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Would you give money to beggars?

( bbs.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2014-09-18 08:02

WhiteBear (Poland)

Typical... in Europe false beggars are usually Gypsies, but also other persons do the "professional begging". Now in the newspapers in Poland there is a story about a man who owns few good cars, has nice house etc, living as a professional beggar. This is one of the reasons I avoid giving anything to beggars - "You never know...". Another reason is that some of them are kind of like the Mafia, that forces kids and others to "work" for them.

Would you give money to beggars?

An elderly beggar asks guests of a street cafe for money at the old town in Duesseldorf, Germany, on May 21, 2014.

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