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Murt10

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A 1/2 an hour ago, 9.30pm Friday Night, there was a knock on my hall door. A girl of about 15 pushed a piece of paper into my hand and said "Concern - fast". The girl had the appearance of a Romanian Gypsy. I ran her.

Had she been a white middle class girl I pobably would have given her some money.

Am I being paranoid and racist or is this just the latest scam?


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Murt10

No - It has gotten to the stage now that we no longer give to collections at the door unless we know the individual in question. Donations instead go straight to the charities/

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Suggest you contact Concern immediately and ask them if they are running any collections in your area. They would want to know if their name was being used in this way.
 
Murt10 said:
Had she been a white middle class girl I pobably would have given her some money.

Am I being paranoid and racist or is this just the latest scam?
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Aren't you actually being sexist or would you also give it to a white middle class boy?
 
Door collections - don't get me started!! Christmas Day, 12 noon, hive of activity in our house when the doorbell goes and a family (to avoid being racist I will give no description) stand there, asking for help. Being the old softie I am and it being Christmas Day, I gave a good donation to better their day. Three hours later, doorbell goes again, another family stand there, with tiny childen in arms, asking again. Sorry but this time, the door closed without giving anything. We felt bad but I mean - Christmas Day trying to drag every cent? Can't imaging Concern or any big organisation collecting like that girl you mention without proper ID?
 
Good move on beggars' part in my view. Test the purported Christian belief in charity of many people who celebrate Christmas.
 
Charity is one thing - being pestered twice in one day at your own door by people who are obviously well fed and dressed and want to take advantage of christianity is another. Don't think the ould widows mite would have been what they were looking for - more a handful of euros!
 
if the person was from concern they would have been more likely to ask you to sign up for a monthly direct debit from your account.
 
Charity is a Christian duty, especially for Christians in a country as wealthy as ours. That duty includes (in my opinion) a duty to give with discrimination and care. On balance, I don't think it is helpful or appropriate to give money to begging children.
 
MOB said:
On balance, I don't think it is helpful or appropriate to give money to begging children.
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There are always other possibilities - toys, gifts or food that is excess to requirements, and there's always a lot of excess at that time of the year. I thought that Christian charity also involved not questioning the motives or need for assistance but to give with love and equanimity?
 
I wouldn't think of it as questioning motives; the motive of the beggar is obvious- to get money. It is more a case of questioning your own actions by reference to the likely outcome. I am not at all sure that it is charitable to reinforce and support the practice of parents putting their children out to beg. Giving money in this situation is frequently an easy option, though of course refusing money but doing nothing else instead is another easy option. If you assume that you have a limited pot of resources to give to charity, you must give thought as to how best to apply that pot.
 
Sorry - the comment was a general one and not specifically directed at you - apologies for any confusion.
 
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