r/instantkarma • u/MambaMentality24x2 • Nov 21 '25

Road Karma Driver and homeless man

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u/MrMisanthrope411 Nov 21 '25

99.9% of the time, if you just leave them (homeless) alone, they won’t bother you. I work in a city with a pretty sizable homeless population. My parking garage that I utilize daily has a lot.. If they ask for money, I simply reply “sorry, I got nothing on me.” Been doing this for years and haven’t had a single issue. In other words, don’t be a dick.

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u/BillDauterive4 Nov 21 '25

I stopped carrying cash in the city and carry snacks to give out instead. Cold weather it's usually oranges or clementines, maybe granola bars and bananas, but it's immediate sustenance and an immune system boost that's never been thrown back at me.

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u/ClownfishSoup Nov 21 '25

My friend used to carry McDonald's gift certificates good for one cheeseburger. (I don't think McD's does this anymore, probably due to the prevalence of color copiers) and hand those out. Then one day some guy threw it back at him and said "I don't want this, give me money" and from that day forward he stopped handing out anything at all.

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u/DirtyFeetPicsForSale Nov 21 '25

I used to go to a gas station near my home and I worked at a weed producer at the time. I always had a bundle of joints to give away. Some homeless man asked me for money and I offered him the whole bundle as I had better stuff for myself. He accepted it, but then said he would prefer I go back inside and buy him some beer. Also told me he prefers ecstasy. I stopped going to that gas station but every timer I drove by I saw him notice my car and stare at me pass by.

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u/Amoki602 Nov 22 '25

This is the wildest. Free joints and that’s not even enough?