I used to, but I would also hand out extra snacks or food that I had with me since I don’t usually have physical cash on me.

But the usual guys who took whatever I had have gone somewhere else, and now it’s just a bunch of people holding up signs about fictional children dying from cancer or some shit. It seems like a whole ass team doing it - one corner does the dying kid routine, the other corner tries to sell me something then they switch when they’re tired and move to a different location.

Maybe you’re thinking “so they’re emotional manipulating people. So what? You gotta do what you gotta do to survive.” Okay, fair. But the thing is that this is 2024 and I don’t have cash on me all the time lol. But I usually have extra snacks or food, as previously mentioned. They don’t accept my food and either refuse it, throw it, or become hostile to me as if I insulted them.

The ones who I will not even consider giving money to are the ones who use actual kids. I don’t care if you think you can manipulate me with them, but this is the US where drivers are already reckless and now you’re forcing kids to run in the fucking intersection. Sometimes I don’t even see them until their little heads appear as they walk past my car. I could’ve killed someone. I don’t give a fuck about how poor you are, your bitch ass should be begging for money, not your 4 year old son or daughter. Usually the adult just stands there while their kids walk around the cars. You put their lives at risk and you risk ruining my own life had I taken my foot off the brake. Unbelievable.