Whenever possible I give hobo's a bottle of water and a buck or so. There but for the grace of God that could be me someday as ones security is never guaranteed.
There is a gypsy pack (father, mother, 2 kids) that cruise around RSM/Foothill Ranch, likely part of the same crew as those in Irvine. People out here are still throwing loose change at them every day, week in, week out.
Whenever I see a 45 year old able bodied man with a "Vietnam Veteran, please help" sign, or the professional begging gypsies and their kids with their hands out, I wish it was legal to aim my 4WD at them for a little live action Grand Theft Auto the cops would intervene. These fakers should be "tagged and released" with a big tattoo on their forehead that says SCAM. At minimum CPS could snatch these kids and give them a fighting chance. Tough love for these jokers just isn't politically correct today and everybody suffer as result.
My .02c