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I'm not so sure about that. My experience with homeless people is that most of them are honest to a fault.

They wouldn't be begging if they were not. Begging is asking for money. That's an honest persons last recourse when they have no other options.

A dishonest person would steal, not beg.

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I'm sorry to contradict you, but there are dishonest beggars too, that make leverage of compassion.

In Italy, some time ago, they made a report on TV on fake beggars. They were normal people, with houses, jobs and cars that in their spare time pretended to be beggars just to get more money.

Yes, but they are not the norm, and I did write 'most'.

And don't be sorry :)

I think there are certainly the more 'honest' homeless people. But I do guess where you live. In some areas/countries being 'dishonest/dodgy' is the 'norm' and so it attracts the majority of homeless people to do the dishonest things they do.

I lived in Italy at that time and yes, nowadays italians (with the proper exceptions) are not the most honest people you can find.

(I am italian myself and I say this with a little of bitter sadness, but it is how it goes, unfortunately).

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