Compassion should never be punished. The problem is that no one knows what the people are going to do with the money. If I believe you truly are needy, I give something. If you are lying about why you say you need the money, that is between you and whomever you feel you will answer to one day.There are massive resources for the homeless already. So we are already doing the needful. If you chose to do more, I fully support your Christian duty.
What we need to do, is have a fifty state initiative to outlaw panhandling and make it punishable by lengthy prison terms. I’m sick of the human parasites working the street corners. It should also be a jailable offense to give them money. I’m also sick of the stupid people that perpetuate the problem by giving them money.
I can not do everything but I can do something....