The Homeless Ingrate

Homeless people...many of them have mental disabilities, and often times, it's sad to see. But what can you do? Offer them your spare room? Maybe if your name was Jesus Christ and you knew that if you were killed while being Christian, your heavenly father would just bring you back to life...No, the only thing you are going to do to show your sympathy is give them a donation.

But don't you want to just kick the homeless person that doesn't appreciate your donation, no matter how small?

As I stood talking to my female, Ukrainian co-worker I was approached by an African American man asking one of those questions to which there is only one answer, "excuse me. do you want to help the homeless?". He was so professional in his approach, I actually thought he was with a non-profit organization. But as it turns out, he was speaking on behalf of himself. He began an elaborate lie about how he'd filled out so many job applications that he'd developed psoriasis. Having been turned off by his deceit, I reluctantly reached into my pocket and emptied my loose change into his hand, carefully avoiding contact with his psoriatic plaques. "This is all I've got" was the fabrication I retorted with.

As my co-worker and I boarded the train, I heard him say "Yeah, I figured. You're with a white woman."

At that moment, I turned around, struck the homeless man in the face, and reclaimed my $.50. I didn't really do that, but I was thinking it...