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'Don't give us money': Homeless man says almost all cash given to beggars goes to buying drugs and alcohol
A homeless man has warned people to think twice before giving cash to beggars, instead urging people to donate food or clothes that those without homes can use to survive.
Robert Marriner, a homeless man in West Auckland, is intent on deterring the people from giving cash to beggars because most often used to fuel a drug or alcohol addiction, he told TVNZ's Marae program.
'Please, whoever you are in the community, please stop giving hustlers money,' he told the program.
'The majority of them are using it to buy drugs and alcohol.'
Mr Marriner has been living on the streets since 1984 after escaping an abusive father.
He said the community's charitable intentions were appreciated, but misguided.
'Hey I take my hat off to the community for supporting people that they might think are hungry and might think that they are starving,' Mr Marriner said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-people-not-cash-beggars.html#ixzz4C6Ol6tC9
A homeless man has warned people to think twice before giving cash to beggars, instead urging people to donate food or clothes that those without homes can use to survive.
Robert Marriner, a homeless man in West Auckland, is intent on deterring the people from giving cash to beggars because most often used to fuel a drug or alcohol addiction, he told TVNZ's Marae program.
'Please, whoever you are in the community, please stop giving hustlers money,' he told the program.
'The majority of them are using it to buy drugs and alcohol.'
Mr Marriner has been living on the streets since 1984 after escaping an abusive father.
He said the community's charitable intentions were appreciated, but misguided.
'Hey I take my hat off to the community for supporting people that they might think are hungry and might think that they are starving,' Mr Marriner said.
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...es-people-not-cash-beggars.html#ixzz4C6Ol6tC9