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I saw that Judge Judy! That woman ended up looking like a monk with a big old bald spot on the back of her head. The way Judy was acting I was afraid she was going to lose the case - glad she didn't. I love the way Judge Judy abuses people. It may not be good law, but I like how she doesn't let people make excuses for stupid crap. Now, that's entertainment! And I don't feel sorry for any of those people - they knew what they were getting into when they agreed to go before Judge Judy.
I don't think the homeless, etc, are worthless scum, but I also don't feel like I need to be put on the spot to help them. If I gave everyone who asked me money, I'd be homeless myself. And I doubt that I would ever be homeless because even if the economy collapsed, I'd do whatever I had to do to bring in an income for my family. I am currently in a professional position, but if the economy collapsed and the only job I could get was as a bagger at the grocery store, I'd take it. I just can't feel sorry for people because they got into a certain mindset or because they abused their bodies so much they can't eat. Again, why should I have to give up anything I've worked so hard for to take care of someone who didn't work for it? I understand that alcoholism is a disease, etc, but I also know that there are programs to help alcoholics and drug addicts, and that the journey to become an alcoholic or addict started with a crappy decision made by the "victim". There are plenty of successful people who came from crappy homes with alcoholic, abusive, drug addicted parents and yet they pulled themselves up and succeeded anyway. I'd rather buy someone like that lunch than give a buck to the others. As I said before, I've been told by the government that my taxes are paying to help those people, so that's why I feel angry when I'm hit on on the street for more money. I don't yell "get a job!" at them or anything, but I feel threatened and I feel like my personal space is being invaded when someone follows me down the street calling me a bitch because I said "sorry, no" when asked for a dollar.
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