Poll: What do you do when you see people on the side of the road asking for food or a ride?

**WifeofBill** · 02-23-2012, 08:53 PM

Please be very careful when offering or accepting rides. We have a missing, assumed dead woman and two confirmed deaths here because they offered or accepted rides.

NotUnderLaw · 02-23-2012, 09:50 PM

Recently I was in Burger King in Wellington, and there was a homeless man there eating an icecream. Afterwards, he stayed for ages, just sitting, and I bought him a whopper meal (privately). The attendant delivered it to him, and he said no, and then the attendant just threw the meal out. I didn't care he declined it, but I was pretty pissed off that they just threw it in the bin.

Lady Julian · 02-23-2012, 10:15 PM

(02-23-2012 08:53 PM)WifeofBill Wrote: Please be very careful when offering or accepting rides. We have a missing, assumed dead woman and two confirmed deaths here because they offered or accepted rides.

This is why I never even consider stopping when I drive. I have heard too many stories about people who stop for someone stranded on the side of the road, and end up dead or (at best) bleeding and robbed on the side of the highway.

I feel bad for the stranded person, but I am young and single and will not put myself in what could be a very dangerous situation.

Plus, I probably couldn't do much to help with their car. I could confirm it was actually stranded, and . . . that's about it. Tongue

**WifeofBill** · 02-23-2012, 10:38 PM

(02-23-2012 09:50 PM)NotUnderLaw Wrote: Recently I was in Burger King in Wellington, and there was a homeless man there eating an icecream. Afterwards, he stayed for ages, just sitting, and I bought him a whopper meal (privately). The attendant delivered it to him, and he said no, and then the attendant just threw the meal out. I didn't care he declined it, but I was pretty pissed off that they just threw it in the bin.

When I worked at Chick-fil-a as soon as food crossed to the other side of the counter if it was refused, wrong order, etc, it had to be thrown out. there were no exceptions.

**JordanMaria** · 02-28-2012, 09:45 AM

When I was in Cali, a guy was standing on a corning with a sign that said "homeless with kids".

It makes my heart hurt because half of me wants to believe him and help and the other half thinks he's a liar.

Poll: What do you do when you see people on the side of the road asking for food or a ride?
	I ignore them.
	I buy them food or give them money, but I won't pick them up.
	Sometimes I give them a ride, but not always.
	I always give them a ride.
	Other (Please Specify)

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