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Quote Originally Posted by Mr. Shauna View Post
2. Roughly the same part of Glasgow, I was walking to the cinema and this guy walks up looking beaten up wearing dirty clothes holding a Coupon for McDonalds. He was asking for £1 so he could go to get some food. I refused and he looked distraught so I felt bad all day, even looked for him in the area an hour later but he was gone. Flash forward to a month later, and the guy was doing the exact same scam. Stopped us again. I was furious, and disappointed in myself for feeling bad, because everyone is a crook.
I wonder what makes you think that this is someone being "a crook", and not just someone who is still in a bad situation a month later. McDonalds gives out coupons all the time, you know
The coupons weren't the issue. It was the story. " I've just arrived from Edinburgh and I got mugged. I'm really hungry and I have this coupon for cheap McDonalds." First time he did it, heartbroken. I felt really bad dismissing him. Second time we saw him a month later. Exact same story, came from Edinburgh, mugged and hungry. Needs money for McDonalds.

Either he has the worst luck in the world, arrived in Glasgow for both reason TWICE got mugged twice and didn't call the police, or was lying.