Only On 2: Panhandlers Caught Driving Rental Car, Traveling Around Town To Solicit Cash

Police say panhandling appears to have at least some coordination. David Goldstein reports.

[@taism.8133]

People like them ruin it for people who truly need money

[@tiarassecret3805]

Tais M. Give to the beggar who begs and the beggar who doesn’t beg

[@mikelaster3190]

Tais M. If u can't tell who needs money than ur the fool not them ...

[@mikenelson8377]

I never give those people my money let alone attention

[@chuyp3639]

I agree with you.

[@JohnathansWorld]

None of these people need money, they can get a job, and there are plenty of programs in the city that help people, don’t give money to any “homeless” person, you only add to the problem by giving them money. One time I tried to give someone food I literally bought and they got pissed off and wanted money.

[@msfoxay.]

We drove by a family begging outside a grocery store. Offered the man a job. He said "no work. Just money". These people are despicable. Help those who help themselves!!

[@904SweetiePynk]

Similar situation. I'm sitting a red light a grown able body man asking me for money for food. I just had got coffee and doughnuts 🍩 offered him the doughnut he said no thannk you 🤣 Or another time a man asked me for for money to buy something to drink I had a NICE COLD WATER bottle I was looking forward to drinking my damn self offered that laser my water he had the nerve to tell me no thank you he need a specialty water . I wanted flick him off but I just my gas and drank my water. The nerve of these people.

[@msfoxay.]

@@904SweetiePynk wow I guess beggars can be choosers lol what a joke!

[@youarehere1251]

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[@nadjet1977]

Lol one time I told the beggar sorry I don't have any cash on me he said there is an ATM across the street 🙄

[@ceciliaalvarez97]

I can't even trust children anymore. One time a child was trying to take my purse at a grocery store! Surely parents like this condone, train and role model this behavior. So sad

[@meowmeowmeowser6349]

Went to Walmart with my dad and saw a older man looking a little scruffy we both gave him 20$ each cause we literally thought he probably really needed it. We went to Arby’s and bought him a gift card so he could eat. As we were leaving we saw him walking up to a brand new Honda with Maryland plates we approached him to give him the gift card to get food he had like 5 or 6 Walmart bags filled with cash we were shocked. When he saw us he tried to quickly hide all the bags of cash. We turned around and said never again. My dad lives off of social security and I had won 100$ at bingo and felt blessed to win that so I wanted to help someone else out.

[@cortransport]

Yes don’t give your money to people who doesn’t need it.. not even real homeless people. They are homeless for a reason.. and asking money or being on the streets tells a lot about a person.

[@m42037]

What?? Bags of cash that's hard to believe, I would've opened the door and grabbed a bag!

[@user-xl7kx7bi3l]

Gypsies?

[@holleyjomartinez4009]

Even though they were in the wrong, you will be blessed for doing the right thing. We can only make decisions based on the information that we have at the time.♥️

[@aaron-dd5zr]

Did he have a dog?

[@TheJeffShadowShow]

Good argument for Absolute Deportation.

[@sableann4255]

yep!!!!

[@javaqueen1111]

Love the lady “tired of paying your car note”! Lol

[@aaliyahfurtadoxoxo]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@AllAboutPurple]

Hilarious 😂🤣🤣💀

[@PioneerCity1767]

She's not paying for her car.

[@javaqueen1111]

@@PioneerCity1767 how do you know? They’re not truly homeless. They are making HUNDREDS of TAX FREE $ A DAY

[@PioneerCity1767]

@@javaqueen1111 well, what's wrong? You jealous? You can do the same thing. It doesn't matter what a person has or doesn't have or whether or not they are homeless. Anybody can fly a sign on public property to get money it is legal it is not against the law. I was unfortunately homeless for 6 years and had to live in my car and I had to fly a sign and got treated like shit from many people. They lied about me to other people, they spit at me, threw things at me, threatened me, called the cops on me everyday several times a day because I was less than them. They harassed me bullied me and stalked me and I was unable to work because of a medical problem and couldn't work couldn't get disability ran out of unemployment and when I get better so that I could work those same people caused me to get fired from those jobs. So who the Hell on God's Green Earth do you think you are? You have no right to do or say anything about anyone doing this. Maybe they fell on hard times maybe they can't work maybe they lost everything and all they have is a car and a sign to fly to survive day by day. You and everybody else who say negative things or bully harrass and stalk these people are violating every right they have. How would you like it if you where there and people did you that way? You wouldn't survive one damn day out there doing what these people do in order to survive. Leave them alone and worry about yourself and what your gonna tell God when you stand before him to be judged.

[@cactikaty]

I love this kind of investigation. Keep it going.

[@jrsx5826]

True journalism. Instead of fake news.

[@stevefowler5970]

i sense irony...

[@YaoEspirito]

They're too charitable here, though. They're dealing with gypsies, a global theft syndicate. I appreciate that they exposed a little angle of their racket, but they should have been more unsparing. Gypsies live from cradle to grave to hustle people, it's all they do.

[@johnleos1687]

When these people approach me asking for money, I tell them I'll pay them $20.00 a hour to pull weeds at my home, NO takers! 😲🤔😆🤣

[@Mr90sMusiclover]

I'll pull weeds for $20 per gour

[@johnleos1687]

@@Mr90sMusiclover with all the rain fall this 2024 in California 🇺🇸 YOU'RE HIRED! 🤠. Bring gloves! 🤨

[@tiffanynot-amused9077]

I see this almost everyday....the people who really need the help are too ashamed to ask.

[@chilton1975]

The scammers also make it hard for those who really are struggling. Sad world.

[@tiffanynot-amused9077]

@@chilton1975 so true

[@NotfromDetroit]

That’s the truth.

[@DecrepitBiden]

Heard a bum said, True beggars don't beg. Which is true. The fakers are the ones that beg. Real ones got other things to do, besides begging.

[@janetbusener6326]

Not me, I pick up roadside trash for tips and am a senior..

[@MrBrewman95]

I remember one woman walked up to me when I came out of a Chipotle in the parking lot and she asked me if I had a few dollars to spare. I kindly said no. She replied, "So you don't care that my kids go hungry?" I respond with, "Well clearly you don't care because you won't even work a regular job and didn't prepare to have kids properly." She didn't know what to say and walked away. She walked to the other side of the parking lot and got into her Hyundai Palisade. A 40,000 more expensive car then I had. I pulled up to her said she should sell the car if she really cared about her kids and she gave me the finger. WTF is wrong with these entitled lazy brat people.

[@davidl438]

Nice story but you left out the part about everyone applauding for you after she left.🤣

[@donaldindividual-1]

I lived in Ashland Or. and we had similar problems. A very dirty couple were pan Handling in the town square, they were later caught in an expensive restaurant without their kids. Seems they got 300-450$ each day from tourist donations.

[@lilacfairy.]

Wow people who has more money than others and begging for monety. I may be broke poor I still give to homeless people I see. I rather give it to whom needs it the most.

[@joletty1793]

The nerve of that woman to ask you that, like it's somebody else's responsibility! 🤔😡 I mean, what the heck goes on in their twisted little heads?! And then to give you the finger?! Nope, not good, not good at all! 🤨

[@chrispraz877]

They've obviously never worked a honest day in their life, now their hustle has run thin....zero sympathy.

[@paulgonzalez1014]

It’s sucks. Because they ruin for people who actually needs it. But what hurts the most is the kids are involved. Smh

[@m42037]

99% are foreigner's not Americans. I never seen this going on in Europe, America allows this

[@imagesfromLA]

If you see the same woman and baby at the same location and same time everyday, you know it's a scam. In fact in most cases, truly needy people have too much pride to even ask for help.

[@jimd2101]

I cant believe there are IDIOTS That give these people money. Cant they tell these people are FAKE ?? Most of them are dressed normal and look clean and even have thier $3 ice coffee , cigarettes and even worse a CELL PHONE. If you really believe thier homeless your a idiot. !!! 99% percent of them are phonies ..

[@ASimpleHeroinUser]

u got that right. shit, i'll be dope sick as hell but i still can't go up to any stranger and ask for help. But besides me and my habit, i seen a homeless woman sleeping outside on a main strip in town by the bus stop. It was like 5 am and she woke up when i asked her if she was okay and she said yes. I asked if she needed any money and she told me no. She was clearly homeless cause she was dirty and had all her items she owned in bags

[@jimd2101]

@Gucci Crimson you got it....🤣

[@jimd2101]

@Mike Studmuffin that's funny....I went into a mens room in a McDonald's once and there was a homeless person in there.....he smelled so bad I walked out....🤣🤣🤣

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Had many at shopping centers in California.

[@americanoutdoorsman_1133]

Many of these people are lying. I can recall a few years back when my church had cleared property to expanded for an activity center. We were cutting up the scrap wood after the loggers had finished, I had my two sons helping me because we were cutting up the wood and delivering it to the elderly members so they can have firewood. I saw a 6 guys holding signs claiming they’re homeless so as I pulled up I told them I need a few hands to help cut and haul firewood, I told them I’d feed them lunch and dinner and pay them $50 a piece. Only one of them stepped up and he did a good, I kept my word and fed him lunch and dinner and I gave him $100 instead. He thanked me and he said he wanted a job and I helped him find a job one of my fellow members at the church owns a concrete finishing company and hired him. He’s doing good and has gotten back on his feet.

[@yohon8977]

God bless you American Outdoorsman for Going the Distance. I'm willing to give a hand up but I'm not willing to give a hand out.

[@basshunter8206]

One in a Million.

[@a.r5079]

That’s an amazing story!! If only there were more people like you in this world. 🙂

[@kissmyblackass]

I had a friend who ask for money but when I asked him to come work for me for 2 days and I was going to pay him $600 that Friday just to hold a tape and help me out forming up. He said no he would rather let someone give him something then having to go to work. I cut him off that same day.

[@kittensdaddy3559]

I'm late to this comment, but may God bless you. Very kind. Glad he's doing well.

[@ThrobbingChomboni]

And nothing has changed. In 2022 my girl bought about 35 dollars of groceries and a nice insulated cooler bag and gave it to a woman holding one of these same signs. My girl told me that she had a feeling this woman was legit and her heart went out to her. The woman said she had no car and was staying in a cheap hotel with her kids. The lady looked bummed when my girl handed her groceries. The next day I dropped a relative off on front of the same grocery store BUT 5 CITIES AWAY ANS HARD TO ACCESS. The same lady was there and didn't want anything to do with us and tried to hide. The best advice is to give to reputable organizations.

[@VeroC-ll8qx]

100 %

[@cortransport]

Not even organizations.. they are businesses too.. I give to a real church and see how the money is use, on them and those in need. I also give money to help those around me and know them or someone knows them. The ones who fail then stand up again. Or have terminal illness etc.

[@ThrobbingChomboni]

@@cortransport There is a kid going around the country from Reno Nevada and handing out quality backpacks.tents,clothing,and buying " what haven't you eaten in awhile and would love to have? " meals. There is another kid who cruises around on his motorized scooter buying huge meals for homeless folks. It struck me how childlike some of these very young girls ( 20s) are when they are offered a bit of kindness. It breaks my heart cuz I'm a father of 2 adult daughters and I've kept the wolves at bay,but who is looking out for these kids? The drug epidemic, economic mess we are in,and mental health are putting more of these babies on the streets and in danger. I wish I could fix it all or has the answers,but I dont--- SO GOD BLESS EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU WHO HELP ANY OF THESE FOLKS LEGITIMATELY IN NEED OF HUMAN KINDNESS.

[@rondodson5736]

Hard to determine which are reputable. The red kettle charity at Christmas collects money but only distributes to inner city. I object to that so will not support them.

[@froggynzack]

Yeah i get so mad when i see panhandlers having their children out in extreme heat and cold here in TN. I wished cops would do something about it. Those babies have no business out there

[@cocomuhly]

I feel so bad for the innocent babies sitting out in this weather and being exposed to this. Hopefully they don’t normalize it.

[@philw8704]

Unfortunately those innocent babies will learn the tradecraft of their parents...family business.

[@diogenic4691]

Exactly, these parents need to be charged with child neglect and have their children taken away. Who knows how far they will go to exploit their child.

[@goforit321]

Those babies are going to grow accustomed and when they’re older they will perfect the scam by crying and saying they’re hungry. Don’t fall blind to the trap, and stay safe!

[@tiradomaribel9436]

This practice should be considered child neglect and abuse.

[@ARMY-jm6tj]

Unfortunately they do this where I live, at least we know that they’re scammers.. shameful

[@valgas17]

I stopped giving to these groups long ago. Last time I gave money to someone, he came up to me and offered to clean the wheels and windshield of my car. I told him he didn't need to do that, gave him $5, and told him I respected him for trying to earn it and not just begging for a hand out. It brought him to tears and I could see how grateful he was. Some people really do need money. Unfortunately scumbags like these Walmart panhandlers make people weary of giving money.

[@chasstiles7611]

Sometimes its pee in those cleaning bottles

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Keep those borders open!!! Just saying. They are crooks.

[@rmarbertin8131]

More certain to go to people who actually need it than paying taxes, and, it stays in the community. Also, you won't be a despicable POS if you're wrong, especially if you're so wrong you're offensive.

[@gigigiseleworld]

Exactly 💯

[@peterjones9317]

You shouldnt be so cheap.

[@giorgioluisinno5963]

Just put in Jail all those miserable Scammers, Thieves.

[@XHNGLTV]

This should be a felony and punished. I don't give money to this people. NEVER!

[@Honey-Sanchez]

I say that Amazon is always hiring.

[@malachimccoy4271]

Amazing they even had a job in the first place...

[@rasheedahellis5709]

I got cursed out once when I offered to buy a coffee for an elderly woman begging for money. She cursed and said she didn't want no g*d damn coffee. I was shocked. From that day on I can't forget her response and how she was scamming people and had the nerve to get nasty.

[@freedombuy4672]

Coffee. Lol good one

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

​@freedombuy4672 Have you seen the price of coffee lately? A bud who buys you a cup of joe, is a thoughtful friend fo sho.

[@Agent.Wadsworth]

I've had so many times I've given bottled water or snacks instead of money. They look insulted & offended.

[@tomxconn]

Exactly. They go from “god bless you” on their sign immediately to F*** you when you don’t give them what they want

[@mewmew1026]

Coffee? Not everyone like that 😂

[@peacelove3817]

Social services need’s to check on the safety of these children. A clear sign of neglect to force children to be in these situations, using them as bait fishing to free load!!!

[@WolfRun59]

They probably offered to babysit somebody else’s kids and fed them ice cream and candy not to tell the parent what they did all day 🤣

[@SowingAndReaping]

I agree!

[@peacelove3817]

@@WolfRun59 That’s funny. My 10 yr old said the same exact thing. 😂 Kids are so smart/or can be if guided in the right direction. I had to then ask my kid “You’d tell me right?” 🤔

[@rosannecole4992]

Sometimes they ask for money and pretend they are calling for a job with a phone number fake of course ....

[@joelagrinsoni4016]

Yup, call CPS, I’m sure if they get approached and get warned that they will take their children away, they will stop fake pan-handling..

[@jacquelineithell307]

It's the scammers that happily show their faces , no shame

[@nassermj7671]

What troubles me is the ~~~GENERATIONAL~~~ effect of these shortcuts.

[@micha6887]

I had friend tell me an accident that happen to her at a drug store, but when she was in line to check out, a couple were discussing that they didn’t have enough for diapers. She overheard it, and Kindly offered to pay for the diapers. As she went back to the pharmacy to check on her prescription, they told her it wouldn’t be for 30 more minutes so she decided to wait. When she was ready to pay for it and some more items, she saw the couple who had returned asking a refund on the diapers. She told the clerk, excuse me but that’s my money I paid for it and got her money back.

[@MariaHernandez-dt4qw]

Good for you, you got them.

[@mrjjthor]

Perfect timing

[@davidb2206]

What an evil scam. Pure evil. I have NO sympathy for public beggars who won't come mow my grass. None.

[@norml.hugh-mann]

This is wjy i just ignore everyone...i have a hard enough time keeping a car to sleep in working full time in seattle..its always a scam

[@christophermcdonough3466]

They can't call them on immigrants

[@stephencannon3140]

Call Child Services to take care of the children, the kids will sing like a canary for a milkshake

[@silverblue9286]

A woman was doing this outside of a Post Office and I observed her handler watching her from across the street, a large sized man. I offered to buy her groceries but she acted like she didn't understand english. She wanted cash only. Its a big scam.

[@EmmureMARIO64]

I saw a panhandler not too long ago. She dressed as a nurse held a sign that says “because of Covid, I lost my job and I have three kids to feed” I was damn tempted to confront her

[@Stephanie.hall5154]

Was she wearing a mask?

[@LetsDanceTampa]

I'm a nurse, and that is BS because the whole country has a shortage of nurses, she could have a job anywhere.

[@tiffanyingram3444]

That's a good scam

[@dirtyharrydan788]

I don't know if it's because of the positions I've been applying to but I have had to wait to get hired. :(

[@TheDg403]

@@LetsDanceTampa not if she doesn’t want a vaccine that hasn’t been properly tested

[@jonyboy7555]

I remember once my dad tried to give food to a homeless man, but he didn't want it. He wanted money instead and actually got mad

[@donnaviestenz7773]

I have had that happen when I lived in cali.

[@kristy5698]

That’s how u know if they’re REALLY need help or not

[@TheIronChainMaster]

Beggars can't be choosers. Either take what I'm offering or leave it and I'll give it to someone else who ACTUALLY needs it!

[@patrickforrest4899]

He wanted $ for dope or booze. Why help help them kill themselves by giving em $?

[@tommitchell8425]

Same thing happened to me in SF when I worked construction there..had some lunch left over-yummy BBQ chicken..I need money!! not food!! actual quote.

[@marshallevans8219]

The irony of that guy on the street corner begging/scamming while Denny's has a 'Now Hiring' banner right behind him. 🤦‍♂️

[@liamrobert4851]

Thank you for spreading awareness.

[@lauruhhh]

My mom always taught me: NEVER GIVE CASH. You give what they need: healthy food, water, wireless fan for heat, umbrella, networking for job, thick coat for cold, simple kind human connection, new socks and underwear, etc! The scammers will decline your offer once they hear you don’t have cash, but you can still seek out the people who might genuinely need a hand and pour some compassion on them.

[@KarlenBell]

Don't even buy them food. I had one that went in the store and bought $50 of food and at the end she got so relaxed she even bought some chips to "celebrate" my generosity.

[@curte7739]

Several times my wife has seen a panhandler standing out front of our local Walmart and while she was in there she'd buy them a sub sandwich or something especially if they had a sign saying they were hungry.

[@thetruthispermanent916]

Your mom is smart

[@chachmcgrach2053]

I tell em wash my windows. I needed money and would work for it so start washing

[@djstruggz7059]

What a douchebaggy thing to say. Every th ing you wrote was cringy as fuck. Il bet your water jusy doesnt help anyone....at all But it allows you to pretend you care and arw generous. Going by what you wrote.....your not

[@JoiTiffany]

When he caught her at the third spot I screamed!😭😭😂😂

[@gabbyhayes4561]

It's a crying shame, these crooks MAKES it extremely difficult for people who are truly in dire straits. One fellow asked me for money, I replied, buddy it's time for you to get a JOB!🤬

[@user-ec6xd2ig4c]

This is the lazy way to get money. Do not help them. Your money is yours. You reserve the right not to give it to anybody. You do not have any obligation to help. No. Do not help. I don't need your help as well.

[@droolalot5795]

I pay $2500 a month in taxes...... I ain't giving nothing else 🖕

[@912-pizza4]

I swear

[@tameraevans6659]

Move to a state that doesnt steal your income

[@sipe254]

2500$ a mounth? Where the bloody hell do you live in? Holy shit!

[@bnoone2292]

@@sipe254 in his own mind

[@jinglebells3323]

Right give your money to the government that's a garenttee it'll go to the right place there needle dick

[@HisDudeness2020]

I offered one guy a job with my dad's renovation company and he looked at me like I just insulted him, shook his head and walked away. I yelled back, "That's what I thought!"

[@mikemiller659]

he didnt know nothin bout renevating nothin

[@janetbusener6326]

Be honest and let them know you are not homeless.

[@johnfish1194]

had a bum come up to me and ask for cash, i told him i would give him the phone number of my boss to get a job, as we were hiring, and he cussed me out. LOL.

[@willowbee2688]

Instead of people being concerned about the money that they're out there begging for because honestly it's a choice whether to give them money or not. The real issue is that they're out there in 100° weather with children they need to be calling child protective services on them and not the police

[@ccrozz99]

Good idea. Tbh

[@TurboK24z]

Yea. Im almost certain these folks are not US citizens

[@Corinacc825]

👏👏👏👏

[@lever0811]

CPS for having kids outdoors in 100 degrees? LOL. That’s stupid.

[@probablynotsatan9440]

@@lever0811 youre stupid. That's how you end up giving your kid heat stroke.

[@kolbyjackcorgi]

These types of scammers should be jailed and prosecuted for ruining the stakes of REAL homeless people. Should be a minimum days in jail and fine if proven they aren't real homeless.

[@ricksworlddereaux2397]

You foolish..begging is not a crime,nowhere in the World..the only think they fear the most is deportation back to their homeland into their gypsy ghetto..look up the movie Borat....the beginnig was filmed in such a gypsyghetto..😂😂

[@LoveYourselfFirst888]

I just experienced this at my local McDonald’s. I had a conversation with a translator app and I got the person phone number. I wonder if I could give this information to anyone. I wanted to bring the baby home with me. I had my nephew so that’s why they came to me. “Mom to mom she said please baby hungry no speak English I’m Romanian . I left crying because I wanted so desperately to help the baby and I almost gave them 400$ for a weeks hotel. Thank God my instincts kicked in. I’m in Michigan a mile from Detroit and the phone number was an Arizona phone number.

[@pixiestixsales7569]

Give them food, lists of food pantries, government aid addresses, shelters and places that are hiring. Not cash.

[@madizzle90]

This right here

[@dannysands9341]

They are not homeless they are romani ( gypsies) that send money to gang members from the country they came from

[@ipponsuki]

They're not from this country. Maybe gypsy.

[@dannysands9341]

@@ipponsuki that's what they are gypsies or Roma

[@tiger1044]

@@ipponsuki Are you high?

[@EternaIWait]

One time a family drove up to me in a costco parking lot while I was walking into the store (literally drove up to me in their car) and said they're not from around here and they need money for gas. When I said no the guy's wife gave me attitude. It sucks that people like them cast doubt on others who actually do need help.

[@weR1judea]

was this in Lancaster CA?

[@ThomasComiskey-uz4ie]

Same thing

[@Icky240]

Take the kids away from them.

[@SSJvegito501]

If they can coordinate like this, then you got the skills some kind of work.

[@wendyjames7738]

Exactly

[@kimberlysevastyanenko3798]

Don't wanna pay taxes and with a ring like that they could make some big bucks. Shameful.

[@honestpolicy5031]

They show up on the weekends. I drive in Chicago a lot and notice these losers post up on Friday-Sunday for the most profits. I ignore tf out of them.. stay tinted windows rolled up on a bum

[@johnstack5008]

Yeah but they make a lot of money doing this. They know that they will make more money if they have a child or dog with them. There are plenty of other tactics and they know them all. They know there are plenty of suckers out there that are willing to give the most money to those who need it the least.

[@loisaustin6200]

They have been taught for generations/decades how to scam and steal, they start them off in childhood, teach them all the tricks. It's in their DNA and they are proud of it. Most of them are related in some way all across the world. I saw one scammer holding a big sign begging for money to bury his little 4 year old son and he said he needed the money because he was going to be sending the body back to Romania to be buried.

[@geovannycruz9361]

I used to give homeless people money, but then I realized why am I gonna give my money away that I worked so hard for? yea I’ll keep my money!!!

[@emilegriffith1473]

Sometimes i just can't help but giving a few bucks or a 5er if im up. And i struggle myself. And working hard. Um a sucker i knowv just can't help it

[@maranatha8768]

Selfishness sends you to hell

[@MeneTekelUpharsin]

Give them food to the ones who really need help

[@KeybladeMaster64]

@@maranatha8768 how it’s his money lol

[@barackeli5859]

True 👍

[@user-ly5vv2hu2i]

Make it illegal to panhandle!!!

[@janetbusener6326]

I am an American senior who paid into the system for years. I pick up roadside trash for tips and earn it.

[@floastboast1627]

My husband and I were on a date walking in a little downtown area and saw a “homeless” woman with a sign. My husband felt bad and wanted to help her, but we didn’t have any cash. So we went to the nearest gas station and bought a sandwich, banana, cookie and several waters. We gave them to her, and I’ve never seen a more ungrateful person in my entire life. She snapped “you don’t have any money?” And snagged the bag of food from us. We were astonished.

[@kariay50]

Upsetting to hear😠😡. It's individuals like these that give a bad name to those that truly are in need.

[@drillosophy1012]

Had a similar experience on Skid Row. But for every one ungrateful person, there are many who really need it.

[@jeffd4056]

Can’t buy booze with a banana 🍌

[@willworkforyarn4893]

I would have snagged that bag of food right back out of her hands!

[@Star-hc9bm]

Smh even homeless people are so rude I was coming out a laundry to go get my phone from my car and I seen a lady walk up to me and asked me for money so I felt bad cuz she was in her 60s maybe so I told her I only had $2 dollars and she said I don't need $2 I need $6 lmfaooo I looked at her and laughed I said excuse me you don't tell me how much to give you, you either take the $2 or go home she walked away lol smh

[@psdesert7907]

I experienced this years ago in my local Palm Springs grocery store parking lot. Saw the usual panhandler in the lot, Lexus pulls up, driver gets out, dressed in the same type of clothes, and the original beggar get in the driver seat and pull away.. guess it was a shift change.

[@autobug2]

That's a new one!

[@Bambi-ul1tz]

I love the part... Why are you running away ?😂😂😂😂

[@edithquesenberry4356]

Love that black woman telling it like it is get out of here 😂/stop giving em money give em a granola bar true homeless people be grateful for it 🤔

[@Primalxbeast]

Edith Quesenberry Ever try eating a granola bar when you haven't had dental insurance for 20 years?

[@junkboxxxxxx]

Git outta here!!!

[@aztlan_chicano_native_worl3168]

She sounded like a Trump support Black or White all the same smh 😤 Its not right for these people messed it up for real family that are in need.

[@freddyfreddy42]

Lol cuz she wants the free money like the rest! 😂

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Give it to em lady!!!

[@vuelee1400]

they should be deported.

[@Ricobaca]

Instead the American police harrass America Black men while they walk down their own street.

[@emanrodr2736]

Vue Lee how? When they’re American citizens

[@emanrodr2736]

Cano Nightmare_6287 I highly doubt you scrolled through the whole comment section, and if you did, you must not have a life.

[@braddishv3146]

@@emanrodr2736 and you know they are citizens how?

[@FreeJokesKoolMC]

Call Trump Asap...

[@design1of470]

Panhandling isn't a get-rich-quick scheme. You just need to be over 25 to rent a car, they don't own it.

[@lindamastropietro4429]

Friend of mine was standing in front of a Dunkin’ Donuts taking a break because she works there. A homeless man wanted money. She said she didn’t have any. He stabbed her in the chest now she has one lung.

[@chicodimdim3025]

That’s why I don’t help “homeless” people. I was homeless in The Bronx, NYC because I made dumb financial decisions, and the first thing I did was beg for a job. I kept jobs and went to the Veterans Affairs Social Workers who helped me get into the veteran’s shelter and get my paperwork to get my apartment. I went back to college for music business, and now I’m an audio technician and I do lights and live music shows for tribute bands. Now I continue to get training and certificates so I can stay needed in the job market. I’ll never be homeless again, and now I really hate beggars.

[@chicodimdim3025]

@Clown you cared enough to respond.

[@kwanzadixon4722]

@@chicodimdim3025 that's good to hear that you turned your life around!

[@maxwell431]

congrats dude, good for u

[@kevinlester5167]

I loved the fact that you said first thing I begged for was a job. Much Respect! And don't pay any attention to any negative comment from some soft ass clown

[@gregmarks4241]

Lol yeah you made it , so fuck the rest that can’t make it like you ! Fuck you loser !

[@tonycarver2745]

"need money for food?" see what happens if you offer to buy them a meal....

[@jimd2101]

That's true ...the car in front of me gave a homeless a bag of McDonald's and when the car pulled away the homeless man threw the bag in the bushes....lol...you dummies should know they want to buy booze and drugs...dont feel sorry for them.....

[@tamaramadison7563]

They want money they don't want you buy food

[@tamaramadison7563]

That's also child abuse to have poor kids out in the hot .They should be Jail and have the kids taken from

[@santoazusa]

How did she become that fat with no food.

[@andresreyes6209]

Try offering them a job. Fugget about it

[@lugoplus]

I love the signs that says "I'll work for food" 😂😂😂 Classic!

[@silentopinion]

Years ago, there was a group that would walk along the median and beg for change, but what they didn't realize was that people knew that they were living in a house just down the road.

[@eddyhaze8239]

this makes me feel better when I drive by

[@Campfire30]

That’s why they do this story. It’s a feel-good story. Helps them sell advertisements. And all these news producers have a place to sleep and they drive better cars than you do. You just got scammed!

[@maricelino8590]

Erm… I’m a social worker and if any of you see a pand handler WITH children alluding they are homeless it’s technically endangerment of the child and they can be arrested for putting their children in unsafe circumstances. So as a citizen it’s your duty to report this to child protective services. Please keep your local CPS number in your phone. their children can be taken away for their irresponsibility and exploiting their child for financial gain.

[@tylerhansen8278]

Good to know

[@etcharrisons9483]

CPS Another con Your organization destroys. In my opinion.

[@HelloHello-zf2sv]

@@etcharrisons9483 I couldn't agree more unfortunately.. Horrible.

[@racheljune688]

Exactly! They exploit their children. I see them letting their kids sit in strollers in the sun all day long. With the grown ass man standing there too while the woman holds the sign. Crazy.

[@HelloHello-zf2sv]

@@racheljune688 yup.. The man just stands there only moves to go collect money. If there is 2 parents able to stand out there then 1 of them should have the child elsewhere. Not in the direct hot sun or next to heavy traffic. BUT they don't want to have the child somewhere else cause then they won't make more profit. It really upsets me to see little kids out there. Kids and animals..

[@tonicaughn6529]

They should be arrested for child endangerment 😮

[@yeseniagarcia2857]

“Do you think they’re running a scam” 😂

[@RichM0410]

Most disturbing is scammers ruin hope for people that ACTUALLY NEED ASSISTANCE!🤨

[@JrMsdos]

Wil poeple they don't. Another Have 2nd job They out here begg for money in the streets p they have There kids, 😐

[@JrMsdos]

Me, I got to face off myself hitt the streets And begg for money for someone else, I. Have my lady she texting on Whatsapp m.

[@m42037]

​@@JrMsdosNice Grammer

[@lejdcool1]

I've seen people like this with all their kids standing on the side of the road. It's truly despicable if they're lying and getting their kids involved in their bs.

[@peterdarnell9183]

From England 🇬🇧 these peoople give genuine folks who are down on there luck a bad name

[@richardmarino2732]

Those adults were once those kids. The cycle repeats itself

[@mamacitabambi3558]

@@richardmarino2732 I was just thinking about that! Swindlers raise little swindlers, as I was once told.

[@JA-ob6zz]

They make their kids stand for hours . That’s what bothers me the most . I don’t give them money because it’ll probably make them stop making their kid stand in the LA heat

[@karybakk]

I call 911 on these people. I am guessing the children are probably not their children either. The children are in danger and probably being trafficked

[@johnluna2329]

The police need to harass them instead of someone walking to work with a lunch pale in hand. SMH

[@Tjd1982]

My ex-gf made a really good living doing it in the bar district at night. She was actually homeless and needed it, was able to get a place for her, her child and 3 leg dog.

[@spazchicken1]

I gave this couple that used to hug and hold a sign in the island of a 4 way street everyday . I gave them $10 one time and saw them a few days later heading into a car and drove off. I was so pissed and made me bitter to give anything else to anyone except food. People can get food/gov aid as well .

[@Ladyvisionary]

Sorry you went through that. I remember I saw one beggar getting into a Jaguar…🥴

[@spazchicken1]

@@Ladyvisionary wow 😐 people are so greedy

[@LS-ys8nr]

Maybe they live in that car, you don’t know. If you don’t wanna give them money, don’t. But don’t act like they owe you a justification for needing to ask. I think it’s a cultural thing personally.

[@BigBishop609]

I'm kind of hesitant as well nowadays to do that too

[@axx012]

Gave food to one guy holding up a sign saying he was hungry. As I was driving away, I saw him put the food in his bag and continue to hold the sign up begging for more food.

[@user-dy5yj9rd4o]

Great job. Good reporting PUT'EM ALL on camera. 👍

[@majormay728]

I’m in North Carolina and I just seen a woman and child in the shopping center with the same sign. Same handwriting and all. I can’t make this up smh

[@exvandal187]

Same here in Omaha

[@pauljanssen7594]

Yes driving on the way home, seeing a group of professional panhandler doing their best get that money from your pocket. I didn't have the time to wait around to see what vehicle would pick them up and follow it to see other panhandlers being picked up.

[@liviaborcea4664]

I had a case in court that Enterprise took them to court and they were charged with theft and kids were taken away

[@huskydadtokoda]

I got scammed by an old lady with really good acting skills, she was bent over looking all decrepit at the i5 ramp by my place... I saw her a few days later at the grocery store and she was standing up straight walking around just fine and dressed nice. Gave her 20 bucks too, I felt like such an idiot

[@beneaththecrust4661]

😀😃😆😅🤣😂

[@rakijr9176]

That's what makes me the angriest about all this. Clearly your a nice person and she took advantage of that. It makes me want to cuss these people out for being so insidious.

[@JenA2145]

She was miraculously healed!😂

[@trollyoassfoo8731]

I'm sorry sonny but those 20 bucks had me head to the store to buy my happy meds. You can't swig without 20 big ya dig

[@IlIllIIIIIl]

@@trollyoassfoo8731 Lmfaö 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@YARETZI201010]

one day there was a lady in the mall with a little girl and we were looking for a table to eat and she ask for money because they were hungry and we didn't had more money bu my husband told her to take his food that he just got he said here it's clean I haven't touch it and the lady said, no I want money and my husband said ok I'm giving you my food because you said you're hungry but I don't think that's true since you don't want food.

[@francisanazodo9965]

Yaretzi Arroyo i

[@liz2880]

I’ve offered food instead of money to people panhandling in NYC, and some of them were so grateful and took it a few of them weren’t they specifically wanted money and their face changed from nice to angry and offended that I wasn’t giving them money. Smh.

[@couchgamingnews9379]

Yaretzi Arroyo not exactly Some people really don't want your food no matter how hungry they are.

[@Marinexize]

Some years back i did something similar. A man was asking for money in front of McDonald's because he was hungry. I rarely carry cash so i go inside and order about 10 dollars worth of food off the dollar menu and got him two waters and a soda. I give it to him, as i drive off i see him throw it all in the trash.

[@ikeasmith7545]

I've been fooled so many times, I do the same thing. You want money? How about some food and water? If they say no, I walk away.

[@truth_teller571]

I can't believe no one has called CPS?!🤔

[@1212LeoSnake]

That con woman went from "I no car" to "Yes I'm homeless"😂😂 Her English improved in 5 seconds. Rosetta ain't got nothing on her🤔🤣🤣🤑

[@DanG6311]

“For many people this is their job” Bro standing in the heat for hours a day on the side of the road humiliating yourself is worse than just having an actual job

[@titaniumgreen5367]

For many of these "folk" they are not humiliated at all because they don't/won't work..its easier for them

[@antmothirteen6540]

thats ridiculous

[@mike4402]

have you noticed most are men? That's because there are less humiliating professions available for women... LMAO

[@cristhian900]

…And pay taxes… rent, utilities… etc? Some people just don’t want to be a part of society or work. For some people, the freedom, the lawlessness, the hedonism, and the drugs that the homeless life provides is all they need. Some of these folks don’t have anything to live for. Lots of people simply don’t want to work, they prefer the streets, the fast life, and the quick money that comes with it. I’ve seen interviews with homeless women who sell their bodies in the street and say they’d rather make money upfront by the night to spend the next day than wait on a paycheck every two weeks or at the end of the month. It’s wild, man. As crazy as it sounds… standing in the heat humiliating yourself is preferable to a job for some. Some people just don’t like getting told what do I guess.

[@mrnobody8540]

@@cristhian900 Some - a lot of people fit that statement... Just like we had a saying at our " union shop" - 10% of the people did 90% of the work... You see those lazy people at the doctor office, at the local pharmacy or store, just naming a few... So why does it seriously surprise anyone? A few are disabled - can't work, are they lose their appreciation for their claim - that claim can take a few years - as in many year's! Street life is not all bad - it's only what you make it! Some are good people - most definitely most are worthless - but you can say that about the local church or job site.

unfortunately some of the "name brand charities" are also just scams.

[@Honey-Sanchez]

So true. Pick a charity such as a hospital. They'll appreciate it and you'll feel really good.

[@MarkJackson-wc2xh]

If people are dumb enough to give them money, let them.

[@MrMikahT]

“You use pity to lure in your victims! That's how you survive! I survive because I know everything. That snake survives because children wander off, and you survive because people think "Oh, this poor piece of sh*t, he never gets a break.” -Rick Sanchez

[@fullbloodskater]

these people sit outside of the bank by my house I felt like calling cps on them for having a new born out in this harsh heat with no shelter and they were all dressed cleaner than me asking for money

[@whatfreedom7]

Wyatt Cervantes they started doing that here too. They passed a law making it illegal do do it by banks,stops signs and other spots.

[@servandoresendiz9194]

I bet they drove off in a Mercedes Benz like they do here in California....

[@servandoresendiz9194]

CPS should take this serious.

[@jaybloomfield5082]

I've spoken to the police numerous times here in suburban Colorado and they said that there is nothing that they can do about it because it's not classified as child neglect, as long as the kids have food and water. I disagree.

[@WesternNarwal]

A while back I had a long 1on1 talk with a panhandler on the bus. He told me that other panhandlers own “spots” around the town, and for a fee they’ll let you hold it down for a a day or two. The hotter the spot the larger the fee. He pointed to one intersection and stated that he knew the guy who ran that spot and he’s known to do $200 a day give or take. He told me he worked that spot and made about $160 with the fee being about $20. When I asked him why he does this, he stated that he enjoyed being able to move freely across the country without being tied down to a job. I enjoyed our conversation. He was a coo dude. I wouldn’t give him money but it was insightful into the whole thing.

[@dirtyharrydan788]

So he feels entitled to other people's hard earned money so he can be free? Lol still f that dude.

[@willworkforyarn4893]

Does that make them intersection pimps?

[@pfeenxh]

Great message to give your kids-- stay unproductive and beg. Forget school. This is easier than working

[@LouieTheButcher]

This makes me sick. It is rampant in my city. Every corner. I never give them a dime and I never will. People give them food and water and they just leave it in piles where they were standing

[@jonkloentrup5707]

I’ve been told from true homeless people the reason they don’t eat what’s given is because people are sick and many times do disgusting things to the food just for the laugh. You clearly have never talked to a homeless person in earnest that’s something you should work on.

[@Trollinskyy]

@@jonkloentrup5707 lol bs I’ve offered WRAPPED granola and BOTTLED SEALED water nope either they want fetty money or alc

[@kbeautician]

They don’t have to eat scraps.

[@maxc3058]

@@jonkloentrup5707 yea well they deserve dog food homeless need to just od already if you’d been around homeless you’d know they are all cm and thieves murders

[@willworkforyarn4893]

@@jonkloentrup5707 I never thought about that. I can certainly see sickos doing that.

[@angelamartzen7499]

Literally today, as I was leaving Walmart there was a couple sitting by the side of the exit holding a sign saying the same stuff and waving at cars. Both looked clean and well dressed. This act still continues to this day and will continue to happen as long as people keep falling for it. Just don't give them anything. If your conscience feels bad thinking maybe they really do need help... you have to realize that there are MANY ways that they can help themselves. There is no job shortage, they can find a job. If they really need help, they can go to the department of social services. If you really feel like helping the less fortunate, donate your money or your time to local charities that actually do help people in actual need. But please, STOP giving panhandlers money. Don't even give them food honestly because they are not starving and they don't even want it, they just want your money.

[@bellabong8862]

What Angela Martzen said. 100%

[@yoshiwoollyworld]

Would breaking their legs and making them unable to walk be too harsh of a punishment for them?

[@stoic195]

@@yoshiwoollyworld & breaking their hands with a kick to the mouth with steel toe boots

[@ReflectedMiles]

If someone just became homeless, they might still have decent clothing, etc., but nowhere to go. People end up there from all different walks of life and for a variety of reasons. One of the first guys I met on the streets years ago when I was doing some supplies distribution wasn't panhandling at the time but had lost his home and family to rulings in a divorce and custody scenario. He was still working but couldn't make the ordered support payments _and_ pay for his own place to live, so he chose to make the payments for his kids no matter what and survive on the streets as long as he had to. It's not common, but knowing the individual / couple's story is important rather than treating the homeless as a monolith. This particular guy I met was probably a more upright person in many respects than others around me who are well-housed, well-fed, and well-traveled.

[@ReflectedMiles]

@Bo Blu Well, I never voted for Trump and this was from before he was in office, but I agree that both social and legal disgrace and a willingness to trample on the Constitution and the bedrock of conservative principles have never been as bad in living memory. (It is a great disservice to the country that he hasn’t been prosecuted.)

[@frankojeda7684]

Thank you guys I see the scam all the time I never give them money and I always yell At them Scammers !

[@danielatilano3294]

They tell people right in their face that these lies they lost their job they have kids etc and they lie to your face man and there's a bunch of people like that keep your eyes open everybody

[@ana-up2ss]

Oh here in Las Vegas they are asking for funeral of David a 4 year old kid who had been in a car accident and seen them for over a year now ...same people same thing!

[@jnuval]

If I see someone begging for money, especially outside a fast food place, I'd rather offer to buy them a meal instead of just giving them cash.

[@Rude4eyez]

The audacity that these people have to take away from families who are truly suffering. Seeing videos like this makes me so angry but don't make it change your heart and deny help to those asking.

[@thekendrashow]

And most of the ones struggling actually find jobs instead of begging with signs.

[@lander77477]

Well they aren't really "taking". They are deceiving people into giving.

[@cortransport]

Those who need don’t stand on corners brother.. asking for money tells a lot about what type of person he or she is.

[@debbiew2377]

I bought a woman a drink and a burger with fries who was standing on the corner. Her response "no thanks that's junk too many carbs".

[@ronmagdalena5325]

is about time the people started awakening up, God bless you all, very good report,

[@gurjrai]

Who the hell ever gives these kind of people money?

[@jb9547]

This happens every where in USA. It's not far for people who's very needed help, the real homeless are the one that's hurting.

[@mudduck754]

Seen a guy standing on the corner of 312 th st and Pacific hwy S. in Federal Way Wa. Fold up his sign, and it folded up like a map, that caught my attention,cause it folded up so nice and neat. Then he got into a silver BMW SUV and drove off. As I am sitting there in my 75 Chevy truck stopped at the light on the way to the gas station on empty both tanks with my last 20 bucks till payday going towards gas and its Wednesday and pay day is Friday. Shaking my head going WTF? Did I just see?

[@donnaviestenz7773]

Got that right!!! Open borders make this possible. They make more money on welfare and panhandling on the side.

[@markbrennan1393]

I was leaving the grocery store and a man had a sign that said, "Vet needs some help" or something like that. He was also holding up his VA health care card. I drove up to him and said that I was a Vet too and if he was homeless and needed help, that I would call up the Vet Hunters right now and they will come and pick him up and get him in a shelter. He then replied to me that he wasn't homeless. So I just drove off. I was telling this same story to a friend of mine a few days later and he had run into the same guy at the grocery store! He gave him his Vet in need speech and my friend had a change cup in his car. He fell for the guys line and said here you can have this cup of change if you want? The panhandling Vet asked if there were pennies in the cup and my friend told him probably it's a change cup. So the Vet then denied the change that was being offered entirely.

[@RW-bt6ex]

I was homeless for 2 years and never stood on a corner begging for money .

[@MrMisanthrope1RBjr]

and your point is what. they cant panhandle cuz you didnt? , why cant these panhandlers be like us? perfect in every way.

[@Itsme-mx5tl]

Time to call CPS/ICE on them

[@TLOH7]

Okay. Key question: why aren’t authorities investigating and processing these people? Are they going to allow this to get normalized?

[@jakehobbs]

I did this to a woman outside of Walmart. I gave her a meal from steak ‘n Shake and she cried and thanked us. It was so sad.😢