with homelessness in australia, not due to any fault of my own but lack of support from government services (mainly mental health with my Complex PTSD and Autism) i see alot of people who i KNOW have places, but constantly begging for drug money and whatnot, makes me ngry because even when i was homeless on many occasions i have never begged or asked for money from anyone. truely disgusting in my opinion, even when they have HOUSING from the Government for litterally 75$ a week.
Panhandling is strangely becoming more and more common. Here in Missouri, Springfield has lots of them where if you give them money, they'll go off and buy something that is pretty obvious a homeless person wouldn't be buying. It's sad.
What's terrible is when these type of scammers use their children. I once saw a father who brought his entire family (wife and 2 young kids) and stood by the entrance holding a sign. The children were young but old enough that they felt embarrassed. They looked mortified and kept their heads down the whole time. Felt badly for them 😢
@Artsy Fartsy that says a lot about you as a good person. Just know in one way or another, you're helping the children too. The parents who do this should get a vasectomy though, despicable. I've fallen for it too. I'm just glad I have great parents that wouldn't dream of making me feel this uncomfortable especially as childrens.
@Artsy Fartsy That’s why they bring the kids along. To tug on the heartstrings of suckers.
Do any of you people here remember the video of the pregnant woman pretending to be homeless while her son was with her?
It was extremely messed up during the lockdowns, at least around where I live. My husband and I were also out of a job, but we were blessed enough to stay afloat, so we always helped these families when we could. Then quarantine ended, and there they still were, keeping their babies out in the brutal Texas heat. Winter came, one of the coldest we had in decades, and there they were, with their kids. Then one day, they disappeared, but not just them, ALL panhandlers vanished. Signs were put up all over the city to discourage giving money to panhandlers. As it turns out, letting your toddlers run in traffic isn’t a good idea, and now even the people who actually do need the help are screwed over by these people’s disgusting, manipulative, selfishness. Everything about that situation makes me sick and regret ever helping them and encouraging their disgusting behavior.
panhandlers aren't always independent, it could be human trafficking
Yes I love that this resurfaced. I was a homeless youth and man I had the same pair of ripped shoes for 5 years with the same ripped pants and a few different colored shirts. I’d only eat at school during lunch hour and when winter came man it wasn’t easy. I’m now sleep in a bed under a roof but my god to see someone try and act homeless is disgusting
im so glad you're doing well now, much love man 🤍
you're an actual gigachad for surviving to the point where you have your own place to live, respect
There's a guy in my area that drives a $70,000 truck that begs at street corners. Never dirty, never accepts food, just wants cash.
There’s a women in my town that’s nown for pretending to be disabled. She will ask people to pay her a taxi or drive her around. My mom was victim to this scam and she decided to bring the lady to her destination. She aperently couldn’t walk but the second my mom got out of the car she was gone. My mom later confronted the scammer in public but she was very agressif. The point is there will always be some scammers/not honest people and just watch out.
I knew a good homeless man named Shawn he was a nice dude but sadly all good thing must come to an end sense later on he died apparently he had something in his arm that spread up to the heart and he had a heart attack to this day I still visit the bench he sat on. Rest in peace Shawn
Sad to hear that
Similar thing happened for me. I used to work at a Dunkin’ Donuts store near the subway. Right outside our store, a homeless man would sit on a crate between our store and the subway everyday asking for money. I’d always give him a dollar or two before I entered the store to start my shift. I’d also give him a cup of water and free coffee and donuts whenever he asked. He was always grateful for what I gave him. During my last few months there, he stopped coming at his spot and I assumed something bad happened to him. I’d sometimes look out the windows from the store to see if he was there or not. He really liked glazed donuts and liked his coffee with milk and sugar
@@ichangedmyusernamebecausei2551 you’re a good person and I respect that
@@FazedSoul I'd love to know what your username used to be. Please
I have a similar story, my Dad actually knows multiple homeless people, I remember this one time, we were stuck in a traffic jam, and this one homeless guy actually got on the road and started directing traffic and he was actually doing a pretty good job, my Dad then pulled up to him and the homeless guy recognized my Dad, they talked for a while before my Dad went on his way, another homeless guy my Dad knows, I'm acquainted with him too, is this guy we give our leftovers to, I don't know what he does with the food that's gone bad, but he takes that as well
Imagine being taken for such a ride that your scammer takes pity on you and let’s you in on the scam. That’s a whole new level of falling for something, dude.
@Kavetion not better at getting some bitches tho bot
@Kavetion All you have to your fame is spamming dumb comments, you're not.
@@norwegianboyee don't respond it dude, you're just giving them what they wanted "a reaction"
this happened to me while i was in school i used to ditch classes alot and go on walks blazing a blunt i always took the same route walking around downtown there was this "homeless" dude that looked like he was struggling and one day, him and i ended up having a conversation about his life and told me how his wife left him and took his kids and was living in the streets ever since he was in rehab nd he had just got out and really wanted to stay away from drugs ever since every time i ditched class when i walked by i would give him 5 dollars and one day i just decided to follow him because he would always leave as soon as i gave him 5 dollars, turns out he had a decent apartment and i got sooo pissed that day i wanted to beat his ass and ask for my money back but i resisted and just left it at that ugh i was so mad for weeks lmaoo thinking i was helping someone out and doing good by helping them get through the "street life" they were "living in".
where i live there's a husband and wife who will go window to window for money and its always is so awkward because the husband will stand out the door for a few seconds staring at you and i just hate it so much
Cops all agreed she was an awful human being, but they had nothing to charge her with, so they just randomly charged her with committing war crimes.
I fully support that!
so you support unlawful arrests?
@@lebronjamesharden3958 I find you, and frankly everything that you stand for personally offensive.
@@lebronjamesharden3958 I’d 100% support you getting unlawfully arrested if it led to you getting prison shanked.
@@lebronjamesharden3958 Laws change because people realize there are gaps and loopholes in existing laws. The police’s job is to keep the public safe from nefarious people, and in this case that’s what they did.
@@CharlieApples petty fraud?