Most people are sympathetic towards the homeless, many homeless people have social and drug/alcohol dependency problems with little chance of reintegrating back into what we see as a normal life. The so called 'skanky woman' appears to be typical of this. You chose to give directly to those in need or to charities that go some way to help these people.

The BI sellers outside Sainsburys do not look like struggling homeless people. They appear well fed and well dressed, so naturally people question the validaty of their status. We've had homeless people in Forest Hill ever since I can remember, but the 'Sainsbury people' are different because they are persistant, aggressive, use children and come from a culture that uses begging as a trade, which goes against our culture here in Britain and offends us (btw being offended by people who beg rather than get a job is a cultral thing with us Brits that seems to get over looked when the anti-rascist brigade get going).

Any reason why they cant get a job? what's being done to help them find a home, does anyone know?

Anyway, regardless of where these people are from they are behaving in a way that most people feel is unacceptable. Using the rascist card is a cheap means to stiffle debate and is partly the reason why this thread will continue.