Teens Harass And Humiliate the Homeless | What Would You Do? | WWYD

[Music] more than half a million people will sleep on the sweets of America tonight with no place to call home there are always at risk tired dirty and sometimes battling mental illness or addictions many spend their waking hours looking for food or begging for money hey can you help me out I just want to get so leaving but now new social media controversy teens turning the homeless enterprise to share online since when is it okay for humans to become scenery what if this new trend led to bullying of the most vulnerable and can you help me out you want this get on your knees and beg for it like a dog come on loser come and get it don't you need the money you idiot we've set up our hidden cameras on the boardwalk in Long Branch New Jersey and we've hired actors to play a homeless man and teen bullies come on just get up make it fly get up and do a dance for us [Music] [Music] these women look bothered by what they're seeing repeat after me I'm a loser I'm a loser and I can't get a job and I can't get a job they start to walk away until they hear this greenies a bark like a dog come on and with that they march right over to confront our obnoxious teams I'll give you the $10 but you have to keep on barking he asked for money so give him the money give him to me it's not against the law despite her charged emotions for the teens she still gives to a man in need hi ma'am they're actors he's okay it's a show it's a shower what drove you to do that it actually made me think I don't want my children god forbid my children were doing something like dancing like that what do you want them to know about this sort of thing to not ever let them kick someone when they're down and to not make a mockery of them the hardest thing is getting up from when you're already down we're back on the boardwalk get up and many Sun seekers get heated I just understand why are you helping a homeless man he's just a homeless man he has to entertain us is that what poor people are you entertain now watches this man jumps in with a request of his own what they were telling you to say stuff I'd like for you to tell her that I have to beg for my money I have to beg for my money and those words stop this couple right in their tracks me I'm a loser who can't get a job they've heard enough but what if our homeless man is willing to pay the price it's all right I need the money okay it's all right yes they're early like everybody else we're just trying to have some fun expense and now this man steps in with a simple solution now he takes it one step further before he calls the cops it's time to tell him it's what would you do I even sir as part of the TV show what would you do you're very angry at this yeah it wasn't bothering anybody and why should they have to perform for that it's that simple your message to those folks who don't stop and help I mean it could be them in 10 20 years it could be their kids could be their parents like that's you just look at something and you think who knows where these kids are going the whole thing just seems wrong pretty impressive ok let's take a selfie but what will others do when asked to take a picture can you take a picture of us we can put this on my Instagram those guys homeless no it is funny this man thinks twice as well posted on snapchat this young guy does take that job but as he walks away he has some parting words our bullying trio is at it one last time what would you do homeless harassment want the dollar you repeat after me I am a loser come on yeah I just want to get something no you have to earn it like everybody else listen I don't know what's wrong if you can't I don't know what your memories are you should be ashamed of yourself I'm a single mother and I have two kids and yous are disgusting but he should earn it though penes I doubted the job maybe he can't have fun and now like a tidal wave more help comes rushing in we're just trying to have a good time do you like that you like me to get you down there make you bump like a dog for a dollar no I'd rather give you the money he's still a freaking human being unlike you you're a freaking monster I was having fun with my friends it's not fun work force you know what's fun and nice given the guy $1 we take carry so do you best imagine if you get a job that's four that's nice it's be creative all right good let's do it that's the one super world should do the right thing it's what would you do or TV show they're actors all right fine boy you gotta angry at these boys it's not right we're trying to make him earn his money they said there's other ways have him carry something to their car give him a dollar that way right what made you react so loudly because I don't like people mistreating people it's not what the world is about we're all here to help each other and take care of each other make everybody a better person not degrading people and talking little to them no matter what the situation is

Channel: What Would You Do?

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Id: mt1JfmFb6Xg

Length: 7min 52sec (472 seconds)

Published: Sat Aug 29 2015

Reddit Comments

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From the youtube comments, it seems that everyone agrees that people who do this(in this case teenagers) are pieces of shit. I actually agree too. Taking selfies with homeless people is stupid, and making a homeless man degrade himself for money is a shitty thing to do.

However, I disagree with the 'conclusions' they draw. I.e. someone needs to stop them and/or kick the shit out of them. I know this is only an act, but let's assume it's real. You have a homeless man, who's probably hungry. And three teenagers who are willing to give him money. Yes, it is at the cost of degrading himself, but if the homeless guy decides that he's willing to degrade himself then who I am to get in the way? You can't eat pride. Dignity doesn't keep your stomach full. Food does. And to get food you need money.

Something I noticed in the video was that, many people were willing to 'help' i.e. shout at them and tell them to stop being assholes, but very few actually gave him money, which is exactly why he's begging in the first place. I'm not saying, the kids are saints and that we shouldn't be pissed at them. I'm saying, he needs money, and if he's willing to do it, then it's not my business to get in the way.

The teenagers also argued with people that yelled at them. The people would yell something like, "Stop being an asshole and give them the money." Some gave money after, some didn't. This is very cynical, but I suspect that these people gave money to not look like hypocrites. I started suspecting this after watching this video. Of course, this is just speculation. I don't know them. They might in fact be very generous people and the video "Fuck the poor" is not proof that they are anything like them. If this were true, you might be able to argue anger is more effective is a more effective motivator than empathy. If my previous claim is true, I suspect the reason for this is simply that people are not aware of this, perhaps an awareness campaign would fix that. But whatever, I have no proof it.

However, I also have another theory as to why certain people gave money. I suspect that bullying that homeless man(assume it's real), actually caused people to give him more money, because they sympathized with him. It's different than the other case, in that the victim can be seen. I guess, it's easier to empathize with someone when they don't feel like a statistic. In which case, you could argue, in a way, that bullying homeless people is actually a good thing.